On 11 March 1990, 50 years of Soviet occupation came to an end
The renowned artist talks about inspiration, ideas, history and his new exhibition
South African artworks on a Strauss & Co auction are set to fetch some hefty prices
Choreographer Gregory Maqoma navigates grief and trauma through tradition and dance in his collaboration with artist William Kentridge, The Head & The Load
The much anticipated The Head & The Load performance will be running at the Joburg Theatre from 23 April to 6 May 2023
William Kentridge’s star continues to rise, with big museum shows in Britain and America. Will it intensify his prices?
Rare art, pottery, jewellery and watches with price tags in the millions to go under the hammer for Cape Town Auction Week
In the past few decades the Johannesburg inner city, like many urban centres worldwide, has become home to painters, photographers, printers and their imaginative brethren. In the surrounding buildings, behind walls and in sun-dappled studios, there’s a corresponding energy as artists create magic like modern-day alchemists. The inner city’s large lofts and converted industrial spaces […]
Boitumelo Diseko has married her love of art and business by opening the B Artworks Gallery
Joan Legalamitlwa, the curator of Open City Film, knows that films deserve seated respect, not nose-around-the-corner sniffing at
The ‘neuf-3’ art project, curated by Riason Naidoo, aims to pay tribute to the African communities of Saint-Denis — and of Paris
These artworks would sell well online, but lesser-known artists might struggle. Photos: Courtesy Sanlam Art Collection
‘Paris was a beacon for countless South African artists’
The centre’s sixth season examines the concept of work through the eyes of artists working in different mediums
The word “hesitate”, which recurs in the titles of both exhibitions of William Kentridge’s art at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art (Zeitz Mocaa) — Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work — and the Norval Foundation — Why Should I Hesitate: Sculpture — implies that they are defined by anxiety and a degree of tentativeness. […]
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The beautiful poems written by a ‘quieted’ Eliza Kentridge could well be viewed as visual art.
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Never obvious, photographer David Goldblatt’s landscapes are elegiac, silent – and monumental, writes Melvyn Minnaar.
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Creating tapestries that successfully capture the essence of the artworks they are based on takes years of experience and skill, writes Robyn Sassen.
The acclaimed artist offers an intriguing insight into some of the observations and unsettling realities that define his work methodologies.
Apart from being a landmark theatre event, the local tour of "War Horse" may pull the right strings to unharness the country’s emerging puppet power.
William Kentridge discusses his love of music, his fusion of art and opera, and the ?spin-offs from that.
Artists attempt to understand their work by unlocking the secrets behind their creative impulses.
<i>Dancing with Dada</i> as the start of a large-scale collaboration between someone who can move well and someone who can’t move at all.
Kentridge explains the planning — and the role of the unplanned — in his latest collaboration.