James Webb (South African artist)

James Webb (South African artist)
James Webb (born June 20, 1975 in Kimberley, Northern Cape) is a South African artist best known for his interventions and installations incorporating sound. Webb also works as a sound designer, curator and teacher. His sound installations place special emphasis on the sourcing and presentation of the sound clips, as well as the social significance and context of these sounds. Often referred to as a "collector of sounds," Webb is interested in the role that aural events play in our everyday life. The physical presentation of the work, including the installation space and the logistics of speakers, are also deliberate choices for Webb.
Webb received the 2008 ABSA L'Atelier Award and his work is featured in many private and public collections, including the Iziko South African National Gallery, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum.
Career
Education
Webb received his BA in Drama and Comparative Religion at the University of Cape Town in 1996.
Exhibitions
2011
Fierce Festival, The Old Library, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2010
Aleph, Goethe on Main, Johannesburg, South Africa
Terms of Surrender, ABSA Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
United States, MAC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Prayer, Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Jwakznsa, KZNSA, Durban, South Africa
One Day, All of This Will Be Yours, Blank Projects, Cape Town, South Africa
Sentences On The Banks and other activities, Darat Al-Funun, Amman, Jordan
Reflex / Reflexión, Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa
Article Biennale, various venues, Stavanger, Norway
My World Images, various venues, Copenhagen, Denmark
Istanbul, Athens, Marrakech, Palermo, Catania, RISO Museo d’Arte Contemporanea della Sicilia, Palermo
In Other Words, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Twenty, Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa
Contemporary Artists From South Africa, Stiftelsen 314, Bergen, Norway
Ampersand, Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
No Soul For Sale, L'appartement 22 / Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
1910 – 2010, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Printemps des Poétes, Salon de lecture, Musée du quai Branly, Paris
2009
Happy House, Kunst im Tunnel, Düsseldorf, Germany
3rd Arts In Marrakech Biennale, Marrakech Museum, Morocco
L’effacement des traces, Musée d'histoire contemporaine, Paris, France
Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne, Australia
CAPE 09, Cape Town’s second biennale of contemporary African Culture, various venues, Cape Town, South Africa
This Is Now 2, L’appartement 22, Rabat, Morocco
2008
Prayer, Huddersfield Art Gallery, UK
Jozi & The (M)Other City, Michaelis Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Home Bound, Stiftung Kunst:Raum Sylt Quelle, Sylt, Germany
za. Giovane arte dal Sud Africa, Palazzo delle Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy
This Is Now 1, Joburg Art Fair, South Africa
Light Show, Bank Gallery, Durban, South Africa
2007
Beau Diable, Gallery In The Round, Grahamstown, South Africa
Sakra!, St. Andrä, Graz, Austria
9th Biennale d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, Lyon, France
3C, Critic’s Choice Exhibition, Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town
(In)visible Sounds, Netherlands Media Art Institute, Amsterdam (With Brandon LaBelle)
Afterlife, Michael Stevenson Contemporary, Cape Town
2006
Untitled, Blank Projects, Cape Town, South Africa
2002
Phonosynthesizer, US Art Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa
References
External links
Artist website
Sylt interview
1975 births
South African artists
People from Kimberley, Northern Cape
Living people