A new exhibition reveals the silent language used by millions of South Africans to travel through life.
The theft of a painting of Nelson Mandela by South Africa-born artist Conor Mccreedy remains a mystery after it was stolen from a New York gallery.
Mary Sibande is moving on from a familiar character in her oeuvre and, by exploring an historical event, is digging for deeper meaning.
Kudzanai Chiurai’s exhibition titled "16SNLV" encourages people to scrutinise their reactions to everyday brutality.
The public figure of Nelson Mandela has returned to Johannesburg in Marco Cianfanelli’s newly unveiled sculpture, Shadow Boxing.
Kemang Wa Lehulere is one of two young artists awarded the 15th Bâloise prize at the 2013 Art Basel fair.
Local artist Stephen Hobbs is a kind of latter-day Piet Mondrian in our midst.
Artists Pamela Sunstrum and Thenjiwe Nkosi explore the notion of heroes and future mythologies in their "solo-collaborative" exhibition.
It is time to celebrate Sekoto’s place in South African art history, but this major exhibition doesn’t get it quite right, writes Rory Bester.
Artist Sue Williamson celebrates the women who helped to usher in South Africa’s liberation.
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.
In an industry dominated by male-made images, an extraordinary international project offers very personal points of view of five female photographers.
Ryan Arenson, who usually works in painting and printmaking, is drawing from a new well of expression through an unusual alter ego.
Nicholas Hlobo’s concealment is revealed in this exhibition as the art of saying little and selling a lot.
It is interesting to see who has laid claim to the legacy of Gerard Sekoto, now the subject of a massive exhibition commemorating his 100th birthday.
The world’s most famous galleries now offer phone and tablet apps to guide us through their collections.
Mary Wafer has stepped outside of her comfort zone to create a valuable exhibition about the tragedy at Lonmin’s mine.
Unlike contemporaries Ernest Mancoba and Gerard Sekoto, the elusive artist did not enjoy a late-career rebound.
Nirox is a fitting location for outdoor sculptures that encapsulate the fragility of humankind.
Incognito, he uses South Africa’s streets as his canvas – but his path to renown was international.
Works of art that concern themselves with various aspects of religion have proved to be popular with people who do not normally visit art galleries.
It’s a map of Africa, but not as you would usually know it.
Our dreams, mimicked by children, go on show with disturbing results.
The Loom of the Land shows South Africa through the eyes of more than 20 artists, but the exhibition’s politeness may leave art lovers unsatisfied.
The Chinese Girl we knew is not a painting. It’s a printed picture, or, these days, a photo of the printed picture on the internet.
The display of a giant map of South Africa produced for King Louis XVI in 1790 by explorer Franois le Vaillant is a rarer sight than Halley’s comet.
The Simon Lee Gallery in Mayfair, central London, is currently showing work by the veteran American artist Sherrie Levine.
The artist and the eThekwini Municipality have now reached an out-of-court settlement after work on the project was halted in 2010.
Standard Bank’s latest exhibition explores the complexities of the China-Africa relationship.
A gifted artist and mentor guided by moral demands.
The ANC has asserted itself as a party interested in art. Being a disciplined and hierarchical structure, work has been apportioned by rank.
A red-headed artist peels away the mystique around the carrot-top ‘race’ in her provocative photographic exhibition.