Mary Corrigall

Mary Corrigall is an award-winning critic, academic and founder of Corrigall & Co. She will be discussing the findings of the inaugural art report at an event hosted by Strauss & Co this Saturday. It will be followed by a panel discussion with Tokini Peterside, director of Art X Lagos art fair, Emma Menell director of London’s Tyburn gallery, Owen Martin, curator at the Norval Foundation and Matthew Partridge, contemporary specialist at the auction house.

On Jackson Hlungwani: A close encounter with an artistic deity

Friday Mary Corrigall - 21 Sep 2020

A survey of Jackson Hlungwani’s practice presents a transcendental experience, even for non-believers

Online fairs change art market

Coronavirus Mary Corrigall - 7 Aug 2020

Covid-19 could have a positive effect on the quality of artistic fare.

William Kentridge examines ‘hesitation’

Article Mary Corrigall - 2 Oct 2019

The word “hesitate”, which recurs in the titles of both exhibitions of William Kentridge’s art at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African...

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SA’s disconnect from Africa limits cultural landscape

Article Mary Corrigall - 16 May 2019

South Africa’s identity issues are reflected in its lack of appreciation for pan-African art

Limits and freedom of non-free art

Article Mary Corrigall - 8 Sep 2017

The Joburg Art Fair has evolved in the last decade, but the question is: Have they gone far enough?

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Breaking free from migrant status

Article Mary Corrigall - 21 Oct 2016

Ronald Muchatuta rejects labels and uses the checked bag to show how the migrants’ identity traps people

Overlooked late artist Albert Adams remembered

Article Mary Corrigall - 9 May 2016

The artist did not seek popularity, but new exhibition ‘Bonds of Memory’ may be the collection that finally puts him on the art map.

Wayne Barker: A new image with change of medium

Article Mary Corrigall - 5 Feb 2016

The renowned South African artist has turned to silkscreening for his latest exhibition but his trademark touches remain.

Temporary monuments for a society in transition

Article Mary Corrigall - 20 Jan 2016

Johann van der Schijff's I to I questions the permanence of monuments and looks at alternative public art models.

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Creating slogan art for the selfie generation

Article Mary Corrigall - 3 Dec 2015

Ed Young’s tart one-liners are the toast of global art fairs, which are redefining how art is being made

Johannes Phokela messes with the Western art cannon’s masters

Article Mary Corrigall - 29 Oct 2015

Using contemporary references, Johannes Phokela turns the Western canon on itself to comment on the power play.

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

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Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working