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South African art

Ernest Cole: the South African photographer at the centre of a powerful and heartbreaking film

Maverick Life

Ernest Cole: the South African photographer at the centre of a powerful and heartbreaking film

By Kylie Thomas

Msaki has learnt to finesse her art with a fine intuition

South Africa

Msaki has learnt to finesse her art with a fine intuition

By S’bo Gyre

Esther Mahlangu: how the famous South African artist keeps her Ndebele culture alive

Maverick Life

Esther Mahlangu: how the famous South African artist keeps her Ndebele culture alive

By Sifiso Ndlovu

‘Impossible Skies’ — a documentation of an unequivocal genius of South African art

South Africa

‘Impossible Skies’ — a documentation of an unequivocal genius of South African art

By Janet van Eeden

Modern Masters V — when so-called ‘weird’ art is simply too absorbing to be overlooked

South Africa

Modern Masters V — when so-called ‘weird’ art is simply too absorbing to be overlooked

By Nkgopoleng Moloi

The winter of art’s discontent

South Africa

The winter of art’s discontent

By Mary Corrigall

Cape Town’s Church Street: a powerful ‘contact zone’ where diverse arts and crafts connect

South Africa

Cape Town’s Church Street: a powerful ‘contact zone’ where diverse arts and crafts connect

By Voni Baloyi

Does visual activist Zanele Muholi also dream of a Barbie world?

South Africa

Does visual activist Zanele Muholi also dream of a Barbie world?

By Keith Bain

Ezrom Legae and Sydney Kumalo: Art legends finally get their rightful due

South Africa

Ezrom Legae and Sydney Kumalo: Art legends finally get their rightful due

By J Brooks Spector

On being an artist in the city – the unseen narratives of Johannesburg

Africa

On being an artist in the city – the unseen narratives of Johannesburg

By Mamelodi Marakalala

Into the Megatext: Chronicling the life and work of South African sculptor Bruce Arnott

South Africa

Into the Megatext: Chronicling the life and work of South African sculptor Bruce Arnott

By David Mann

An artist rearticulates SA’s traumatic history through old newspaper pages

South Africa

An artist rearticulates SA’s traumatic history through old newspaper pages

By Voni Baloyi