Common, the new group show up at A4 Arts Foundation, covers well trodden … [Read more...] about Convivial Tools: Khanya Mashabela’s ‘Common’
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Story and symbol: Faith Ringgold and Hank Willis Thomas’ ‘Freedom is Going Home’
For those of us whose histories are interrupted, transformed, lost, and remade … [Read more...] about Story and symbol: Faith Ringgold and Hank Willis Thomas’ ‘Freedom is Going Home’
Process and practice: blank’s ‘IO’
While blank’s 10 year anniversary show has no explicit uniting theme beyond this … [Read more...] about Process and practice: blank’s ‘IO’
Building worlds: ‘Juxtapositions: David Goldblatt and Unathi Mkonto’
Consistent with its title, the series Juxtapositions, staged at Stevenson, … [Read more...] about Building worlds: ‘Juxtapositions: David Goldblatt and Unathi Mkonto’
Tell it slant: Kasia Stefańczyk and Johno Mellish at THK
I like the direction Kasia Stefańczyk took for her new show OKNO at THK Gallery. … [Read more...] about Tell it slant: Kasia Stefańczyk and Johno Mellish at THK
The System Turn in Joburg Contemporary Art: Part II
This series that explores Joburg-centric research-based practices – which, for … [Read more...] about The System Turn in Joburg Contemporary Art: Part II
The Thick of Things: Archive of Forgetfulness
If you, like me, are lucky enough to have an ornamental humanities degree under … [Read more...] about The Thick of Things: Archive of Forgetfulness
A home of heavens: Shakil Solanki’s ‘The Pearl Fishers, Reprised’
As the applause of the opera’s opening night resounds, I remember the final … [Read more...] about A home of heavens: Shakil Solanki’s ‘The Pearl Fishers, Reprised’
Art as a rite of passage: ‘Portable Paradise’ at LAPA
Let me begin again as a quiet thought in the shape of a shell slowly … [Read more...] about Art as a rite of passage: ‘Portable Paradise’ at LAPA
In praise of studio visits: FEDE’s ‘Open Studio’
I want to write a celebration of studio visits. Not as a practitioner – I prefer … [Read more...] about In praise of studio visits: FEDE’s ‘Open Studio’
