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Artists

Artists’ blitzkrieg: Criminalised, cancelled, fired, censored
Friday
/ 20 December 2024

Artists’ blitzkrieg: Criminalised, cancelled, fired, censored

Right-wing German journalists have been snitching on pro-Palestine artists, academics and curators for ‘anti-Semitism’

By Charles Leonard
Objects of Desire: Little luxuries
Friday
/ 19 July 2023

Objects of Desire: Little luxuries

H&M taps Rich Mnisi, while candles provide a ‘scents’ of place

By Kimberley Schoeman
The evolution of amapiano
Friday
/ 19 September 2022

The evolution of amapiano

Sound that has taken the world by storm is in danger of dying out in
a lacklustre industry

By Oupa Nkosi
Q&A Sessions: Dr Zolelwa Sifumba on learning to rest and healing herself
National
/ 28 October 2021

Q&A Sessions: Dr Zolelwa Sifumba on learning to rest and healing herself

Dr Zolelwa Sifumba went from being a frontline healthcare worker to stepping back from clinical work. She speaks to Elna Schütz about her shift into more open spaces

By Elna Schütz
Officials implicated in arts council mismanagement will be brought to book — Mthethwa
National
/ 27 September 2021

Officials implicated in arts council mismanagement will be brought to book — Mthethwa

The National Arts Council vows that every cent from the sector’s Covid-19-relief programme will be disbursed to artists, after auditors uncover maladministration

By Chris Gilili
It’s vital to get the Copyright Amendment Bill right
Opinion
/ 7 October 2020

It’s vital to get the Copyright Amendment Bill right

The currently proposed hybrid ‘fair use’ principle does not do nearly enough to protect artists, and will bankrupt them if it forces them to litigate each instance of copyright infringement

By Chola Makgamathe
Old artistic forms find new mediums in uncertain times
Article
/ 2 April 2020

Old artistic forms find new mediums in uncertain times

Music, art and theatre are moving online as cultural workers adjust to lockdown

By Kwanele Sosibo
Get your quarantine on — the best in virtual entertainment
Article
/ 30 March 2020

Get your quarantine on — the best in virtual entertainment

With everyone settling into an indoors routine or starting to lose it because of cabin fever, this guide should remind you that creativity and beauty still exist, virtually represented but there, nonetheless.

By Kwanele Sosibo and Zaza Hlalethwa
​Tumi’s albums: from best to just okay
Article
/ 7 March 2017

​Tumi’s albums: from best to just okay

Tumi, who is now known as Stogie T, has released his most popular album to date.

By Sabelo Mkhabela
17 people who have our attention in 2017
Article
/ 27 January 2017

17 people who have our attention in 2017

"There are more than 17 people in South Africa whose work is shifting consciousness"

By Arts Desk
​Urban Village is not a band, it’s a collective of underground artists
Article
/ 27 June 2016

​Urban Village is not a band, it’s a collective of underground artists

Guitarist Lerato Lichaba dreams of a place where artists can network and create away from the media glare.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Storm in a beer can jams Jo’burg road
Article
/ 15 October 2015

Storm in a beer can jams Jo’burg road

Ricardo da Fonseca’s makeshift pinhole camera – to take time-lapse photos of a construction site – had Jo’burg cops all a-shutter this week.

By Phillip De Wet
Migrants: Unexpected guests trapped in time and space
Article
/ 8 October 2015

Migrants: Unexpected guests trapped in time and space

The outsider has always held a fascination for artists and writers, helping to shape our view of those who exist in a state of perpetual transition.

By Sean Otoole 1
Art and the grey area of ‘betweenness’
Article
/ 29 May 2014

Art and the grey area of ‘betweenness’

Institutions need to engage more rigorously with "rural" artists such as Johannes Segogela and Jackson Hlungwani, writes Same Mdluli.

By Same Mdluli
On being an ‘artist’
Article
/ 23 April 2013

On being an ‘artist’

True artistry is a rare skill because everyone seems to be wrapped up in "the hustle" nowadays, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.

By Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Spoek Mathambo: Beyond Afro-futurism
Videos
/ 11 December 2012

Spoek Mathambo: Beyond Afro-futurism

Spoek Mathambo talks to the M&G about his latest release, his position in the SA music industry and an upcoming collaboration with Gorillaz.

By Staff Reporter
South African artists: A shabby state of affairs
Article
/ 12 June 2012

South African artists: A shabby state of affairs

Funding shortages, political meddling and a lack of interest and understanding from audiences and government have left SA artists out in the cold.

By Brent Meersman
Tarzan and Arab: The Gaza artists determined to make it against all odds
Article
/ 18 August 2011

Tarzan and Arab: The Gaza artists determined to make it against all odds

Despite a lack of training, equipment, funding or an audience, two artists are determined to succeed as film directors.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 December 2008

Denmark’s hippie haven under threat

Europe’s last refuge for hippies, artists and activists may not last much longer, with the Danish government determined to clean up the giant squat.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 24 June 2008

What are the playmakers saying?

Seven world premieres of new South African
drama will be staged at the main festival this year. Brent Meersman reports.

By Staff Reporter

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