The news of The Fugard Theatre closing its doors once and for all is news that is layered in tragedy. It is tragic in its own right to see such a young, yet historic theatre close its doors, eliminating the possibility for unwritten stories to be told on its stage in the future. What to…
121 years after his death, there’s still “new” Van Gogh work to be seen! This exciting news follows the announcement that a French family which has possession of the artwork — Scène de rue à Montmartre — will be parting with it at a French auction house next month. It might cost close to $10…
I recently had a chat with Khanya Mashabela, curator at the Norval Foundation, about a group show she curated; Mixed Company (on view until 31st May 2021). My initial reaction to the exhibition was a discomfort with the title. The term “mixed” brings with it a number of complicated associations—thinking about ‘mixed’ as constructed through…
The decolonisation of art is a topic that needs to be paid more attention to with varying opinions on how to achieve it. From including African art in teaching syllabuses to holding exhibitions honouring African art and artefacts, decolonisation makes for a lengthy process. However, one of the first things we can aim to achieve…
It becomes a shame when life’s most profound truths are so widely shared, and in so many various forms that they almost become reduced to background noise. For instance: there are a million quotes and feel-good coming of age movies to drive across the point that life is about “the journey and not the destination”….
[in review] is an initiative taking place over 30 days in which 30 writers working in and around South Africa each wrote a piece reflecting on an artwork they felt resonated with them. The project, supported by Pro-Helvetia Johannesburg, is aimed at allowing art writers to have much needed breathing space and asked each writer…
Stellar winds from giant stars caused dust to form ripples — a whole lot of dust; oxygen, carbon, iron, nickel and other elements — and eventually some of it found its way into our bodies.[1] That which is above is like that which is below and that which is below is like that which is…
The Fourth edition of the Kampala Biennale titled Get Up Stand Up, is unlike others we have experienced before. Taking from the Bob Marley song, it encouraged artists to create work that is inspired by standing up to the challenges they face. The exhibition takes on a virtual form due to the covid-19 pandemic and…
“Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.” Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (the British version) Scum Boy, is the award-winning short documentary film directed by Allison Swank and “made possible through the extraordinary…
I consider myself as a feminist, a Black feminist. A feminist that works within the South African context—a feminist that works also works within the continent because I am African before I become South African it’s something that I knowledge everyday, that my story is not completely different umm to the rest of the women…
welcome to casualsex.store – south africa’s first online artist-market. and as a non-warehousing, multi-disciplinary platform, it seems it’s the first of its kind – worldwide. yes, there are platforms similar to ours – in the U.S – and they’re used by hundreds of south african artists. but, thing is, they’re not built to actively grow artists in…
Rituals are the bedrock of our sense-making in this world….they help us regulate emotions, our goal/performance states, and our connection to other people. Kursat Ozenc It is with this sentiment on rituals that I approached five creative practitioners; Byron Fredericks, Refilwe Nkomo, Helena Uambembe, Simnikiwe Buhlungu and Tazmé Pillay. I wanted to get a sense of…
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