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The Johannesurg Art Gallery

Honours Thesis Project

JAG, a building that was once deeply rooted in colonial ideals of space and power, is the

testing ground for a new ground-breaking and all-inclusive facility that should re-imagine

the typology for a more re-vitalized community of residents, traders, commuters and art

enthusiasts at large.

“...people don’t understand that there could be possibly any other motivation to do

something that reaches a lot of people or to communicate...in a new medium, in a

new technique.”

- Keith Haring* -

*Referring to art critics that scrutinized his venture into the commercial world.

See the research at the end.

If you're keen on the research, click the link below for the PDF book

©2021 Khotso Makote.

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