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Willem Boshoff

South African 1951- 


Willem Boshoff is sometimes regarded as a ‘word’ artist, and his interest in language, text and meaning frequently forms the focus of his work. He is a master carpenter but works in a variety of media, including sculpture, installation, performance, and printmaking. After deciding to become a sculptor at the age of 15, but then training to become a teacher, he only began exhibiting his artwork publicly at the age of 30, when he had his first exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 1981. Since becoming a full-time practising artist in 1996, Boshoff’s major works include KykAfrikaans (1980), an anthology of concrete poetry, the Blind Alphabet Project (1995), Writing in the Sand (2001) and Garden of Words (a project in progress since 1982). His work has been shown extensively in South Africa and internationally, including at the two Johannesburg Biennales, the São Paulo, Venice, and Havana Biennales, the Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the White Box Gallery in New York City, and Art Unlimited at the Basel Art Fair. The recipient of numerous awards and grants, Boshoff retains strong ties with many academic institutions as a lecturer and examiner and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Johannesburg in 2008.


83 lots offered      65.06% sold      ZAR 3 267 690
 

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Willem Boshoff; Bifidity
2 Dec 2024
Sold for ZAR 16 415
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Willem Boshoff; City Book
12 Nov 2024
Starting at ZAR 80 000
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Willem Boshoff; Bifidity
9 Oct 2024
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 
Willem Boshoff; Far Far Away
8 Jul 2024
Starting at ZAR 30 000
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Willem Boshoff; 32 000 Darling Little Nuisances
28 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 462 100
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Willem Boshoff; Neves I and Neves II, two
13 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Willem Boshoff; Neves I and Neves II, two
15 Jan 2024
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 
Willem Boshoff; Impi Ukuthula
27 Nov 2023
Starting at ZAR 50 000
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Willem Boshoff; Pogonophobia
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 5 277
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Willem Boshoff; Word Woes
6 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 29 313
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Willem Boshoff; About Face, dyptich
12 Oct 2023
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
 
Willem Boshoff; Neves I and Neves II, two
14 Aug 2023
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 

Results in green indicate post sales.