Latest articles on Stevenson Art Gallery

The Weekend Guide

Article Arts Desk - 31 Jan 2020

For good vibes and an arts fix, don't miss this

Nakanjani, Dada Khanyisa’s got a good feeling

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 29 Jan 2020

Artist Dada Khanyisa on responding to the opportunities that their practice offers them, by all means necessary

Dust, beauty and geography combine in Moshekwa Langa’s Tropic of Capricorn

Article Nkgopoleng Moloi - 13 Dec 2019

Moshekwa Langa’s Tropic of Capricorn is a graceful reflection on time and place

In the world — but not of it

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 24 May 2019

Portia Zvavahera uses her dreams and experiences to create her otherworldly works

Fictive world is not escapist

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 15 Feb 2019

Simphiwe Ndzube’s solo show in Cape Town offers no easy answers to deracinated utopias

She fights for artists’ rights

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 27 Jul 2018

The curator cum activist understands creatives’ struggles and is working to rectify this situation

Both physical presence, and authenticity

Article Nkgopoleng Moloi - 13 Jul 2018

It is hotly debated in many circles whether white gallery walls can ever become truly inclusive and evolved

Mame-Diarra Niang: A soul turned inside out

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 29 Sep 2017

Three reflections capture the change of artistic mode after visiting Senegalese-French artist Mame-Diarra Niang.

Who no know

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 29 Sep 2017

Three reflections capture the change of artistic mode after visiting Senegalese-French artist Mame-Diarra Niang.

Mame-Diarra Niang’s vision for the invisible

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Sep 2017

Three reflections capture the change of artistic mode after visiting Senegalese-French artist Mame-Diarra Niang.

Brave Beauties and the dark Lioness

Article Chaze Matakala - 8 Sep 2017

If beauty is a joy forever, so it is with the photos jumping out of whitewashed gallery walls

Moshekwa Langa and the mass of a poem

Article Nobhongo Gxolo - 2 May 2016

Artist Moshekwa Langa's own life inspired his latest installation, which speaks to "hidden histories".

Stevenson Gallery curates SEX in the city

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Apr 2016

The SEX exhibition attempts to unpack sex through a timeline of events that took place in South Africa in the past decade.

Writing’s on the wall for Robin Rhode

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 1 Apr 2015

Now based in Berlin, South Africa’s ‘poet of street art’ is back home with an exhibition that signals his intent to keep ‘flipping’ the art world.

The politics of colour in art

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 4 Dec 2014

The discourse about colour in art ignores the uncomfortable sociopolitical ramifications of race.

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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special reports - 24 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 24 Nov 2020

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Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

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special reports - 20 Nov 2020

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special reports - 18 Nov 2020

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special reports - 13 Nov 2020

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