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Between Chaos and Paradise Installation view of ‘Taste of a Distant Paradise’ by Douglas Knesse at Cape Town Art Residency. Photographer: Julia Neves For many, art is more than just strokes on a canvas; it’s …
‘Taste of a Distant Paradise’ by Douglas Knesse Read Article
Unit presents an exhibition that celebrates the radical Black imagination during the 60th Venice Biennale Romare Bearden, Seance, 1984-86. Watercolour and gouache on paper, 74.3 x 54.93cm. Courtesy of Unit. During the 60th Venice Biennale …
60th Venice Biennale Collateral Event: In Praise of Black Errantry Read Article
The European Cultural Centre (ECC) presents the seventh edition of ‘Personal Structures’ which will open in Venice, Italy, on the 20th of April and run until the 24th of November, 2024. Lunita-July Dorn, Occhio, Malocchio, …
‘Madang: Where We Become Us’, Gwangju Biennale Foundation’s 30th-anniversary special archive exhibition, highlights the Biennale’s role in the contemporary art scene as an open forum dedicated to the values of democracy, human rights, and community. …
The MTN SA Foundation and the Imbali Visual Literacy Project celebrate their enduring partnership with the launch of new video content for the Adventuring Into Art website. This partnership, spanning over 23 years, has received …
African matters, in this case its art, is a fraught wager, given the burden of history, immoral expediency, fetishism, and a greater range of prejudicial and projected perceptions as to what Africa, a benighted continent, …
On display in the Chapel, Leilah Babirye’s exhibition ‘Obumu (Unity)’ features new sculptures made at YSP specifically for this exhibition, largely from materials found onsite. Photographer: Jonty Wilde Babirye spent the summer of 2023 at YSP making …
Obumu (Unity): Leilah Babirye at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, England Read Article
The University of Johannesburg Art Gallery in partnership with Everard Read Gallery and the Embassy of Sweden Pretoria, proudly presents: ‘Ntlo E Etsamayang’ (The Walking House), a compelling exhibition co-curated by Gabriel Baard and Prof. Kim …
The Walking House: Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi at UJ Art Gallery, South Africa Read Article
LAS Art Foundation announced a major new commission by artist, performer and writer Josèfa Ntjam. Josèfa Ntjam, swell of spæc(i)es, 2024. Film render. Commissioned by LAS Art Foundation. Courtesy the artist; LAS Art Foundation; Galerie …
60th Venice Biennale Collateral Event: swell of spæc(i)es Read Article
Brighten your senses at the 6th iteration of the festival A visit to Stellenbosch’s wine country is indeed a feast for the senses, but throwing a light art show into the mix becomes an unforgettable …
