“[Introducing] the ‘bad boys’ of the art world, MJ Turpin and Matthew Dean Dowdle at Kalashnikovv Gallery, whose curatorial style and choices have continued to push buttons this year.”
— Petra Mason | The Sunday Times, Dec. 2019
Selected Gallery Press
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Isaac Zavale’s Visual Ode to Joburg’s Multiplicity (New Frame)
Will the African Art Market’s Recent Rise Withstand the Shutdown? Dealers Say There’s Reason for Hope (Artnet News)
Kalashnikovv dot com | a step and relaunch towards something new (Bubblegum Club)
Don’t Set Sail On Someone Else’s Star (Art Africa | September 2020)
Young local artists that have wowed the world in 2019 (Sunday Times)
Rise of the underdogs championing the blue-chip outsiders (Bubblegum Club)
Art Joburg, Overhauled With a New Owner and Business Model, Makes the Case for Johannesburg as the Capital of Africa’s Art Scene (ArtNet News)
The insider's guide to Johannesburg: 'Gold, blood, work, dance, faster' (The Guardian)
SA's art scene has undergone a renaissance (Sunday Times)
Where to buy contemporary African art online (In Your Pocket)
Cultural Coverage
Basha Uhuru Festival celebrates freedom of expression (eNCA)
Constitution Hill’s Basha Uhuru Arts Festival on now (Brand South Africa)
Cur8.Art Interview with Kalashnikovv Gallery (Cur8.Art)
Culture Beat: Kalashnikovv Gallery, S1 Ep6 (VICE Video - The Creators Project)
#ArtJoburg365: Kalashnikovv (FNB Art Joburg Fair)