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Challenging hegemony: The work of performance artist Tracey Rose (pictured at bottom) moves from an interest in identity politics in South Africa to challenging societal narratives and myths such as Judeo-Christianity in 2011’s Waiting For God (above and left). Photos: Courtesy of the artist and Dan Gunn, London
KHWEZI GULE

Tracey Rose: Comical, cynical, carnivalesque

In a world bursting with self-appointed saviours, Tracey Rose speaks truth to power

  • Khwezi Gule
6 min read
The Visual Arts Symposium is an addition to events related to the visual arts and literary space such as the FNB Joburg Fair. However it aims to interrogate ideas that speak to the work of black scholars and artists.
HERITAGE

Symposium for black artists steps out of the colonial prism

A biennial event has sprung up to provide a forum for black artists and intellectuals to meet

  • Same Mdluli
  • Khwezi Gule
  • Nontobeko Ntombela
6 min read
Whale of a work: Nicholas Hlobo’s Tyaphaka
NICHOLAS HLOBO

Nicholas Hlobo: Master of mystery goes bland

Nicholas Hlobo’s concealment is revealed in this exhibition as the art of saying little and selling a lot.

  • Khwezi Gule
6 min read
The honesty in playing it safe
KHWEZI GULE

The honesty in playing it safe

Tshabangu’s images of poverty don’t push the boundaries but his approach has integrity.

  • Khwezi Gule
4 min read
Getting Beezy with Mandela
BEEZY BAILEY

Getting Beezy with Mandela

The artist Beezy Bailey is perhaps best known for having staged a hoax in the local art world. But everyone knows that he lends a critical voice.

  • Khwezi Gule
7 min read
ANTON KANNEMEYER

Just ’cause you feel it doesn’t mean it’s there

Is Anton Kannemeyer’s <i>Pappa in Afrika</i>, flagrantly racist or is it a lament for a continent ravaged by centuries of colonial rule?

  • Khwezi Gule
11 min read