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According to the press release, this was the first year that the country’s premiere fashion showcase, SA Fashion Week, had (limited) tickets available for purchase by the public. For the past seven years it’s just […]
According to the press release, this was the first year that the country’s premiere fashion showcase, SA Fashion Week, had (limited) tickets available for purchase by the public. For the past seven years it’s just […]
The road of red soil that leads to Samson Mudzunga’s house could not be more rustic or unaffected. Mudzunga’s house, at the foot of a hill, is neither. It is an obvious sign of his
Farewell to Drums Read Article
Earlier this year I decided I had experienced once too often the inaccessible language of the seminars offered by the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), which was established at the University of
Disciplined Language Read Article
Khwezi Gule, Brett Kebble Awards Curatorial Fellow As the first Brett Kebble Art Awards (BKAA) Curatorial Fellow, my participation in the selection process was very enlightening.
Curating the Future Read Article
South Africa-born photographer Gary Schneider is receiving a great deal of attention in the United States. A major retrospective, Gary Schneider: Portraits, closed recently at Harvard University and is en-route to The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu.
Bodies of Meaning Read Article
One of the most regular sights at the Johannesburg International Airport departure lounge is a tourist battling to manage both their luggage and a carved wooden giraffe of their own height. The fascination with this
A very tall story Read Article
Durban is a rapidly growing city responding to the challenges of a post-apartheid South Africa. Doung Anwar Jahangeer is fascinated by the implications of this simple statement of belief for the dynamic urban context of
Walk, don’t drive Read Article
The deaths of Dan Rakgoathe on April 18 and Durant Sihlali on May 3 represent a sad and devastating loss for the South African art community.
The passing of giants Read Article
For African art historians, the triennial African art conference, which is organised by the Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA), affords important opportunities to showcase new research on the art of Africa and
Spotlight on Africa in the US Read Article