Farewell to Drums
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 […]
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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 […]
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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
After dragging the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) through years of misguided and inappropriate leadership, grossly inefficient management and a general lack of any creative vision, Rochelle Keene has finally stepped down. Taking the helm is
Picking up the Pieces Read Article
To tell the world a positive story regarding creative endeavours in Zimbabwe is challenging right now. The expectations of impending tragedy and starvation are just too compelling; we strain to hear the screams of torture
Art of the trash heap Read Article
The organisers of a range of contemporary South African exhibitions abroad this year all seem variously determined to break down, challenge, question and/or reappropriate stereotyped and essentialist conceptions about South African people and art —
Celebrating a decade abroad Read Article
Walking through the 2004 Whitney Biennial after visiting Dak’Art: The Biennial of Contemporary African Art in Dakar, Senegal, on the previous weekend, I found myself making comparisons between the two exhibitions on aesthetic and conceptual
Inspiration in Dakar Read Article
With little fanfare, art changes urban history. It creates new ways of seeing, literally. When the first colonists alighted at the Cape under the pretence of discovery, laying the foundations for the turbulent history and
Mapping the cultural city 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
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