Sean Otoole

The fine art of domesticating a revolution

Article Sean Otoole - 16 Feb 2018

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

Article Sean Otoole - 2 Oct 2014

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

Architectural solutions to slums and earthquakes

Article Sean Otoole - 6 Aug 2014

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

Article Sean Otoole - 24 Jul 2014

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

?Is Nathi Mthethwa the right man for the job?

Article Sean Otoole - 2 Jun 2014

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

Article Sean Otoole - 2 Jan 2014

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

Article Sean Otoole - 12 Dec 2013

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

Article Sean Otoole - 12 Dec 2013

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

Article Sean Otoole - 17 Oct 2013

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

Welcome to the cabaret of art

Article Sean Otoole - 11 Oct 2013

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’

Article Sean Otoole - 4 Oct 2013

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

Egoli lights up the city of love

Article Sean Otoole - 28 Aug 2013

Paris is hosting 'My Joburg', a large group exhibition devoted to art from and about the place of gold

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