She has no concerns but – as the new ‘Mercedes’ single suggests – the celebrity trap awaits her.
Mthembu offers little explanation: "This is not a, ‘we give you our cultural capital’. This is ‘are you credible enough to have this conversation?’."
Ventriloquist Conrad Koch lets loose the silly side of his act, a playfulness that is itself political.
Mythology – totemic animals and spirit guides – is evident in her contorted, cramped figures.
The themes of religion, gender and global capital reflect in the artworks that draw on literary references, myths and symbols.
Her new exhibition is a visceral and complex display of knowing oneself and one’s lineage in the absence of, and despite, history and memory.
Read Tate’s two ‘Flyboy’ books sequentially and it will be obvious he is now more consistent, and humble, in his brilliance.
Ahead of a speaking tour of South Africa, cultural critic Greg Tate talks about #BlackLivesMatter and the burgeoning Afropunk aesthetic.
Family dynasties of musical legends allow us to vicariously indulge our nostalgia – but, surely, there’s a purpose beyond that.
Although it still faces obstacles, readers, writers and publishers alike are enjoying the concise writing style