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Weekend Witness

CITY VIEWS
Alma Viviers

“The secret lives of objects”
from the exhibiton Labels
IZIKO Slave Lodge, Cape Town, South Africa
City Views, Cape Town, South Africa
April 2013
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Weekend Witness

SUNDAY TIMES
Karen Rutter

“Record labels make music for the eyes”
from the exhibiton Labels
IZIKO Slave Lodge, Cape Town, South Africa
Sunday Times, Johannesburg, South Africa
March 17, 2013
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Weekend Witness

DEN HAAG CENTRAAL
Door Egbert van Faassen

“Zuid Afrikaanse kunst in West: 'Shut up! Jy Lieg!”
from the exhibiton 23 Kilograms
Galerie West, The Hague, Netherlands
Den Haag Centraal, The Hague, Netherlands
January 23, 2013
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Brenton Maart

"Brenton Maart in Conversation with Artist Siemon Allen"
from the exhibition Records
Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Archival Platform, www.archivalplatform.org
South Africa
November 15, 2011
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Gavin Younge

"A Pavilion to Far?"
from the exhibition Desire - Ideal Narratives in Contemporary SA Art
Pavilion of South Africa, 54th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Art South Africa, vol. 10, Issue 1
Cape Town, South Africa
Spring 2011
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Kristine Kronje

"South African Collector-Artist on his Collection Projects"
from the exhibition Records
Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
LitNet, www.litnet.co.za
South Africa
October 21, 2011
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Georgia Kotretsos

"Inside the Artist's Studio: Siemon Allen"
Art:21 Blog, blog.art21.org
United States
July 29, 2011
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Bhekani Dlamini

"DUT Artists Take Part in International Art Exhibition"
from the exhibition Desire - Ideal Narratives in Contemporary SA Art
Pavilion of South Africa, 54th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
The Mercury
Durban, South Africa
June 28, 2011
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Sean O'Toole

"The Record Collector - Interview"
from the exhibition Desire - Ideal Narratives in Contemporary SA Art
Pavilion of South Africa, 54th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Mahala, www.mahala.co.za
South Africa
June 1, 2011
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Sean O'Toole

"The Record Collector"
Business Day - Wanted Magazine
Johannesburg, South Africa
March 2010
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Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Alex Sudheim

"The Activist Archivist: Dislocation and Relocation in the Work of Siemon Allen"
from the exhibition Imaging South Africa: Records|Newspapers|Stamps
Bank Gallery & Durban Art Gallery, Durban, South Africa
Art South Africa, vol. 7, Issue 3
Cape Town, South Africa
Summer 2009
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Weekend Witness

The Witness
Peter Machen

“The Collector”
from the exhibiton Imaging South Africa: Records|Newspapers|Stamps
Bank Gallery & Durban Art Gallery, Durban, South Africa
The Weekend Witness, Pietermaritburg, South Africa
March 21, 2009
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Mail & Guardian

Mail & Guardian
Alex Sudheim

"The Outside Insider"
from the exhibiton Imaging South Africa: Records|Newspapers|Stamps
Bank Gallery & Durban Art Gallery, Durban, South Africa
Mail & Guardian
Durban, South Africa
February 27 - March 5, 2009
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ArtThrob

ArtThrob
Peter Machen

"Classified Information"
from the exhibiton Imaging South Africa: Records|Newspapers|Stamps
Bank Gallery & Durban Art Gallery, Durban, South Africa
Artthrob, artthrob.co.za (online)
May 2009
 
Art South Africa

Art South Africa
Linda Stupart

"Monomania"
from the exhibition Monmania
Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Art South Africa, vol. 7, Issue 2
Cape Town, South Africa
Summer 2008
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Mail & Guardian

Mail & Guardian
Miles Keylock

"The Art of Obsession"
from the exhibition Monomania
Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Mail & Guardian
Cape Town, South Africa
August 22 - 28, 2008
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SA Art Times

Mail & Guardian
Peter Machen

"Bathed in Light"
from the exhibition Light Show, Bank Gallery, Durban, South Africa
The South African Art Times, issue 1, vol 3
Cape Town, South Africa
February, 2008
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Sunday Tribune

Mail & Guardian
Claire Angelique

"Light Relief"
from the exhibition Light Show, Bank Gallery, Durban, South Africa
Sunday Tribune
Durban, South Africa
February 3, 2008
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New York Times Enemy

New York Times
Holland Cotter

"Enemy Image"
from the exhibition Enemy, Momenta, Brooklyn, NY, USA
The New York Times
October 7, 2005
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Art News Enemy

ARTnews
Rex Weil

"Siemon Allen"
from the exhibition Cards, Fusebox, Washington, DC, USA
ARTnews
October 2005
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Art Sout Africa KZNSA

Art South Africa
Jena McCarthy

"Allen, Buster, Moe"
from the exhibition Cards, KZNSA, Durban, South Africa
Art South Africa, vol. 4, Issue 2
Cape Town, South Africa
Summer 2005
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Mail & Guardian Cards

Mail & Guardian
Alex Sudheim

"Squirrel Artist"
from the exhibition Cards, KZNSA, Durban, South Africa
Mail & Guardian
Johannesburg, South Africa
August 5-11, 2005
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Natal Witness Cards

The Witness
Peter Machen

“Conversation of Objects”
from the exhibiton Cards, KZNSA, Durban, South Africa
The Weekend Witness, Pietermaritburg, South Africa
August 13, 2005
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Washington City Paper Patriot

Washington City Paper
Louis Jacobson

“Cards"
from the exhibition Cards at Fusebox, Washington, DC, USA
Washington City Paper
June 17, 2005
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Heraldo de Aragon Patriot

Heraldo de Aragon
Mariano Garcia

“La Zaragozana Cira Pascual Cuestiona el Patriotismo
en el Corazón de EE UU"
from the exhibition Patriot, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA
Heraldo de Aragón
Spain
June 9, 2005
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Washington Post Patriot

Washington Post
Blake Gopnick

“Delving into the Notion of Patriotism”
from the exhibition Patriot, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA
The Washington Post
May 31, 2005
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Baltimore City Paper Patriot

City Paper
J. Bowers

“Without Borders”
from the exhibition Patriot, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA
City Paper Baltimore
April 2005
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Art Forum Pop-Agenda

ARTFORUM
Howard Risatti

“Siemon Allen/ Dominic McGill”
from the exhibiton Pop-Agenda, Fusebox, Washington, DC, USA
Artforum

Summer 2004
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Washington Post Pop_agenda

Washington Post
Glen Dixon

“When History Throws Us an Endless Curve,"
from the exhibiton Pop-Agenda, Fusebox, Washington, DC, USA
The Washington Post
April 17, 2004
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Art News Newspapers

ARTnews
Alice Thorson

“A Fiction of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad"
from the exhibition A Fiction of Authenticity,
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
ArtNews
April 2004
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Art Forum Fiction

ARTFORUM
David Carrier

“A Fiction of Authenticity”
from the exhibition A Fiction of Authenticity,
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Artforum
March 2004
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Times-Delphic

Times-Delphic
Brian Rood

"Siemon Allen: Artist examines media coverage of South Africa"
from the exhibition Newspapers,
Anderson Gallery, Drake University, Des Moines, IA, USA
The Times-Delphic
January 15, 2004
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Des Moines Register Newspapers

Des Moines Register
Amanda Pierre

“‘Newspapers’ Looks at How People Are Informed”
from the exhibition Newspapers,
Anderson Gallery, Drake University, Des Moines, IA, USA
The Des Moines Register
January 18, 2004
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Tema Celeste Fiction

tema celeste
Marilu Knode

“Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis”
from the exhibition A Fiction of Authenticity
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Tema Celeste
2003
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Art South Africa Fiction

Art South Africa
Susan Cahan

“A Fiction of Authenticity”
from the exhibition A Fiction of Authenticity
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Art South Africa, vol. 2 issue 2
Cape Town, South Africa
Summer 2003
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Washington Post American Effect

Washington Post
Blake Gopnick

“The View From Afar”
from the exhibition The American Effect,
Whitney Museum, New York, NY, USA
The Washington Post
August 24, 2003
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Village Voice American Effect

Village Voice
Kim Levin

“A Foreign Affair”
from the exhibition The American Effect,
Whitney Museum, New York, NY, USA
The Village Voice
July 30-August 5, 2003
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Parkett Stamps

Parkett
Lauri Firstenberg

“Notes on Renewed Appropriationisms”
Parkett, #67
2003
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NKA Journal Stamps

NKA Journal
Journal of Contemporary African Art
Lauri Firstenberg

“Siemon Allen’s Stamp Collection”
Nka, #16/17
Fall/Winter 2002
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Art South Africa LeJetee

Art South Africa
Colin Richards

“The Thought Is the Thing”
Art South Africa, vol. 1, issue 2
Cape Town, South Africa
Summer 2002
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Art South Africa Newspapers

Art South Africa
Lauri Firstenberg

“Making Headlines”
from the exhibition Newspapers at Fusebox, Washington, DC, USA
Art South Africa, vol. 1 Issue 2
Cape Town, South Africa
Summer 2002
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Washington Post Tintin

Washington Post
Jessica Dawson

“Where Visa are not Needed”
from the exhibition Cultural Crossing, Numark, Washington, DC, USA
The Washington Post
April 11, 2002
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Art Journal Screen

Art Journal
Andres Zervigon

“The Weave of Memory:
Siemon Allen’s Screen in Postapartheid South Africa”
Art Journal, vol. 61, no. 1
Spring 2002
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New York Times Context

New York Times
Roberta Smith

“Context & Conceptualism”
from the exhibition Context & Conceptualism,
Artist's Space, New York, NY, USA
The New York Times
February 22, 2002
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Atlantica Stamps

AtlAntica
Lauri Firstenberg

“Siemon Allen"
Atlantica
Spring 2002
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Art Forum Context

ARTFORUM
Martha Schwendener

“Critics Picks”
from the exhibition Context & Conceptualism,
Artist's Space, New York, NY, USA
Artforum (online)
February 10, 2002
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Washington Times Stamps

Washington Times
Joanna Shaw-Eagle

"Exhibit Stamps Country's Image"
from the exhibition Stamp Collection - Imaging South Africa,
Hemicyle/ Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC, USA
The Washington Times

July 7, 2001
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New York Times Stamps

New York Times
Lawrence Van Gelder

“National Image”
from the exhibition Stamp Collection - Imaging South Africa,
Hemicyle/ Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC, USA
The New York Times

June 26, 2001
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Corcoran Views Stamps

Corcoran Views
Paul Brewer

"Stamp Collection"
from the exhibition Stamp Collection - Imaging South Africa,
Hemicyle/ Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC, USA
Corcoran Views
Summer 2001
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Washington City Paper Stamps

Washington City Paper
Louis Jacobson

"Stamp Act"
from the exhibition Stamp Collection - Imaging South Africa,
Hemicyle/ Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC, USA
Washington City Paper
July 27, 2001
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Artthrob 2001

ArtThrob
Sue Williamson

"Artbio"
Artthrob, artthrob.co.za (online)
July 2001
 
ArtForum Translation

ARTFORUM
Nico Israel

“Translation/Seduction/Displacement”
from the exhibition Translation/ Seduction/ Displacement,
White Box, New York, NY, USA
Artforum
May 2000
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64 Magazine Gilbert

64 Magazine
Chris Gilbert

“Exile Painters”
64 Magazine
May 2000
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New York Times Translation

New York Times
Holland Cotter

“Translation/Seduction/Displacement”
from the exhibition Translation/ Seduction/ Displacement,
White Box, New York, NY, USA
The New York Times
March 24, 2000
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Art Journal

Art Journal
Valerie Cassel

“Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking Contemporary Art Exhibitions”
from the exhibition House at Gallery 400, Chicago, IL, USA
Art Journal, vol 59, no.1
Spring 2000
 
Sculpture Magazine Gilbert

Sculpture
Chris Gilbert

“Siemon Allen: Internal Affairs”
Sculpture, vol. 18, no.10
December 1999
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ArtSites Elegy

Washington Review
Claudia Amory

“School 33 ”
from the exhibition Artsites 96 at School 33, Baltimore, MD, USA
The Washington Review
June 1996
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Flash Art Weil

Flash Art
Benjamin Weil

“Out of Time-South African Art”
Flash Art
January/ February 1995
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Business Day Geers

Business Day
Kendell Geers

“Social Critique from Young Talent”
from a two-person exhibtion with Greg Streak at the ICA, Johannesburg
Business Day

Johannesburg, South Africa
November 1993
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