To coincide with the opening of the Venice Biennale on June 4, three Italian-South African artists will present a joint exhibition.
This week, Jo’burg’s best music offerings are all about jazz, and there are tickets to Oliver Mtukudzi’s show up for grabs.
If you are looking for a really unusual experience, don’t miss the return season of <i>Doo Bee Boobies</i>.
Africa Day took place this week, and a number of events are lined up to celebrate it with dance, theatre and music.
Stevenson Gallery in Braamfontein has opened the eagerly anticipated solo exhibition of new work by Michael MacGarry.
Innovative use of new media is the art focus this week.
The 17th annual MTN South African Music Awards is happening this weekend.
Saturday’s discussion at Boekehuis focuses on Diepsloot, the informal settlement north of Johannesburg that is the subject of Anton Harber’s book.
Wayne Barker’s retrospective recalls a wild child who ‘inscribed something rich and mysterious’ on empty landscapes.
It was the year South African female artists soared to bold new heights in terms of value and esteem.
It might be small but it’s on its way to making a big impact. Matthew Krouse gets down and dirty
<b>Matthew Krouse</b> speaks to Jewish studies guru David Shneer about his visit to the controversial Limmud conference and more.
For a few hours I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. It was 11pm on Friday night for a performance of <i>House of the Holy Afro</i>.
<em>Matthew Krouse</em> looks at Jodi Bieber’s book about regular people in an extraordinary place.
In a previous life the raw material of Give It Bag’s elegant new range of clutch bags carried maize meal or building rubble.
Veronica Anderson had a brainwave when she reflected on the pride South Africans are experiencing in the build-up to the Soccer World Cup.
Bruce Marks’s <em>Earth Vessel</em> stands upright and is a mysterious object that gives few clues to its origin.
Maker, a design shop in Johannesburg, recently invited six designers including architects and artists to create work in response to the word unshape.
Argentinian choreographer Constanza Marcas returned to Johannesburg last month to begin rehearsing a new work, <em>The Offside Rules</em>.
A new television series looks at the impact of land on art, writes <em>Matthew Krouse</em>.
The BBC’s upcoming comedy festival reflects a sad world, writes <em>Matthew Krouse</em>.
A small community of Progressive Jews is thriving in the heart of this inner-city ghetto, writes Matthew Krouse.
Growing up, our knowledge of the work of Thami Mnyele came to us through the covers he illustrated for the poetry books of Mongane Wally Serote.
The Africa Centre and Cape Town itself put on a grand show for the opening of Spier Contemporary 2010 on March 13.
Sport Relief is proof that you can be a hedonist and still show you care.
A hint of anarchy would have served the theme of the Safta Awards well — after all, that too is part of the South African story.
There’s something poignant about watching a group of women in a hair salon discussing why they cannot have orgasms.
Director Bobby Rodwell began to think about making drama out of apartheid atrocities in the Nineties when she investigated perceptions of the TRC.
SA’s opportunity to showcase its arts and culture during the World Cup dealt a blow by red tape.
The South African release of <i>Avatar</i> grossed R20,7-million in its first 19 days, according to Nu Metro national sales manager Rory Tyson.
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Caroline Suzman’s exhibition Crossing Over is an attempt to portray what remains of everyday life amid the Middle East conflict.
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The new Ford Everest is a worthy competitor for
the Toyota Fortuner, writes Steve Smith.