As Autumn slows down Cape Town for Winter’s halt, Southern Guild hosts a … [Read more...] about Rot and rebirth: ‘Spring Awakening’ at Southern Guild
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Material is the message: Nina Barnett & Jeremy Bolen’s ‘Weight in the Air’
Who would have thought the Indiana Jones franchise to be a pop cultural comment … [Read more...] about Material is the message: Nina Barnett & Jeremy Bolen’s ‘Weight in the Air’
Hybridity & the politics of the self: ‘Nguni – Kwelakithi’ at KZNSA
I am not Zulu even though I am descendent from Zulu people. An ocean of … [Read more...] about Hybridity & the politics of the self: ‘Nguni – Kwelakithi’ at KZNSA
Speculative fiction and speaking in signs: Mack Magagane’s ‘Ellipse’
It is liberating to enter a room of photographs that are not forcefully ‘about’ … [Read more...] about Speculative fiction and speaking in signs: Mack Magagane’s ‘Ellipse’
Marilyn Martin, former director of the South African National Gallery, passes
Today we honour the life of Marilyn Martin, who passed away on Sunday, 22 May … [Read more...] about Marilyn Martin, former director of the South African National Gallery, passes
Images of shared history: ‘Photo book! Photo-book! Photobook!’ at A4
Photo book! Photo-book! Photobook! at the A4 Foundation in Cape Town comprises … [Read more...] about Images of shared history: ‘Photo book! Photo-book! Photobook!’ at A4
Testimony & activism: ‘When Rain Clouds Gather: Black South African Women Artists 1940 – 2000’ at Norval Foundation
We thought a lot about the politics of knowledge production after visiting When … [Read more...] about Testimony & activism: ‘When Rain Clouds Gather: Black South African Women Artists 1940 – 2000’ at Norval Foundation
Moments before meaning: A conversation with Lerato Shadi
An audience’s varied interpretation of an artwork is a testament to the … [Read more...] about Moments before meaning: A conversation with Lerato Shadi
Raw materials make magic: Bella Knemeyer and Unathi Mkonto
The bare facts are this: Bella Knemeyer and Unathi Mkonto, two Cape Town artists … [Read more...] about Raw materials make magic: Bella Knemeyer and Unathi Mkonto
For the haunt: Chanelle Adams’ Ghost Tour of Camphor Avenue
Chanelle Adams has a voice that soothes me. In speaking, she asserts a … [Read more...] about For the haunt: Chanelle Adams’ Ghost Tour of Camphor Avenue
