David Goldblatt Timeline

CategoryNameYearVenue/PublisherVenue/ExhibitLinkCityCountry
, , Group ExhibitionBeyond the Binary2023The Walther Collectionhttps://www.walthercollection.com/en/neu-ulm/exhibitions/santu-mofokeng-and-david-goldblatt-1Neu-UlmGermany
, , Group ExhibitionAgainst the Grain2023Goodman Galleryhttps://goodman-viewingroom.exhibit-e.art/viewing-room/against-the-grain-goodman-gallery-johannesburg#tab:thumbnailsJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Group ExhibitionOf People and Places2022University of Massachusetts Amhersthttps://www.umass.edu/fineartscenter//UMCA/60Years/OfPeopleAndPlacesAmherstUSA
, , Group ExhibitionTime for Change: Art and Social Unrest in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection2022Tampa Museum of Arthttps://tampamuseum.org/time-for-change-art-and-social-unrest-in-the-jorge-m-perez-collection/TampaUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionStrange Instrument2021Pace Galleryhttps://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/david-goldblatt-strange-instrument/https://www.pacegallery.com/journal/david-goldblatt-and-beyond/New YorkUSA
, , Group ExhibitionAllied with Power: African & African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection2021Pérez Art Museum Miamihttps://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/allied-with-power-african-african-diaspora-art-from-the-jorge-m-perez-collection/MiamiUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionMarkers of Presence2021Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/exhibitions/cape-town-gallery-markers-of-presence-david-goldblattCape TownSouth Africa
, , BookEx Offenders at the Scene of the Crime2020Steidelhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abEx-Offenders-at-the-Scene-of-the-CrimeSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionJohannesburg 1948 - 20182020Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/exhibitions/london-gallery-david-goldblatt-johannesburg-1948-2018LondonUK
, , Solo ExhibitionOn the Mines2019Norval Foundationhttps://www.norvalfoundation.org/on-the-mines/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionPicture Theory2018A4 Arts Foundationhttps://a4arts.org/Picture-Theory-1https://a4arts.org/Plan-View-5Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Other PublicationGoldblatt: A Documentary2018A4 Arts Foundationhttps://a4arts.org/Goldblatt-A-Documentary-1South Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionStructures of Dominium and Democracy2018Centre Georges Pompidouhttps://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/program/calendar/event/cxnRgkKhttps://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ressources/media/hMYqJsIParisFrance
, , BookStructures of Dominion and Democracy2018Steidlhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abStructures-of-DominionSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionPhotographs: 1948 – 20182018Museum of Contemporary Arthttps://www.mca.com.au/artists-works/exhibitions/david-goldblatt/https://www.mca.com.au/search/?q=Goldblatt&ref=https://www.mca.com.au/SydneyAustralia
, , Solo ExhibitionEx-Offenders2016Pace Galleryhttps://www.pacegallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt/New YorkUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionThe Pursuit of Values2015Standard Bank Galleryhttps://sponsorships.standardbank.com/sbgs/sponsorship/arts-and-culture/galleryJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionNew Pictures 10, David Goldblatt: Structures of Dominion and Democracy in South Africa2014The Minneapolis Institute of Arthttps://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/new-pictures-10-david-goldblatt-structures-under-dominion-and-democracy-in-south-africaMinneapolisUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionStructures of Dominion and Democracy2014Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionCape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionStructures of Dominion and Democracy2014Galerie Marian Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/david-goldblatt/ParisFrance
, , Group ExhibitionRise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life2014Museum Africahttps://shop.icp.org/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid-by-okwui-enwezor-and-ro.html?id=44699649https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid#:~:text=Press%20Release%20pdf-,Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20Apartheid%3A%20Photography%20and%20the%20Bureaucracy%20of,to%20education%2C%20tourism%2C%20religion%2CJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , BookParticulars2014Steidlhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abParticularsSouth Africa
, , BookRegarding Intersections2014Steidlhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abRegarding-IntersectionsSouth Africa
, , AwardsInfinity Award: Cornell Capa Award for Lifetime Achievement2013International Center of Photographyhttps://www.icp.org/infinity-awards/david-goldblatthttps://www.icp.org/search-results/Goldblatt%20/all/all/relevant/1New YorkUSA
, , Group Exhibition, Other PublicationRise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life2013International Center of Photographyhttps://shop.icp.org/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid-by-okwui-enwezor-and-ro.html?id=44699649https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid#:~:text=Press%20Release%20pdf-,Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20Apartheid%3A%20Photography%20and%20the%20Bureaucracy%20of,to%20education%2C%20tourism%2C%20religion%2CNew YorkUSA
, , Group ExhibitionRise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life2013Haus der Kunsthttps://shop.icp.org/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid-by-okwui-enwezor-and-ro.html?id=44699649https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid#:~:text=Press%20Release%20pdf-,Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20Apartheid%3A%20Photography%20and%20the%20Bureaucracy%20of,to%20education%2C%20tourism%2C%20religion%2CMunichGermany
, , Group ExhibitionRise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life2013Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea Milanohttps://shop.icp.org/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid-by-okwui-enwezor-and-ro.html?id=44699649https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/rise-and-fall-of-apartheid#:~:text=Press%20Release%20pdf-,Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20Apartheid%3A%20Photography%20and%20the%20Bureaucracy%20of,to%20education%2C%20tourism%2C%20religion%2CMilanItaly
, , Solo ExhibitionOn the Mines2012Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Group ExhibitionIn a Dream You Saw a Way To Survive and You Were Full of Joy2012Hayward Galleryhttps://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/touring-programme/hayward-gallery-touring/elizabeth-priceLondonUK
, , Group ExhibitionParticulars2012Christine König Galerie https://christinekoeniggalerie.com/exhibitions/26801/third-room-olga-chernysheva-david-goldblatt-zwelethu-mthethwa-juergen-teller-particulars/works/VienneAustria
, , Group ExhibitionRevolution vs. Revolution2012Beirut Art Centerhttps://beirutartcenter.org/event/revolution-vs-revolution/BeirutLebanon
, , Group ExhibitionILLUMInations2011Venice Biennalehttps://universes.art/en/venice-biennale/2011/tour/illuminations/david-goldblatt-2https://universes.art/en/venice-biennale/2011/tour/illuminations/david-goldblattVeniceItaly
, , Group ExhibitionAppropriated Landscapes: Contemporary African Art2011Walther Collectionhttps://www.walthercollection.com/en/neu-ulm/exhibitions/appropriated-landscapesNeu-Ulm,Germany
, , Solo ExhibitionExhibition from V&A Collection2011Victoria and Albert Museumhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=Goldblatt&page=1&page_size=15&id_collection=THES48595LondonUK
, , Solo ExhibitionTJ; 1948 -20102011Fondation Henri Cartier-Bressonhttps://www.henricartierbresson.org/expositions/david-goldblatt-laureat-du-prix-hcb-2009/ParisFrance
, , AwardsOrder of Ikhamanga (Silver) (awarded, but declined by Goldblatt in protest over the Protection of State Information Bill) 2011The Order of Ikhamangahttps://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-11-28-david-goldblatt-once-and-future-freedom-hero/https://www.polity.org.za/article/national-order-awards-award-of-the-order-of-ikhamanga-in-silver-gazette-no-35284-notice-349-2012-05-03South Africa
, , AwardsHonorary Doctor of Fine Arts2011San Francisco Art Institutehttps://sfai.edu/blog/commencement-honorees-2019-announcementSan FranciscoUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections IntersectedVideo Conversation
Springfield: The City Intersected

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2011University of Massachusetts Amhersthttps://fac.umass.edu/UMCA/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=DavidGoldblatt&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=https://fac.umass.edu/UMCA/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=DavidGoldblattEvents&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=AmherstUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionSelected Works2011Galerie Marian Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/david-goldblatt/ParisFrance
, , Solo ExhibitionA Selection2010Howard Greenberg Galleryhttps://www.howardgreenberg.com/exhibitions/david-goldblatt-a-selectionNew YorkUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionKith, Kin & Kaya2010South African Jewish Museumhttps://www.sajewishmuseum.co.za/courses-1/david-goldblatt%3A-kith%2C-kin-%26-khayaCape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionTJ: Some things old, some things new and some much the same2010Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Group ExhibitionSouth African Photography 1950–20102010Johannesburg Art Galleryhttps://friendsofjag.org/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionSouth African Photographs: David Goldblatt2010Jewish Museumhttps://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/south-african-photographs-david-goldblattNew YorkUSA
, , Group ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt with With Moshekwa Langa and Kendell Geers201029th São Paulo Biennialhttps://issuu.com/bienal/docs/29a-catalogo-en/92São PauloBrazil
, , AwardsLifetime Achievement Award2010Lucie Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucie_Awards#2010https://lucies.org/Los AngelesUSA
, , BookIn Boksburg2010Erratahttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abIn-BoksburgSouth Africa
, , BookTJ / Double Negative: Johannesburg Photographs 1948–20102010Umuzi, Contrasto, Actes Sudhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abTJSouth Africa
, , BookKith Kin & Khaya: South African Photographs2010Goodman Galleryhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abKith-Kin-KayaSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionParticulars2010Howard Greenberg Galleryhttps://www.howardgreenberg.com/exhibitions/david-goldblatt-particularshttps://www.howardgreenberg.com/attachment/en/551971df07a72c625f603e56/TextOneColumnWithFile/55f97c8fc5aa2c201c73396fNew YorkUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections Intersected2009New Museumhttps://www.newmuseum.org/New YorkUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionFietas2009Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , AwardsHenri Cartier-Bresson Award2009Fondation Henri Cartier-Bressonhttps://www.henricartierbresson.org/laureats/david-golbdlatt/ParisFrance
, , Solo ExhibitionIn Boksburg2009Michael Stevenson Galleryhttps://www.stevenson.info/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionIn the time of AIDS2009Galería Elba Benítezhttps://elbabenitez.com/MadridSpain
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections Intersected2009Konsthalhttps://malmokonsthall.se/en/MalmöSweden
, , Solo ExhibitionSoma Afrikaners revisited2009Oliewenhuis Art Museumhttps://nasmus.co.za/BloemfonteinSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections Intersected2008Open Eye Galleryhttps://openeye.org.uk/LiverpoolUK
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt2008Västerås konstmuseumhttps://vasteraskonstmuseum.se/utstallningar/exib/david-goldblatt/KarlsgatanSweden
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt2008Galerie Paul Andriessehttp://www.paulandriesse.nl/AmsterdamNetherlands
, , Solo ExhibitionJoburg2008Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections Intersected2008Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Serralves Foundationhttps://www.serralves.pt/en/arquivo-evento/david-goldblatt-intersections-intersected/PortoPortugal
, , BookIntersections Intersected2008Portohttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abIntersections-IntersectedSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionPhotographs of the last decade2008Michael Stevenson Galleryhttps://www.stevenson.info/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections Intersected2008Michael Stevenson Galleryhttps://www.stevenson.info/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , AwardsHonorary Doctor of Literature2008WITShttps://www.wits.ac.za/alumni/distinguished-graduates/honorary-degree-citations/david-goldblatt/#d.en.32909JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionHasselblad Award 20062007Fotografins HusStockholmSweden
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersectionsIntersections is the term South African photographer David Goldblatt uses for the opposing forces of values, ideas, attitudes, places and people that make up South African society. Goldblatt (Randfontein 1930) is the eminence grise of South African photography and has become known for his subtle and sharp view of South African society. With the exhibition Intersections , Huis Marseille presents for the first time a major overview of Goldblatt's new color photography in the Netherlands.2007Huis Marseille, Museum for Photographyhttps://huismarseille.nl/tentoonstellingen/david-goldblatt/AmsterdamNetherlands
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections“Intersections” is the term used by the South African photographer David Goldblatt for the crosscurrents of values, ideas, spaces, and people that make up South African society. Goldblatt (b. Randfontein, 1930) is the éminence grise of South African photography, known for his subtle and sharp take on life in South Africa. Critical Observer From the time when the apartheid regime was introduced at the end of the 1940s, Goldblatt has observed social developments in his native country with a critical eye and specific attention to the neglected detail. In the tradition of the great documentary photography of the twentieth century, Goldblatt is less interested in reporting on events than in recording the conditions that lead to those events.2007Berkeley Art Museumhttps://bampfa.org/press/david-goldblatt-intersections-july-8-%E2%80%93-august-26-2007https://bampfa.org/program/david-goldblatt-intersectionsBerkleyUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionWinner of Hasselblad Award 20062007Brandts Museet for Fotokunsthttps://brandts.dk/OdenseDenmark
, , Solo ExhibitionSüdafrikanische Fotografien 1952–2006.2007Fotomuseum Winterthurhttps://www.fotomuseum.ch/en/exhibitions-post/david-goldblatt-suedafrikanische-fotografien-1952-2006/WinterthurSwitzerland
, , Solo ExhibitionPhotographs2007Fondazione Forma per la fotografiahttps://www.formafoto.it/david-goldblatt-fotografie-dal-28-giugno-al-26-agosto-2007/MilanItaly
, , AwardsHonorary Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society2007The Royal Photographic Societyhttps://rps.org/about/awards/history-and-recipients/honorary-fellowship/BristolUK
, , Solo ExhibitionSelected Works, Showing the series Particulars2007Galerie Marian Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/david-goldblatt/ParisFrance
, , BookSome Afrikaners Revisited. With Antjie Krog and Ivor Powell2007Umuzihttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abSome-AfrikanersSouth Africa
, , Group Exhibition2007Documenta12https://www.documenta12.de/en/100-tage.htmlKasselGermany
, , BookSüdafrikanische Fotografien 1952–20062007Christoph Merian VerlagSouth Africa
, , BookPhotographs2006Contrastohttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abPhotographsSouth Africa
, , AwardsHasselblad Award Winner 20062006Hasselblad Centerhttps://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/wp/david-goldblatt-2/GothenburgSweden
, , Group ExhibitionAfrica Remix2006Moderna Museethttps://www.modernamuseet.se/stockholm/sv/utstallningar/africa-remix/StockholmSweden
, , Group ExhibitionAfrica Remix2006Mori Art Museumhttps://www.mori.art.museum/en/exhibitions/2006/TokyoJapan
, , Solo ExhibitionSome Afrikaners Revisited2006Michael Stevenson Galleryhttps://www.stevenson.info/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionHasselblad Award Winner 20062006Hasselblad Centerhttps://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/wp/david-goldblatt-2/GothenburgSweden
, , Solo Exhibition2006Rencontres d'Arleshttps://www.rencontres-arles.com/fr/artistes/view/1482/david-goldblattArlesFrance
, , Group ExhibitionAfrica Remix2005Mori Art Museumhttps://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/program/calendar/event/cgjoj8KParisFrance
, , Group ExhibitionAfrica Remix2005Hayward Galleryhttps://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery?LondonUK
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt2005Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections2005Kunstpalasthttps://www.kunstpalast.de/DüsseldorfGermany
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections2005Camera Austriahttps://camera-austria.at/ausstellungen/david-goldblatt-intersections/https://camera-austria.at/wp-content/uploads/2005/11/14_Goldblatt_Interview1.pdfGrazAustria
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt2005Galería Elba Benítezhttps://elbabenitez.com/MadridSpain
, , Group ExhibitionFaces in the Crowd – Picturing Modern Life from Manet to Today2005Museo d’Arte Contemporaneahttps://www.e-flux.com/announcements/42158/faces-in-the-crowd-images-of-modern-life-from-manet-to-today/https://www.castellodirivoli.org/en/mostra/faces-in-the-crowd-picturing-modern-life-from-manet-to-today/TurnItaly
, , Solo ExhibitionParticulars & Rural South Africa2005Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections2005Michael Stevenson Galleryhttps://www.stevenson.info/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One Years, A Retrospective2005Johannesburg Art Galleryhttps://friendsofjag.org/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , BookIntersections2005Prestelhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abIntersectionsSouth Africa
, , BookDavid Goldblatt: Photographs Hasselblad Award 20062005Hatje Cantzhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abPhotographsSouth Africa
, , Group ExhibitionFaces in the Crowd – Picturing Modern Life from Manet to Today2004Whitechapel Art Galleryhttps://www.e-flux.com/announcements/42158/faces-in-the-crowd-images-of-modern-life-from-manet-to-today/https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/LondonUK
, , Group ExhibitionEye Spy: Photography from the Permanent Collection2004Museum of Contemporary Art San Diegohttps://www.sdmart.org/San DiegoUSA
, , Group ExhibitionHistory, Memory, Society, with Henri Cartier Bresson and Lee Friedlander2004Tate Modernhttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/david-goldblatt-6558LondonUK
, , Group ExhibitionFotografie aus Südafrika2004Galerie Christine Könighttps://christinekoeniggalerie.com/exhibitions/27123/david-goldblatt-santu-mofokeng-zwelethu-mthethwa/installation-views/ViennaAustria
, , Group ExhibitionUnsettled: 8 South African photographers2004National Museum of Photographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Photography_(Denmark)#CollectionsCopenhagenDenmark
, , Group ExhibitionAfrica Remix2004Kunstpalasthttps://www.kunstpalast.de/de/museum/ausstellungDüsseldorfGermany
, , Group ExhibitionCitigroup Photography Prize 20042004Museum Kunstpalasthttps://artfacts.net/exhibition/citigroup-photography-prize/15334https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_B%C3%B6rse_Photography_Foundation_PrizeDüsseldorfGermany
, , Group ExhibitionCitigroup Photography Prize 20042004The Photographers' Galleryhttps://artfacts.net/exhibition/citigroup-photography-prize/15334https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_B%C3%B6rse_Photography_Foundation_PrizeLondonUK
, , Solo Exhibition2004Galerie Marian Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/david-goldblatt/ParisFrance
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One Years2004Bensusan Museum of Photography and LibraryJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo Exhibition2004Le Grand Café, Centre d’art contemporainhttps://www.grandcafe-saintnazaire.fr/en/expositions/david-goldblatt/Saint-NazaireFrance
, , Solo ExhibitionAsbestos2003Michael Stevenson Galleryhttps://www.stevenson.info/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Group Exhibition, Other PublicationStrangers: The first ICP triennial of photography and video2003International Center of Photographyhttps://shop.icp.org/strangers-the-first-icp-triennial.htmlhttps://www.mutualart.com/Article/The-First-ICP-Triennial-of-Photography-a/03F14D7196B3401DNew YorkUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One Years2003Centre for Fine Artshttps://www.bozar.be/enBrusselsBelgium
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One Years2003Lenbachaushttps://www.lenbachhaus.de/en/visit/exhibitions/details/david-goldblatt-966MunichGermany
, , Solo ExhibitionIntersections2003Michael Stevenson Galleryhttps://www.stevenson.info/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , BookParticulars2003Goodman Galleryhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abParticularsSouth Africa
, , Solo Exhibition2003Modern Arthttps://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/OxfordUK
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One Years2002Belém Cultural Centerhttps://www.ccb.pt/en/LisbonPortugal
, , Solo ExhibitionMostly Unseen2002Goodman Galleryhttps://www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/david-goldblatt#exhibitionJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Group ExhibitionJo’burg Intersections, 1999–20022002Documenta11https://www.documenta11.de/data/english/index.htmlKasselGermany
, , Group ExhibitionThe Short Century2002Museum of Contemporary Arthttps://universes.art/en/specials/2001/the-short-centuryhttps://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/4749Chicago,USA
, , Group ExhibitionThe Short Century2002P.S.1 and Museum of Modern Arthttps://universes.art/en/specials/2001/the-short-centuryhttps://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/4749New YorkUSA
, , Group ExhibitionShock2002Art Gallery of Western Australiahttps://artgallery.wa.gov.au/PerthAustralia
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One Years

The exhibition of David Goldblatt, Fifty-one Years, produced and organized by the MACBA Barcelona, is a retrospective presentation of David Goldblatt’s work. Featuring more than 200 images by the South-African photographer, the show reflects half a century of Goldblatt’s meticulous observation of the realities of his country from 1948 until 1999.

Over the years his probings have led to a number of photographic essays from which the present exhibition is drawn. Some of these essays have covered short periods of time and specific places, others have spanned decades and great geographical expanse.

2002Witte de Withhttps://www.fkawdw.nl/en/our_program/exhibitions/david_goldblatt_fifty_one_yearsRotterdamNetherlands
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One YearsIn the catalogue for this exhibition, the writer Nadine Gordimer describes the photographs by David Goldblatt (Randfontein, South Africa, 1930), as having “an unstated political significance that goes before and grows beyond the obvious images – they reveal the violence against human beings repeated, endlessly, in the continuity of daily life.”2002MACBAhttps://www.macba.cat/en/exhibitions-activities/exhibitions/david-goldblatt-fifty-one-yearshttps://img.macba.cat/public/global/exposiciones/docs/goldblatt/gold.ang%204.pdfBarcelonaSpain
, , Solo ExhibitionFifty-One Years2001Axa GalleryNew YorkUSA
, , BookFifty-one years. David Goldblatt2001MACBAhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abfifty-one-yearsSouth Africa
, , Group ExhibitionThe Short Century2001House of World Cultureshttps://universes.art/en/specials/2001/the-short-centuryBerlinSouth Africa
, , Group ExhibitionThe Short Century2001Museum Villa Stuckhttps://universes.art/en/specials/2001/the-short-centuryhttps://universes.art/en/specials/2001/the-short-century/photo-tour/26-david-goldblattMunichGermany
, , Group ExhibitionThe Short Century2001Martin-Gropius-Bauhttps://universes.art/en/specials/2001/the-short-centuryhttps://universes.art/en/specials/2001/the-short-century/photo-tour/26-david-goldblattBerlinGermany
, , Group ExhibitionHead North2001Bildmuseethttps://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/UmeåSweden
, , Solo ExhibitionIn Boksburg2001Krings-Ernst Galeriehttp://www.kegallery.com/CologneGermany
, , AwardsHonorary Doctor in Fine Arts2001UCThttps://www.uct.ac.za/explore-uct-awards-achievements-honorary-degrees-awarded-archive/all-honorary-graduatesCape TownSouth Africa
, , BookPhaidon 552001Phaidonhttps://www.amazon.com/David-Goldblatt-Phaidon-Leslie-Lawson/dp/0714840513South Africa
, , Group ExhibitionHome2000Art Gallery of Western Australiahttps://artgallery.wa.gov.au/PerthAustralia
, , Group Exhibition, Other PublicationRhizomes of Memory, Three South African Photographers. With George Hallett and Santu Mofokeng2000Henie Onstad Art Centerhttps://www.hok.no/en/https://quaggabooks.co.za/product/rhizomes-of-memory-three-south-african-photographers-tre-sorafrikanske-fotografer/OsloNormay
, , Solo ExhibitionStructures1999Johannesburg Art Galleryhttps://friendsofjag.org/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1999South African National Galleryhttps://www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-african-national-gallery/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Other PublicationAnthology of African Photography Indian Ocean and Diaspora1998Revue Noire https://www.revuenoire.com/en/edition/antho-african-photo/ParisFrance
, , Group Exhibition, Other PublicationeyeAfrica1998Revue Noire & Iziko South African National Galleryhttps://proto.a4arts.org/products/eye-africa-1998https://www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-african-national-gallery/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionPhotographs from South AfricaFrom the 1960s until the end of apartheid in 1990, David Goldblatt photographed South Africa’s architecture, the structures of both its indigenous people and those who colonized the country. The range of Goldblatt’s knowledge of the place is wide, and his photographs describe many aspects of the culture. The exhibition provides an original entrée into the photograph as a means of social criticism1998Museum of Modern Arthttps://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/217https://www.moma.org/documents/moma_press-release_386982.pdf?_ga=2.193606061.1637460494.1668860432-1650030057.1668860432New YorkUSA
, , BookSouth Africa: the Structure of Things Then1998Oxford University Presshttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abStructure-of-Things-ThenSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1998Netherlands Architecture Insitituehttps://nai.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/enRotterdamNetherlands
, , Group Exhibition, Other PublicationBlank Architecture, Apartheid and After1998Netherlands Architecture Institutehttps://www.amazon.com/Blank-Architecture-Aparthied-Hilton-Judin/dp/9056620924RotterdamNetherlands
, , Group ExhibitionContemporary Art from South Africa1996Haus der Kulturen der Welthttps://www.hkw.de/en/BerlinGermany
, , Group Exhibition, Other PublicationIn/sight: African Photographers, 1940 to the Present1996Guggenheimhttps://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/insight-african-photographers-1940-to-the-presenthttps://www.guggenheim.org/publication/insight-african-photographers-1940-to-the-present-2New YorkUSA
, , AwardsCamera Austria Prize for Contemporary Photography

David Goldblatt (born 1930 in Randfontein, South Africa) has been a photographer and writer since the early 1950s, capturing the "structure of things in this country" and trying to describe the signs and architecture of 350 years of white supremacy in South Africa. His photographic work represents the political development of his country from the appearance of the first signs of apartheid in 1951 to its end. David Goldblatt is currently working on a text for the publication of this life's work. “When the book is finished” – as he says – “I hope my obsession with apartheid will also be over. I hope my visionary powers will be sufficient to add something to my archive that I have no idea of ​​yet.”

1995Camera Austriahttps://camera-austria.at/camera-austria-preis/david-goldblatt/GrazAustria
, , Group ExhibitionJohannesburg Biennial1995Johannesburg Biennialhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_biennials_in_Africa#Johannesburg_BiennaleJohannesburgSouth Africa
, , AwardsGahan Fellow in Photography1992Harvard UniversityBostonUSA
, , BookThe Transported of KwaNdebele1989Aperturehttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abThe-TransportedSouth Africa
, , AwardsHallmark Fellow 1987International Design Conference in Aspenhttps://www.aspeninstitute.org/AspenUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt: South AfricaThis solo exhibition by David Golblatt was presented alongside The Cordoned Heart, a group show which contains work by nineteen other South African photographers as well as Goldblatt’s. 1986Photographers Galleryhttps://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sUTVlpZ1kb9-Z_VFsWzRMsRXmVfKXXN_/view?usp=sharingLondonUK
, , BookLifetimes: Under Apartheid, with Nadine Gordimer 1986KnopfSouth Africa
, , Group Exhibition, Other PublicationDavid Goldblatt: South Africa 1986International Center of Photographyhttps://www.icp.org/exhibitions/south-africa-the-cordoned-hearthttps://www.amazon.com/South-Africa-Cordoned-Francis-Wilson/dp/0393303357New YorkUSA
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1985Side Galleryhttps://www.amber-online.com/side-gallery/Newcastle upon TyneUK
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1983South African National Galleryhttps://www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-african-national-gallery/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo Exhibition1983Pretoria Art GalleryPretoriaSouth Africa
, , Solo Exhibition1983Johannesburg Art Galleryhttps://friendsofjag.org/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , BookIn Boksburg1982Gallery Presshttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abIn-BoksburgSouth Africa
, , Other PublicationCape Dutch Homesteads, with Margaret Courtney-Clark and John Kench1981StruikCape TownSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1978Market Theatrehttps://markettheatre.co.za/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1977Durban Art GalleryDurbanSouth Africa
, , Solo Exhibition1975Photography PlaceSydneyAustralia
, , BookSome Afrikaners Photographed1975Murray CrawfordSouth Africa
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1975National Gallery Victoriahttps://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/MelbourneAustralia
, , Solo ExhibitionDavid Goldblatt1974Photographers Galleryhttps://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/LondonUK
, , BookOn The Mines1973Struikhttps://www.plparchive.com/explore/collection/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/abOn-The-MinesSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownA4 Arts Foundationhttps://a4arts.org/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownBarcelona Museum of Contemporary Art MACBAhttps://www.macba.cat/en/art-artists/artists/a-z/goldblatt-davidBarcelonaSpain
, , Collections100 Linear Feet (96 boxes + 4 tubes)Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Yalehttps://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/accessions/25219New HavenUSA
, , Collections21 WorksBibliotheque nationale de Francehttps://catalogue.bnf.fr/changerPageIMC.do?mots0=NRI;-1;0;Goldblatt&mots1=TIT;0;0;&mots2=&mots3=&mots4=&facDocs=&typoCarto=&typoIcono=&datepub=&index=&numNotice=&listeAffinages=FacUnivers_imagescartes&nbResultParPage=50&afficheRegroup=false&pageEnCours=1&trouveDansFiltre=NoticePUB&trouverDansActif=false&triResultParPage=13&critereRecherche=&corpus=&facLocs=&pubDestJ=&critique=false&pageRech=imc&dateEvenement=#ParisFrance
, , Collections16 Works16 WorksCentre Georges Pompidouhttps://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/recherche/oeuvres?terms=David%20Goldblatt§eurCollection%5B%5D=Cabinet%20de%20la%20photographie&display=GridParisFrance
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownConstitutional Courthttps://www.concourt.org.za/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownDurban Art GalleryDurbanSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownFonds national d'art contemporainhttps://www.navigart.fr/museedartsdenantes/artworks?filters=authors%3AGOLDBLATT%20David%E2%86%B9GOLDBLATT%20David&page=4&layout=grid&sort=by_authorParisFrance
, , CollectionsUnkownFotomuseum Winterthurhttps://www.fotomuseum.ch/en/sammlung-fotomuseum-winterthur/?filter[]=collection_artist%3A8479WinterthurSwitzerland
, , Collections10 Works10 WorksGetty Centerhttps://www.getty.edu/art/collection/search?department=Photographs&artist=David%20GoldblattLos AngelesUSA
, , Collections78 WorksInstitute of Chicago, Illinoishttps://www.artic.edu/artists/107761/david-goldblattChicagoUSA
, , Collections7 Works7 WorksJewish Museumhttps://thejewishmuseum.org/collection/search?artist=David%20Goldblatt%2C%20South%20African%2C%201930-2018New YorkUSA
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownJohannesburg Art Galleryhttps://friendsofjag.org/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownUnknownKunstpalasthttps://www.kunstpalast.de/DüsseldorfGermany
, , Collections6 WorksDeutsche Börse Photography Foundationhttps://www.deutscheboersephotographyfoundation.org/en/collect/artists/david-goldblatt.phpFranfurtGermany
, , Collections9 Works9 WorksMinneapolis Institute of Arthttps://collections.artsmia.org/search/artist:%22David%20Goldblatt%22MinneapolisUSA
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownMuseum of Contemporary Art San Diegohttps://collection.mcasd.org/San DiegoUSA
, , Collections48 Works48 WorksMuseum of Modern Arthttps://www.moma.org/artists/2214#worksNew YorkUSA
, , CollectionsUnkownNational Museum of Photographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Photography_(Denmark)#CollectionsCopenhagenDenmark
, , Collections6 WorksNational Gallery of Canadahttps://www.gallery.ca/collection/search-the-collection?search_api_views_fulltext=Goldblatt&sort_by=search_api_relevanceOttawaCanada
, , Collections15 Works15 WorksNational Gallery Victoriahttps://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/?s=goldblatt&type=collection&paged=1MelbourneAustralia
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownNorval Foundationhttps://www.norvalfoundation.org/on-the-mines/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownPhotographers Galleryhttps://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/LondonUK
, , CollectionsUnkownTatehttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/david-goldblatt-6558LondonUK
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownSouth African National Galleryhttps://www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-african-national-gallery/Cape TownSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownUnkownUniversity of Witwatesrandhttps://www.wits.ac.za/wam/JohannesburgSouth Africa
, , CollectionsUnkownVictoria and Albert Museumhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=Goldblatt&page=1&page_size=15&id_person=A10033LondonUK
, , CollectionsUnkownWalther Collectionhttps://www.walthercollection.com/en/collection/artists/goldblatt-davidNeu-UlmGermany
, , CollectionsOver 700 WorksYale University Art Galleryhttps://artgallery.yale.edu/article/david-goldblatt-life-photographyNew HavenUSA
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