Thank you Berlin!

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A big thank you to RKContemporary gallery for representing my work at this years Positions Art Fair in Berlin!

Also thank you to each and everyone of you who attended, purchased and responded to my work! Much appreciated!

All images courtesy of the gallery

“If you want to know the end, look at the beginning” – African Proverb

Positions Art Fair 2022 – with RKContemporary

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The Positions Art Fair opens today 15 September until 18 September 2022

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I am pleased to announce that RKContemporary gallery will represent my work with a solo booth during the fair.

Installation view courtesy of the gallery
Visit booth E01 at Positions Berlin

Besides some older work,

studio view

more recent works will also be available for example Struwwelpeter and Paulinchen which were inspired by the book Der Struwwelpeter (an 1845 German Children’s book written by Heinrich Hoffman) :

Rubber Struwwelpeter 2022
Inspiration: page from the book Der Struwwelpeter
Paulinchen 2022
Inspiration from Der Struwwelpeter

as well as new larger works for eg Mut(t)i (which is a play on the words ‘Mutti” meaning ‘mommy’ in German as well as “muti” which is a word that in South African context refers to traditional African medicine or magical charms) :

Mut(t)i 2022 photographic print, rubber and thread, 119 x 84 cm

Meet The lovely princess Candlewick – she is ‘feuer und flamme’ to be at the fair;-):

The lovely princess Candlewick Photographic print, thread and rubber 2022 119 x 84 cm

and some new smaller works:

A real boy was swallowed by the princess 2022 Hannalie Taute thread rubber and photographic print 385 x 318 mm

Let’s hope ‘everyone ‘ will be charmed!

The boys were taught to charm everyone 384 x 318 mm 2022 Vintage photograph, rubber and thread

For more info visit the booth at the fair or send and email to receive a catalogue : art@rkcontemporary.com

Phantasmagoria – you are invited!

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I am excited that the following works will be part of the Phantasmagoria – a group exhibition curated by Judy Woodborne and hosted by RK Contemporary gallery in Riebeeck Kasteel, South Africa:

Claire Voyant, Vintage photograph, thread and rubber 2021 Hannalie Taute 503 mm x 356 mm framed without glass
The Ogre, Vintage photograph, thread and rubber 2021 Hannalie Taute 542 x 370 mm framed without glass
The Ogre’s wife, Vintage photograph, thread and rubber, 2021 Hannalie Taute 542 x 370 mm framed without glass
The King and Queen. 2021 Vintage photograph, thread and rubber, Hannalie Taute 402 x 337 mm framed with glass
The bird was guarded by a terrible fire breathing dragon that never slept, 2021 Vintage photograph, Thread and rubber 402 x 337 mm Hannalie Taute
It was funny at first Vintage photograph, thread and rubber 2021 Hannalie Taute 402 x 337 mm framed with glass

For more information or to register your interest please contact the gallery. Click here to view their page.

ANTHROPOMORPHIC – you are invited!

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Hoping that you will be able to the “opening at 11h30 on Sunday 7th, masks n all. Sadly no wine can be served, but a fruit punch with a kick may be the order of the day” Alternatively you can view all the works by all the artists included in this show on the gallery website: https://rkcontemporary.com/exhibitions/anthropomorphic/

The 12th monkey 40 x 33.5 cm (framed) cotton thread, found photograph and rubber 2021 Hannalie Taute
  • The 12th Monkey:
  • 1)  Hear no evil
  • 2)  See no evil
  • 3)  Speak no evil
  • 4)  Touch no evil
  • 5)  Be no evil
  • 6)  Cry no evil
  • 7)  Feel no evil
  • 8)  Scratch no evil
  • 9)  Create no evil
  • 10) Catch no evil
  • 11)  Smell no evil
  • 12) Fear no evil
The 12th monkey (framed)

Also: A key message of 12 Monkeys (The movie) is that the past is fixed and can’t actually be changed. We can only prevent for the future.

AND the study of ‘great apes’ in their own environment and in captivity has changed attitudes to anthropomorphism.

A boy named Jack and his tailor. 40 x 33.5 cm Cotton thread, found photograph and rubber 2021

For more info please contact Astrid at info@rkcontemporary.com

From a Monumental moment to Size Matters…

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A visual journey……

Monumental Moment 2015
A Monumental moment for Stink Afrikaners show 2016
A monumental moment 2018 Photographer Kleinjan Groenewald as exhibited at the Pretoria Art Museum
from a Monumental moment to Size matters (work in progress()
Studio view 2020
Size Matters 2020 photographed by Kleinjan Groenewald
Hannalie Taute with Size Matters photographed by Kleinjan Groenewald
Hannalie Taute photographed by Kleinjan Groenewald. Thanks for being witness….