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Chinks in the shadowsViviane Sassen explores the spaces between home and away, night and day, life and dreams. Cape art picks: February 10 2012Public performance and invisibility, social and political boundaries and the artist's role in society are themes that artist Donna Kukama tackles. Jo'burg art picks: February 10 2012Johannesburg's most established commercial gallery celebrates the new year with an enormous group show. Photography
'Everyone's view of Jo’burg is valid'Kutlwano Moagi's exhibition Split Façades, curated by Thato Mogotsi, asks us to take another look at the heart of Johannesburg. Photography
Nairobi from dusk to dawnAn unblinking and voyeuristic portrayal celebrates the city as the site of multiple stories and identities. Visual art
The white elephant in the roomArtist Candice Breitz is using the popular soapie Generations to further the racial debate in South Africa. Jo'burg art picks: February 3 2012February 10 marks the opening of The Courage of ||kabbo: from landscape to literature, an exhibition curated by Pippa Skotnes. Jo'burg photography picks: February 3 2012Johannesburg city provides a constant source of fascination for photographers. Cape art picks: February 3 2012The World Press Photo 2011 Exhibition is both a celebration of the medium and a startling portrait of our contemporary world. Spanish museum reveals earliest Mona Lisa copySpanish curators identified Wednesday what they think is the earliest ever copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Indian artist assaulted over nude paintingsThe artist said he had been beaten up at his gallery by five men over nude paintings that the attackers claimed were an insult to the country. Visual art
Silk cape out of spider’s webIt has taken eight years and more than one million Madagascar golden orb spiders to create a work of art. Visual art
Jo'burg gallery awash in sewageInstitution faces a funding crisis that could result in priceless works in its storerooms getting damaged. Cape art picks: January 27 2012They employ vastly different mediums and explore divergent themes, but Viviane Sassen and Nandipha Mntambo share a preoccupation with perception. Durban art picks: January 27 2012The raucous photography exhibition, Hidden like a Cotton Mouth in the Woods, is showing at the Collective. Jo'burg art pick: January 27 2012This week sees the opening of the first solo show by graffiti artist Philip Botha, who has been spraying walls for more than 12 years. Visual art
Currency of cultureDeciding what constitutes a South African heritage work of art seems to be a guessing game. Cape art picks: January 20 2012Avant Car Guard’s day-long exhibition closing party will be an experiment in organised chaos. Durban art pick: January 20 2012artSPACE durban is accepting submissions for Phoneography, an exhibition of photos taken with phones. Jo'burg art picks: January 20 2012Recently "discovered" and self-taught Limpopo artist John Phalane’s exhibition, Malete, is a series of interesting maps. TOPICS IN THIS SECTION
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