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Sixosh’ abathakathi: Ukuthwebula and the photographic image

Article Kholeka Shange - 18 Feb 2020

Reimagining image making through concepts found in isiZulu

Stolen moments of prison life

Article Same Mdluli - 5 Sep 2017

The art anti-apartheid activist Fatima Meer produced in jail not only documented prison life but became a form of resistance in itself

An art exhibition that curates complex identities

Article Staff Reporter - 20 May 2016

An exhibit of African identity featuring continental and diasporic artists such as Lerato Shadi, Felix Mula and Louis Kakudi.

Simon Gush: Images, words and sounds expound on the global work ethic

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 9 Jun 2015

Simon Gush’s latest exhibition interrogates the central role played by work in the construction and perception of our identities.

Essop brothers’ exhibit probes stereotypes, violence and anonymity

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 9 Dec 2014

The award-winning duo have put together a thought-provoking exhibition highlighting society’s tendency to perceive Muslim men as one and the same.

The Creative Showcase: Exploring the female gaze by Billie Zangewa

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Aug 2014

A weekly round-up of South Africa's creative community and projects, by Between 10and5.

A photographer’s search for Jo’Burg’s essential essence

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Nov 2013

Nigerian photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi's exhibition "(Alice) Adama in Wonderland" draws on his fascination with Johannesburg and Africa's megacities.

Paul Smith: From a box to billions

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Nov 2013

Britain's most successful fashion designer last week opened a major exhibition in London's Design Museum ?– just don't call it ?a retrospective.

Acts of art put violence in the frame

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Oct 2013

From Marina Abramovi? to Yoko Ono and Jane Alexander, 30 artists tackle gender-based violence in "Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art".

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