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Has Ed Young Gone Soft?

When I was a young and impressionable art student, I had the misfortune of being taught by Ed Young. Jokes! 🤣 What’s unfortunate is that the brand of art he taught me to love, complete with the Maurizio Cattelans and Martin Creeds of the world was tailor made for white artists like himself and some…

Emeka Ogboh Presents “ABJ” Exhibition in Abidjan

The audiovisual installation ABJ by Emeka Ogboh will be showcased during the 2024 CAN at the SOMETHING venue in Abidjan. SOMETHING, founded by Anna-Alix KOFFI in 2021, provides a physical platform for publications like SOMETHING WE AFRICANS GOT, PROFILES, and Women’s Paper. This non-profit art centre, dedicated to video art, digital art, and critical discourse, is…

Meandering Through RESERVOIR’s Open Studios at Bree Castle House

Cape Town’s art week is officially afoot! RESERVOIR’s open studios, part of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair‘s VIP programme, inaugurated the proceedings with an impressive array of art, skill and talent. In the heart of Cape Town, Bree Castle House—housing 20 artist and design studios across nine floors, including RESERVOIR’s 7th-floor gallery—opened its doors…

Black Desire & Femme Rage: Goliath and Mohale’s Encounter at Goodman 

This past Saturday, the Poetry Readings and Conversation brought together Gabrielle Goliath and Maneo Mohale in an event organised by the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg. Founded in 1966 during a time of unthinkable violence and segregation, seldom has the institution presented us with such profoundly embodied explorations of Black desire, sensuality, and queerness in art….