| 2015 |
Observe: Burroughs, E. “Observe” Exhibition catalogue: Art First
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| 2013 |
Silent Thresholds: Burroughs, E. “Silent Thresholds” Exhibition catalogue: Art First
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| 2012 |
African Cosmos/Stellar Arts: Kramer, C.M, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
(This book accompanied the group-breaking exhibition curated by Christine Mullen Kramer and includes a contribution by Karel Nel) |
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| 2011 |
There But Not There, The Significance of Absence: Burroughs, E. Exhibition catalogue: Art First
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| 2008 |
The Brilliance of Darkness: Scoville, N “COSMOS” , Nel, K “The Brilliance of Darkness" Exhibition catalogue, Art First |
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| 2007 |
Lost Light: Fugitive Images from Deep Space: Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg |
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| 2002 |
The Status of Dust: Bunn, D. “Breath Alphabet: Karel Nel and the History of Division” and Dubow, J. “A Profane Spirituality, A Radical Materiality”. Exhibition catalogue: Art First, London |
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| 2000 |
Volcanic Texts: Stracey, C. Introduction, Nel, K. “The Way of Stone”. Exhibition catalogue, Art First |
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Selected Texts by Karel Nel
| 2018 |
Re/Disccovery and Memory: The Works of Kumalo, Legae, Nitegeka & Villa', Elizabeth Burroughs and Karel Nel, Norval Foundation, Cape Town |
| 2012 |
Nel, K. “The Cosmos and Africa: Balancing Data and the Poetics of Knowledge” In Kreamer, C. (ed) African Cosmos / Stellar Arts: African Cultural Astronomy from Antiquity to the Present, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC |
| 2011 |
Nel, K. “Matter out of Place: four new pieces”In Brenner, J. Burroughs, E. Nel, K. (eds) Life of bone: art meets science, Wits University Press, Johannesburg |
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Nel, K. “Migratory aesthetics: the art of the cattle cultures of Southern Africa “ (chapter) In Petridis, C (ed) The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa, 5 continents editions: Milan |
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Nel, K. “Reflective Field” In Freschi, F. (ed). Water: The [Delicate] Thread Of Life, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 2010 |
Nel, K. “Self, Land and Power: the art of Alan Crump” Freschi, F. (ed). Alan Crump, A fearless Vision, Johannesburg Art Gallery: Johannesburg |
| 2009 |
Nel, K. Introduction (Vol 1) In Berman, E. Nel, K. (eds) Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Shelf Publishing, Johannesburg |
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Nel, K. ‘All Africa”; “The Family”; “Discovery”; “You will never know”; “The Unfinished Mudief” (Vol 2) Berman, E. Nel, K. (eds). Alexis Preller: Collected Images, Shelf Publishing, Johannesburg |
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Nel, K. “Co-Ordinates” In Charlton, J. (ed). Signature Pieces, Bell Roberts Publishing: Cape Town |
| 2008 |
Nel, K and Christopher, N. “Beyond the Line – Johannesburg” In Christopher, N. (ed) Beyond the Line, Wits School of Arts: Johannesburg |
| 2007 |
Nel K. “Shangaan: In Search of a Genealogy” In Leibhammer, N. (ed) Dungamanzi, Stirring waters, Wits University press: Johannesburg |
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Nel, K. “Meneghelli: bold collector of the unexpected” In My Life, My Collection: memoir and selected pieces from the collection of Vittorino Meneghelli, Totem Galleries: South Africa |
| 2006 |
Nel, K. “A New Language Distilled” In Art South Africa V4.4 |
| 2005 |
Nel, K. “Edoardo Villa: creating an African Presence” and Nel, K. and Von Maltitz, A. “Edoardo Villa: A Life Considered” and Nel, K. and Sack, M. “Villa, Johannesburg and the modernist context” In Nel, K. Burroughs, E. Vo Maltitz, A. (eds) Villa at 90, Jonathan Ball Publishers with Shelf Publishing, Johannesburg |
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Nel, K. “Re-Wired” (foreword) In Arment, D. & Fick-Jordaan, M. Wired: Contemporary Zulu Telephone Wire Baskets, Museum of New Mexico Press: USA |
| 2004 |
Nel, K. “Ferocious Beauty” In Nettleton, A. Charlton, J. Rankin-Smith, F. (eds) Voice-Overs: Wits Writings exploring African Artworks, University of the Witwatersrand Art Galleries: Johannesburg |
| 2003 |
Nel, K. “Headrests and Hair Ornaments: Signifying More than Status” In Sieber, R. and Herreman, F. (eds) Hair in African Art and Culture, Prestel / Museum for African Art: New York |
| 2002 |
Nel, K. “Consonant with cattle-culture: the art of the portable” In Klopper, S. and Nel, K. The Art of South East Africa: From the Conru Collection, 5 Continents editions: Milan |
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Nel, K. “Southern African artifacts in the Horstmann Collection” In Bassani, E. Power of Form: African Art from the Horstmann Collection, Skira: Milan |
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Nel, K. “Towards a Southern African Aesthetic” In Ubuntu: arts et cultures d’Afrique du Sud, Reunion des Musees Nationaux/Musee national des arts d’Afrique et d’Oceanie/Musee de l’homme: France |
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Nel, K. “Off the Wall” and “Constructing Likeness” In Joni Brenner Infra-red exhibition catalogue, NAC/Anglo American Chairman’s Fund/Gertrude Posel Gallery: Johannesburg |
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Nel, K. “Re-inventing the present” In FNB Vita Craft Now Awards, exhibition catalogue, Johannesburg |
| 2000 |
Nel, K. “The way of Stone: to move a stone is to change the world” In Volcanic Texts, exhibition catalogue: Art First, London. |
| 1998 |
Nel, K. “Swazi Umntfwana: Swazi evocations of the child” and Nel, K. and Leibhammer, N. “The puzzle of the pendant figures” |
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Becker, R. Dell, E. (eds) Evocations of the child: fertility figures of the southern African region, Human and Rousseau, Cape Town |
| 1995 |
Nel, K. Catalogue entries for southern African tobacco pipes and snuff containers In Phillips, T. (ed) Africa: The Art of a Continent, Prestel: Munich |
| 1990 |
Nel, K. and Givon, L. Cyprian Shilakoe (1946-1972), Standard Bank National Arts Festival: South Africa |
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