Igshaan Adams
Swatch III
About the SessionThe Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees Benefit Auction forms an integral part of Strauss & Co’s ongoing partnership with one of South Africa’s leading arts festivals. Now in its fifth year, the auction reflects a shared commitment to supporting the visual arts and creating meaningful opportunities for artists and collectors. Held at Stellenbosch Town Hall and accompanied by a curated preview exhibition, the auction brings together works by both emerging and established artists. Its intention is to encourage new and seasoned collectors to engage with and invest in South African art, while expanding the market and improving access to the work of leading local artists. At its core, the auction places artistic excellence at the centre while seeking to create greater visibility and recognition for contemporary artistic practice.
LOT 35
Igshaan Adams
Swatch III
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About this Item
inscribed with the artist's name, the date and title on an A4 Arts Foundation certificate of authenticity
Provenance
A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town.
Private Collection.
Notes
The present lot is process-based textile study generated within the artist’s studio as part of the development and experimentation of larger works. This object reflects an exploratory stage of making and is not recognised by the artist, his studio, or blank projects as a finished and finalised work.
Igshaan Adams is a South African multidisciplinary artist. Born in Bonteheuwel, a segregated township outside of Cape Town, during the last decade of apartheid, his art is a reflection of his upbringing and an investigation of his identity as a queer, Muslim, coloured man. Adams utilises mixed media – plastic, rope, shells, beads, glass, wire, and other found objects – to create expansive handwoven tapestries.
Adams received a National Certificate in Art and Design from the College of Cape Town in 2003 and a Diploma of Fine Art from Ruth Prowse School of Art in 2009. In 2018, he was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year Award for Visual Art. Adams has held several residencies including at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town (2022); A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town (2020); I.D.E.A. Residency Project, Milan, Italy (2019); and Pro Helvetia, Basel, Switzerland (2013). He has exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions since 2009, including Desire Lines at Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Vastrappleck, Casey Kaplan, New York City, NY, USA; Igshaan Adams: Kicking Dust, Kuntsthalle in Zurich, Switzerland.; and skarrelbaan at blank projects, Cape Town all in 2022. He has also participated in local and international group shows such as the Venice Biennale (2022) and Narrative Threads: Textile Art Now (2023) at the Moody Center for the Arts, Houston, TX.
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