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The Melrose Gallery is pleased to present ‘Garden of Carnal Delights’ in Cape Town following on a well-received run in Johannesburg. The exhibition will feature several of Hussein Salim’s works that were originally presented together […]
Garden of Carnal Delights: Hussein Salim tours Cape Town, South Africa Read Article
The exhibition and its complimentary cultural programme explores themes of visibility, a safe passage and creating a homecoming away from home that welcomes diverse identities from across Africa to commune and coexist under one roof, in Cape
The Sistaaz are fierce activists, proud to be trans, proud to be sex workers, and even prouder of their stunning sense of style. And they want it to be acknowledged. Most of the girls are
On 11 May 2022 , PIASA will present Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art an exceptional sale in Paris dedicated to Africa and its related scenes. Among the lots presented is to be highlighted a
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré spotlighted at latest PIASA auction Read Article
Following A resilient visionary: Poetic expressions of David Koloane, the 2019 lifetime retrospective exhibition of his work which travelled from IZIKO to the Standard Bank Gallery before an iteration at the Wits Arts Museum, a
The fourth and highly anticipated edition of the celebrated annual Spier Light Art opened on the 18th of March and runs until 18th of April 2022. It is an immersive experience best experienced at night
Spier Light Art: A sensory experience in the heart of the Cape Winelands, South Africa Read Article
Gladys Mgudlandlu, 1971. Courtesy of the Norval Foundation. ‘When Rain Clouds Gather: Black South African Women Artists, 1940 – 2000’ is a reflection upon the influential and often unacknowledged contributions of Black women to South African
The Pan African Contemporary Photography Exhibition is a collaboration between The Photography Legacy Project (PLP) and The Melrose Gallery The group exhibition will showcase photographic works from across the African continent. Over 40 photographers are
‘Shifting Narratives’ at The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa Read Article
Zeitz MOCAA presents the largest comprehensive retrospective of the revolutionary work of Tracey Rose (b. 1974, South Africa). A radical voice in the international and South African art world since the mid 90s, Rose’s cutting
Tracey Rose at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa Read Article
Exhibition exploring Figuration in Contemporary African Art starts the year for Strauss & Co Figuration is a powerful conceptual thread linking historical, traditional, modernist, and contemporary art in Africa. Strauss & Co’s first offering of
