Description
A rare and collectible piece of ephemeral art history by internationally acclaimed South African artist Robin Rhode.
This item is a unique artistic intervention where Rhode utilised the medium of the daily press, to distribute his work. Published on February 23, 2011, this piece bridges the gap between high art and the “street,” a central theme in Rhode’s practice.
“Hard Rain” The interior foldout features a large-scale reproduction of Rhode’s iconic work “Hard Rain” (2010-2011). The image depicts a figure interacting with a two-dimensional drawing—holding a physical umbrella against a storm of painted black shapes. Accompanied by the artist’s quote, “Art relies on the capacity of the human imagination to challenge the conventions of realism,” the work is a poetic commentary on resilience and the power of illusion.
Unlike a gallery print, this is a piece of “democratic art”, printed on newsprint and intended to circulate in the public domain. It is a fragile, fleeting moment of Johannesburg’s cultural history preserved as art that most would likely have discarded after reading. In it’s complete, near original condition, given nearly two-decades of aging.
