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Archive Dive: Ruth Sacks on the Trienal de Luanda
Contextualisation is key. This truism applies to understanding all artworks and … [Read more...] about Archive Dive: Ruth Sacks on the Trienal de Luanda
Archive Dive: James Webb on Mira Calix
In August 2004, I guest edited an issue of ArtThrob that focused on Sound Art. … [Read more...] about Archive Dive: James Webb on Mira Calix
Editor’s Letter: 25 Years of Art Writing in South Africa
Here are the facts: ArtThrob was started by Sue Williamson as a website in … [Read more...] about Editor’s Letter: 25 Years of Art Writing in South Africa
The Other’s Dress: Joël Andrianomearisoa’s ‘My Heart Belongs To The Other’
The name Joël Andrianomearisoa has been in the air around me for a while, but I … [Read more...] about The Other’s Dress: Joël Andrianomearisoa’s ‘My Heart Belongs To The Other’
The System Turn in Joburg Contemporary Art: Part I
Amongst Johannesburg’s many contemporary art strands, is its own approach to … [Read more...] about The System Turn in Joburg Contemporary Art: Part I
I have lived everywhere, mostly on ships: Penny Siopis’ ‘Never The Same Water Twice: Nine Films (1997-2021)’
“I have lived everywhere, mostly on ships,” said the assassin Dimitri Tsafendas. … [Read more...] about I have lived everywhere, mostly on ships: Penny Siopis’ ‘Never The Same Water Twice: Nine Films (1997-2021)’
Heritage for the future: An Interview with Islamic Arts Biennale Artistic Director Sumayya Vally
Johannesburg-based architect, researcher and founder of Counterspace, Sumayya … [Read more...] about Heritage for the future: An Interview with Islamic Arts Biennale Artistic Director Sumayya Vally
Time is an exaggeration: ‘The Future Is Behind Us’ at A4
The Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote, “By speaking, by thinking, … [Read more...] about Time is an exaggeration: ‘The Future Is Behind Us’ at A4
‘Je est un autre’: Winnie Sze on Ernest Mancoba and Sonja Ferlov
A major retrospective of the work of Ernest Mancoba and his partner Sonja Ferlov … [Read more...] about ‘Je est un autre’: Winnie Sze on Ernest Mancoba and Sonja Ferlov
