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’
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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
Essential Work: Jabulani Dhlamini’s ‘the everyday waiting’
Jabulani Dhlamini’s online exhibition, 'the everyday waiting' - accessible on … [Read more...] about Essential Work: Jabulani Dhlamini’s ‘the everyday waiting’
Depths of Dreaming: Akudzwe Elsie Chiwa’s ‘Nocturnes’
There is a feeling children experience when learning to sleep on their own as … [Read more...] about Depths of Dreaming: Akudzwe Elsie Chiwa’s ‘Nocturnes’
Let’s have a toast for the douche bags: Ed Young’s ‘I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE’
There’s nothing inside this gallery’s white room but an upright piano, embossed … [Read more...] about Let’s have a toast for the douche bags: Ed Young’s ‘I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE’
