i Black (social) life is (in) a state of emergency, a life of dying, a living in … [Read more...] about Black to the Fullest: Musa N. Nxumalo’s ‘We Are Running Out Of Hashtags!’
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Object Time: Materialism, Material Ecology, Matter and Stuff
Duchamp’s piss pot, aka Fountain, is over a hundred years old. A stone-cold … [Read more...] about Object Time: Materialism, Material Ecology, Matter and Stuff
Suppress the face and head: On self-portraits, Georgina Gratrix and Shane Malone
Is the self always present in what one makes? Am I trailing pieces of myself? … [Read more...] about Suppress the face and head: On self-portraits, Georgina Gratrix and Shane Malone
On Reflection: Mirrors and Bodies
Perhaps I am not alone in feeling the uncertainty of the times mirrored in my … [Read more...] about On Reflection: Mirrors and Bodies
What’s been left behind: ‘Farewell to good good friends’ at SMITH
If only one knew what to remember or pretend to remember. Make a decision and … [Read more...] about What’s been left behind: ‘Farewell to good good friends’ at SMITH
Literature and Linework: On Zona Magadla, Emma Richardson, and Dale Lawrence
Monochromatic minimalism steered by a focus on linework echoes the visual … [Read more...] about Literature and Linework: On Zona Magadla, Emma Richardson, and Dale Lawrence
Farewell to Good Good Friends: SMITH closes its doors
SMITH Gallery is closing its doors due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Farewell to Good Good Friends: SMITH closes its doors
In Front Of That Light: Athi-Patra Ruga’s ‘Interior/Exterior / Dramatis Personae’
A saga is a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose … [Read more...] about In Front Of That Light: Athi-Patra Ruga’s ‘Interior/Exterior / Dramatis Personae’
Process and tension: Jessica Webster’s ‘A Horse with No Name’
'I mean, a lot of painting is about looking behind the beautiful object, you … [Read more...] about Process and tension: Jessica Webster’s ‘A Horse with No Name’
Frequencies Too High: The Wretched and Dumile Feni at NAF
There is something strange and acute about our current condition of embeddedness … [Read more...] about Frequencies Too High: The Wretched and Dumile Feni at NAF
