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Emerging Illusionistic Bend: an intriguing new arrival
MARCH 26, 2019 | Spier’s rich collection of contemporary sculpture has grown with the arrival of Rodan Kane Hart’s Emerging Illusionistic Bend. Created in 2015, the work forms part of a series of metal sculptures by Hart that unpack the shapes and ideologies of contemporary South African cities.
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The art of water: celebrating this life-giving force
FEBRUARY 18, 2019 | The wall outside the Spier Artisan Studio is now home to a new mural by acclaimed artist Liza Grobler.
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Light Art Festival 2018 to illuminate historic Stellenbosch wine farm
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 | Spier presents its first Light Art Festival from 8 December 2018 – 31 January 2019. Each night, this historic wine farm in Stellenbosch will light up with an array of artworks incorporating light and sound.
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Material Gains: Contemporary African Art from the Spier Collection
JULY 25, 2018 | Material Gains, which opens 25 July at the Stellenbosch University Museum, showcases more than 50 works from Spier’s diverse collection of contemporary art. The pieces are by emerging and established artists working across the African continent – including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Congo and Nigeria.
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Mosaic magic comes to Spier
FEBRUARY 20, 2018 | Eight, Spier’s acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant, has a new neighbour. The next time you come for lunch, arrive a little earlier and pop into the new Spier Artisan Studio – Stellenbosch next door. In this airy, light-filled space, rows of jars containing brightly coloured glass line the walls. In the glow of the chandelier overhead, artisans are quietly at work. They’re using hand-cut mosaic or beads to create, with meticulous precision, interpretations of works by South African fine artists.
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The singing stones of Spier
JANUARY 11, 2018 | Artist Jenna Burchell has transformed twelve ancient rocks into interactive sound sculptures, which have been installed along the dam at Spier’s wine tasting room. The collections in the three part series are named after three geographic locations where rare and significant prehistoric events occurred: The Cradle of Humankind, Vredefort Dome, and the Great Karoo.
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