Generally speaking, I am not a fan of Brutalist architecture. I find it cold, uninviting, even defensive. But Roger Ballen’s newly opened Inside Out Centre for the Arts is different. Standing on Jan Smuts Avenue, in central Johannesburg, the raw concrete structure on which Ballen worked closely with renowned Brutalist architect Joe van Rooyen gives nothing away – in fact even the entrance is concealed. Curiosity invites the outsider in.
The new gallery is a
