Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures
Right-wing German journalists have been snitching on pro-Palestine artists, academics and curators for ‘anti-Semitism’
It is where curators and artists make grand gestures but, despite the wealth of talent in South Africa, our pavilion lacked punch
Mandisa Buthelezi and Thembi Mthembu are adding depth to the photographic archive through their self-portraits with captions and historical reframing
In his swansong, Santu Mofokeng ruminates on mortality, ancestry and dispossession
Portia Zvavahera uses her dreams and experiences to create her otherworldly works
She might have softened her approach but her emotions still run high in all she does
South Africa’s architects may be low-key at Venice but their designs are helping correct social injustices
The world-renowned artist is being introduced to audiences with his latest exhibition ‘Meyina’
How racial prejudice, a controversy and the outcome of a Boko Haram kidnapping all coincided ‘positively’ with Nigeria’s presentation at the Biennale
African artists’ work was much better represented at the national pavilions than at the biennale, a revealing actuality when it comes to black artists
South Africa’s participation in the Venice Biennale is marred by political exclusion during apartheid. Same Mdluli speaks to Lucy MacGarry
The works of SA Pavilion’s artists Mntambo, Lewis and Gunn-Salie bring the country’s past and present issues into sharp focus at Venice Biennale.
Charlotte Higgins talks to Venice Biennale director Okwui Enwezor about Marxism, bigotry and how Rolls-Royce sponsorship squeezes into the mix.
Adrian Searle embarks on a long walk to enlightenment at this year’s compendious Venice Biennale.
The Kenyan pavilion at the Venice Biennale has became mired in controversy as five of the seven artists showing are Chinese, and one is Italian.
Unlike the Joburg showcase, the SA pavilion will present a show that many believe does not reflect the demographics of SA.
Sean O’Toole suggests taking a few pages out of Egypt’s book and venture something brave for SA pavilion rather than big empty ideas.
As the launch of the artists at the exhibition shows a lack of black female artists and comes under tight deadlines, we chat to the pavilion curators.
Berlinde de Bruyckere’s sculpture on exhibition at Belgium’s Venice Biennale was inspired by South African author JM Coetzee.
South Africans made their presence royally known at the Venice Biennale — behind the scenes, on the scenes and in a new permanent pavillion.
Recent comments by Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile promise a shake-up of the institutions that are life-and-death for artists.
Angola, exhibiting for the first time at the Venice Biennale, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for the best national pavilion.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s three large-scale works on display at the Venice Biennale include horrifying mock-ups of his 2011 detention.
The Iraq pavilion at Biennale challenges the ‘rockets and bombs’ view of the country to showcase an art world emerging from years of Saddam and war.
SA’s exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale includes works by a radically diverse group of artists – but it does not reflect an all-defining view.
The department of arts and culture has allegedly spent R10-million on an exhibition at the Venice Biennale it called a "private initiative".
South Africa’s first attempt at official national representation at the Venice Biennale has been a messy affair, but hopes are high.
It has got Olympic gymnasts and an Elvis impersonator, plus a lot of kitsch and queues — but has the Venice Biennale finally got political?
Once again the art world is in an uproar
as Zwelethu Mthetwa withdraws from Venice list amid claims of lack of transparency.