Review: The Times - Barker not so 'Super Boring'

04 Feb 2011

"The opening of the exhibition was fabulous.'' says Wayne Barker, looking over the top of his glasses, legs crossed, arms folded and leaning back in his casual way. He is minus his characteristic hat, but I see a string of intense cobalt blue beads under his embroidered black shirt. Barker looks good, rested, and it's only the day after the opening of his midcareer (or middle age, as he calls it) retrospective. Super Boring, which opened on Tuesday to the wide acclaim of assembled art lovers and artists alike at the Standard Bank Gallery.

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