19.09.01 New art space opens at Johannesburg Civic Theatre
For its launch this weekend, The | Premises will be transformed into a 3D version of a website-under-construction with visitors invited to respond to future projects and planned events
19.09.01 World Trade Center crash: the aftermath
Artthrob receives news that South African artists in New York are all known to be safe, and petitions for a considered response from the US
19.09.01 Art Foundation: Gone with a bang or a whimper?
The Johannesburg Art Foundation - where William Kentridge, among many other artists, once studied - has closed. Robyn Sassen traces the history and legacy of Bill Ainslie's visionary project and its slow but steady demise
12.09.01 Sue Williamson's diary
A now regular feature in which Artthrob's founding editor writes on her travels and encounters in the art world. This week, a conference in Bielefeld, Germany, provides a platform for comparison of the situation of women artists around the globe
05.09.01 Camouflage heads south
The Jo'burg gallery Camouflage is to close but Fernando Alvim has plans to open a branch in Cape Town
28.08.01 New directions at the NAC
A message from the National Arts Council, the major source of funding for visual artists and their projects, deserves careful attention
21.08.01 Pitso Chinzima to represent SA in São Paulo
A proposal by curator Prince Dube of the Johannesburg Art Gallery will see Pitso Chinzima installing minibus taxis at the São Paulo biennial
16.08.01 Nominees for DaimlerChrysler Award
The eight nominees for the DaimlerChrysler Award for Sculpture 2002 have been announced