Public art: A microscope trained on our society
Sophie the maid, artist Mary Sibande's creation, looks down at the Jo'burg CBD from various billboards.
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Are we there yet?
Lesley Perkes is the woman behind much of the art appearing all over Jo'burg. We asked her why she does it, and why it matters.
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From fools to angels
Brett Bailey, curator of Infecting the City, speaks to the M&G about putting art in the path of the public.
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Elephant artist left in the dark
Two months after a resolution was passed to destroy his elephant sculptures, Andries Botha still does not know what is to become of his artworks.
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Look up, up, up
Ten years ago Jo'burg launched the Johannesburg Art City Project, meant “to transform the city into the world's largest outdoor art gallery.
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The elephant that caused all the trouble
A public artwork planned for Durban at a reported cost of R1,5-million has been scuppered, allegedly because the trio of elephants are an IFP symbol.
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Redressing Mandela
The bronze Nelson Mandela statue in Sandton, Johannesburg, was "redressed" in a giant shirt on Saturday by a group of artists.
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