ArtThrob – Contemporary Art in South Africa

Justice Demanded:

FoJAG & JHF Launch Legal Action to Restore Lawful Governance at JAG

Insight

A feature by Keisha Jacobs

1993 – now: A History of South Africa’s Participation at the Venice Biennale

A feature by ArtThrob Editors

‘Freedom is what has been on my mind the most’: Kamyar Bineshtarigh reflects on the war in Iran

A feature by ArtThrob Editors

The Inaugural Cape Town Print Fair: An Interview with Breeze Yoko, Fair Director

A feature by ArtThrob Editors

A Practice of Freedom: Penny Siopis on her recent show, ‘Love in a Turning World’

A feature by ArtThrob Editors

Reflections on Iran: A Conversation with Sepideh Mehraban

A feature by Elize van Huyssteen

Women, mahangu and memories: a conversation with Tuli Mekondjo

A review by Nkgopoleng Moloi

Shadows of Decadence: The Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026

A feature by Niamh Walsh-Vorster

Meeting in the Middle: Curatorial Practice in Durban

A feature by ArtThrob Editors

Beyond the Frame: Investec Cape Town Art Fair’s ‘Cabinet/Record’

Things We Like

Best of 2025: Contributors’ picks

Winter Warmers: Recommended Reading and Listening by our Contributors

Best of 2023: Contributors’ picks

Student Reviews

Ewww: Zama Cebsile Mwandla’s ‘Disgust, Fear and Hell’ at the KZNSA Gallery

Recalling: ‘Reflections of a Queen’ at AVA Gallery

After the Anthropocene: Stefan Raubenheimer’s ‘Remember This Land’ at AVA Gallery

James Webb, You, the Collector. Traditional relief watermarked hand-made paper multiple, 66.5 x 50.5 cm

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