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Holding pattern: A retrospective exhibition of Esther Mahlangu’s work, which references Ndebele painting, a practice passed down the generations, is on at Wits Art Museum. Photo: Supplied

The brilliance of Esther Mahlangu, beyond the biography

A retrospective delves into the depth, symbolism and global reach of the renowned artist’s work

Soup-er: The artist in a scene from the docuseries ‘The Andy Warhol Diaries’. Photo: Netflix

Andy gets more than 15 minutes

A new docuseries examines the life, the work and the loves of the pioneer of the pop art movement

Jean-Michel Basquiat. Untitled, 1982. Acrylic and oilstick on panel. 182.8 × 244 cm. Private collection © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

Basquiat retrospective boasts central masterpieces and never-before-exhibited works

A retrospective on Jean-Michel Basquiat is showing at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. Its curator has dubbed it the most comprehensive Basquiat show

Warhol first self portrait soars to $38m at auction

Warhol first self portrait soars to $38m at auction

Andy Warhol’s very first self portrait injected the energy that been missing back into spring art sales on Wednesday when it soared to $38,44-million.

Warhol self-portrait sells for $32

Warhol self-portrait sells for $32,5-million

A late self-portrait by "pope of pop" Andy Warhol sold for a record $32,5-million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday.

Warhol silkscreen soars above $43m at Sotheby’s

Andy Warhol’s monumental silkscreen, 200 One Dollar Bills, sold for ,76-million at Sotheby’s contemporary art auction on Wednesday.

$1m reward for stolen Warhols

A reward of -million is being offered this weekend for information leading to the recovery of a unique collection of stolen Andy Warhol portraits.

Anti-pop-art artist Boris Lurie dies

The New Yorker art rebel and Holocaust survivor Boris Lurie died after a long, difficult illness, the Berlin publicist Matthias Reichelt said on Tuesday. Lurie, who was 83, died…

Writers recruit Hollywood stars for silent protests

Some of the biggest actors in Hollywood are to support striking writers in a series of internet downloads due to debut on Thursday. The cast list for the 21 spots, which range in…