Tracy Rose
GOODMAN GALLERY | JOHANNESBURG
Voice-Overs: Wits Writings Exploring African Art Works Edited by A. Nettleton, F. Rankin-Smith and J. Charlton (University of the Witwatersrand Art Galleries, 2004)
A paradox lies at the heart of 10 Years 100 Artists, a sumptuous new publication listing the biographies of 100 South African artists. The editor outsourced the selection of the artists to 15 writers with
Ever since French fashion designer Paul Poiret let his love of Russian Impressionist paintings spill over into his dress designs, there’s been an undeniable borrowing of art in the fashion world.
Penny Siopis, an artist and Professor of Fine Arts at Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand, will be the subject of an extensive monograph published by the Goodman Gallery.
Imaging and Imagining Read Article
In June 1995 a new Afrikaans-language porn magazine, published by the owners of the South African edition of Hustler, hit the market. The title, Loslyf, roughly translates as “loose body”.
Indigenous Flower of the Month 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
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