THE ART OF CURATION

BY RELOCATING TO THE SILO DISTRICT IN THE V&A WATERFRONT, SOUTHERN GUILD AND ITS NEW CONCEPT STORE GUILD HAVE POSITIONED THEMSELVES AT WHAT IS SET TO BECOME THE NEW EPICENTRE OF AFRICAN ART AND DESIGN.

PHOTOS MICKY HOYLE WORDS TUDOR CARADOC-DAVIES

Whether you’re a moneyed corporate in one of the Silo District high-rises, a wealthy tourist looking for original African art or a budding artist reeling from the visual overload of the new Zeitz MOCAA and dreaming of your own career, the V&A Waterfront’s Silo District is going to be like catnip to a tabby. Slotting perfectly into the commercial, residential and cultural potpourri is GUILD, a gallery, concept store and studio driven by long-time African design pioneers The Guild Group. Southern Guild Gallery in Woodstock will be relocated to the new flagship design destination. For Trevyn McGowan, CEO of The Guild Group, it was a not-to-be-missed opportunity. “Mark Noble, who led the development of the Silo precinct for the V&A, gave us a tour of the site in March 2016. It…

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