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Sean Otoole

The fine art of domesticating a revolution

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As much as artists might rebel against it, art fairs and private enterprise are the new drivers

Opulent beach houses and the art of the leisure colonist

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The growing number of extravagant homes built along South Africa's coastlines brings ethics – as well as aesthetics – into question.

Alexandra, Sandton and bridging the economic divide

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The historically divided suburbs of Alexandra and Sandton will soon have a bridge to link them. This time utilitarianism might win out over symbolism.

Architectural solutions to slums and earthquakes

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Presentations on earthquake readiness and slum settlement solutions at a global architecture congress have highlighted contributions to human dignity.

A lover of dirty, smelly and unsightly architecture

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Industrial archaeologist David Worth champions the bleak monuments of South Africa's industrial architecture.

?Is Nathi Mthethwa the right man for the job?

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After a game of ministerial musical chairs that saw Nathi Mthethwa replace Paul Mashatile, Sean O'Toole wonders if Mthethwa is suited for the arts.

Through the lens: Exploring land and photography in SA

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From mine dumps to city skylines, four new books bring South Africa’s diversity into focus, writes Sean O'Toole.

Art brings home the grain drain

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A Cape Town landmark will soon become a major international museum that will focus primarily on work of African origin.

Images of an icon, real and imagined

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Portraits of Nelson Mandela over the years — from the reverential to the interpretive — have firmly entrenched his status in popular culture.

Pieter Hugo: Melancholy etched in the flesh

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Photographer Pieter Hugo's latest exhibition is a? "jolting meditation" on family, kinship and decaying nationhood.

Welcome to the cabaret of art

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Artists are dressing up - or undressing - to make a point about who they really are. But is the spectacle more than just cheap drag?

‘We don’t seek art in their misery’

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While Nelson Mandela lies gravely ill, a grim tragi-comedy unfolds. A prominent political family is disassembling in public view.
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