New gallery creates buzz on Florida Road
Tamasa Gallery will open in Florida Road this week with exhibition “Yellow”.
THERE’S a new face on Florida Road that’s causing a real buzz among art lovers with the opening of a new art gallery at 740 Currie Road (just off Florida Road) this week.
When the elegant old homestead went on the market, interior designer Mario Rodrigues jumped at the chance to fulfil his dream of designing a contemporary gallery space. He and a business partner purchased the property and in January, work began.
The result is a magnificent building which references the “White Cube” tradition of modern gallery spaces but, unlike the classic white cube designed to shut out the world and the light, this one does the opposite.
The theme of the opening exhibition at the well-loved and respected Tamasa Gallery is Yellow, which has been interpreted in various ways by the 29 participating artists.
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Many of the artists on the “Yellow” exhibition have been connected with Tamasa from its early days – these include Bronwen Findlay, Hendrik Stroebel, Andrew Verster, Anthony Starkey and Pascale Chandler whose work is included among newer artists. Other artists featured at the exhibition include Cameron Platter, Ingrid Adams, Lisa King and Marianne Meijer.
The exhibition marks the closing of a circle for Tamasa gallerist, Maria Soares who started her curating career in 1985 as a young assistant at the original Elizabeth Gordon Gallery in Florida Road which was established by Liz Meth and Gordon Lowing. When the business changed hands she and the late Tony Stephen established Tamasa Gallery in Overport where they built a solid reputation. Her move back to Florida Road in this remarkable new space will undoubtedly be a highlight of Durban’s cultural landscape.
“Yellow” is open from Friday, 25 October to Monday, 11 November.
Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm and Saturday from 9am to 1pm.
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