“Every big hotel has got a ghost. Why? … Hotels are superstitious places. No … [Read more...] about Ghost in the Hotel: On James Webb, Guy Tillim, and Liza Grobler
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Deep Seeing: ‘on sight: looking does not mean seeing’ at Michaelis Galleries
Vision, sight, seeing, looking – these seemingly simple words contain how we … [Read more...] about Deep Seeing: ‘on sight: looking does not mean seeing’ at Michaelis Galleries
Remembering Linda Givon
In the 1970s, when Linda Givon was collaborating with artists Walter Battiss and … [Read more...] about Remembering Linda Givon
A Hero’s Journey: Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s ‘Battlecry’
For Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, the creation of an alter-ego happened early in her … [Read more...] about A Hero’s Journey: Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s ‘Battlecry’
Emotional Cartography: Anna van der Ploeg’s ‘Map with Open Windows’
A pile of hands, laid over one another, on a table; one plum-skinned, languid … [Read more...] about Emotional Cartography: Anna van der Ploeg’s ‘Map with Open Windows’
Linda Givon 1936 – 2020
Linda Givon, the larger than life founder of the Goodman Gallery and undisputed … [Read more...] about Linda Givon 1936 – 2020
Hybrids and Transformations: ‘Contemporary Female Identities in the Global South’ at JCAF
Housed in a former tram shed that was operational between 1906 and 1961, the … [Read more...] about Hybrids and Transformations: ‘Contemporary Female Identities in the Global South’ at JCAF
Poetic Dismantling: Gerhard Marx’s ‘Near Distant’
When I was younger, and computers were just beginning to penetrate South African … [Read more...] about Poetic Dismantling: Gerhard Marx’s ‘Near Distant’
Pneuma: Swain Hoogervorst’s ‘In Between Spaces’
After a deluge, one of many in a sodden Cape Town winter, light pours through … [Read more...] about Pneuma: Swain Hoogervorst’s ‘In Between Spaces’
Making History: In Memory of Jürgen Schadeberg
When photographer Jürgen Schadeberg died at the age of 89 on August 29 this … [Read more...] about Making History: In Memory of Jürgen Schadeberg
