’Abantwana Bentsimbi’ is a solo art exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Theo Pluto. It is a 12 piece collection of bead-work installations which envisages the Xhosa tribe emblems according to their tribal affiliation. The peculiarities of these emblems are a combination of junctures that are drawn from significant historic events which took place during and beyond the Nine Frontier Wars that happened for a century in the Eastern Cape. Some of these details will also be extracted from royal successions, myths, legends as well as the folktales.

Event Details:

Opening: 02 April 2026
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Finissage: 10 April 2026
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: Ann Bryant Art Gallery, East London

The exhibition will be running from the 2nd until the 10th of April and for the finissage, Theo Pluto will be curating a 1h 30min vinyl set from his personal record collection at the Ann Bryant garden. Looking forward to the cultural exchange. This exhibition was made possible by the National Arts Council of South Africa, an agency of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture.