Santu Mofokeng
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Santu Mofokeng and the dignity of everyday life
Santu Mofokeng's photographs invite viewers to slow down and recognise the humanity of people beyond their circumstances. His work, which challenged conventional struggle…
Gig Guide: Savanna presents Festival of Comedy, Dominica releases Your Presence and Santu Mofokeng at the Standard Bank Art Lab
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Looking back in black and white to see more clearly
A nostalgic journey through analogue photography that bridges generations and memories
A legacy in focus: The long shadow of Ernest Cole
Ernest Cole’s lens captured apartheid’s truth and his legacy continues to shape creatives today
Black Photo Libraries: Peter Magubane on the struggle for documentation
Peter Magubane, whose images set him on a collision course with the apartheid government, pays tribute to his colleagues in this foreword to a new book
An ‘aesthetic inheritance’: ugogo the [visual] griot
Refiguring ugogo as a critical figure in the making of Black [visual] archives
‘Photographs In Our Mother Tongue’: The new South Africa under scrutiny
A retrospective of photographic works at the Standard Bank Gallery offers a snapshot in time
‘Photographs In Our Mother Tongue’: The new South Africa under scrutiny
A virtual retrospective of photographic works at the Standard Bank Art Gallery offer a snapshot in time
Talking Bodies: Photographers use self-portraits to tell stories
Mandisa Buthelezi and Thembi Mthembu are adding depth to the photographic archive through their self-portraits with captions and historical reframing
The List: A peek at the Stevenson library
Stevenson gallery staff took to Instagram to share a small selection of literature guiding their “respective journeys towards listening, learning and confronting bias”
Taking the battle to the grave: South Africa’s contested sites
In his swansong, Santu Mofokeng ruminates on mortality, ancestry and dispossession
See our history in buildings
The built environment is an important part of art and often lurks in the background
Thing of beauty: The black photo album
A deep look into history through stark studio portraits of South Africans.
Out of the shadows
A comprehensive retrospective of Santu Mofokeng’s work deserves a better showing at the Wits Art Museum.
The black albums
In an edited extract from his essay in <i>Granta’s The View from Africa</i>, photographer Santu Mofokeng recalls his first moments behind the lens.