Hands-on

Salon des Refusés

upcoming | 06.10 - 20.10.2026

reading

A curatorial text naturally speaks about an artist’s practice, but its role is not simply to describe what is already present…

Writing the Practice: Five Painters

Exhibition #1: Closer Still

Hands-on is delighted to present Closer Still, the first online presentation of works by Xingxin Hu, Shuchen Hua, Xinxin Din…

In conversation with Regina Torres

Within the framework of the fourth edition of the Hands-on Residency, we are pleased to present the work of Regina Torres…

Paulo Pjota and the Language of Display

An exhibition presentation is not simply a means of displaying artworks but a way of translating artistic ideas into spatial…

Residue: Traces of Belonging

2 Sept

Home is often imagined as a place of permanence - a space that offers stability in a world of movement. Yet for many people…

In conversation with Farnaz Gholami

Developed during the fourth edition of the Hands-on Residency, the new body of work by Farnaz Gholami unfolds through an…

Hands-on x Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2027

Stellenbosch University · University of the Free State

7 Aug

6 Aug

23 Sept

3 Aug

30 Jul

artists-in-residence

2 Sept

Dora Lam

7 Aug

Myriame Dachraoui

6 Aug

Leyla Borovali

3 Aug

Filippo Muzi Falconi

30 Jul

29 Jul

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