The function of food – and broadly, ingestion – in paintings like Porch … [Read more...] about Ingestion and structural antagonisms: Johannes Phokela’s ‘Only Sun in the Sky Knows How I Feel – (A Lucid Dream)’
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Images in Communion: A Letter from the Editor
First, some background: for those of you who do not know me, I am the new Editor … [Read more...] about Images in Communion: A Letter from the Editor
Deep Calls Unto Deep: Sibusiso Ngwazi’s Brilliant Wager
If we concur with Lao Tzu that substance requires nothingness, a vessel its … [Read more...] about Deep Calls Unto Deep: Sibusiso Ngwazi’s Brilliant Wager
Viscous Porosity: Lukhanyo Mdingi & Jeanne Gaigher’s BRIDGES COLLECTION
‘Viscous porosity’ is the term that I think of when I consider Jeanne Gaigher … [Read more...] about Viscous Porosity: Lukhanyo Mdingi & Jeanne Gaigher’s BRIDGES COLLECTION
irregular notes
The following text was commissioned by wherewithall. It has been modified from … [Read more...] about irregular notes
Entangled within a world of others: an interview with Gabrielle Goliath
To enter the space where Chorus is installed is to step into a hushed room where … [Read more...] about Entangled within a world of others: an interview with Gabrielle Goliath
Ideasthesia in Rehearsal: ‘Overnight Services’ at Javett Art Centre
Dreaming is potentially the weirdest and most opaque department of … [Read more...] about Ideasthesia in Rehearsal: ‘Overnight Services’ at Javett Art Centre
Compositions that Sing: A Tribute to Louis Khehla Maqhubela (1939–2021)
The question of Africa’s authentic voice within modernity can only be resolved … [Read more...] about Compositions that Sing: A Tribute to Louis Khehla Maqhubela (1939–2021)
Spectres of Memory: The Work of Thina Dube
Remembering is never a quiet act of introspection or retrospection. It is a … [Read more...] about Spectres of Memory: The Work of Thina Dube
To cast anew: ‘Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt’ at Open City
In a moment of uncertain reconnection, Anelisa Mangcu and Jana Terblanche … [Read more...] about To cast anew: ‘Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt’ at Open City
