Art Exhibitions
latest news & developmentsWhy Muofhe Manavhela wants SA's art world to return to Venda
Artist Muofhe Manavhela is spearheading a movement to reverse the traditional flow of South African art, inviting artists, curators, and cultural enthusiasts to Venda. Her…
A ‘One-Night Stand’ with Amogelang Maepa
A chance gallery stop becomes an intimate encounter with Amogelang Maepa’s sensual, emotionally charged exploration of fleeting desire and lasting residue
Textiles as testimony: Stitching together stories of struggle, survival and gendered history
Textiles hold memory, meaning and power – challenging erasure, celebrating resilience
Zimbabwean artist Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude wins 2024 FNB Art Prize
Nyaude’s work will be on display at the FNB Art Fair, and he will hold a solo exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery
Robin Rhode’s artistic journey in Johannesburg’s abandoned spaces
Rhode’s interest in impermanence and repairing decay shines through in his latest works
Discovering Cape Town’s eclectic listening bars, where nightlife is redefined
The popularity of two Cape Town listening bars points to the need for more eclectic music spaces
Capital Art Fair Tshwane – A toast to curiosity, imagination and courage
The platform showcased the talent of local artists and fostered a sense of community and collaboration
Art Trader and RED! the gallery present an exclusive auction event in Cape Town
Brace yourselves for an evening of cultural immersion as the collaboration hosts an unparalleled art auction extravaganza
What lies in between? Musings on the Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation
‘Liminality’ is a buzz word in art speak, but does the current Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation exhibition go far enough in meaningfully unpacking it?
Black Luminosity foregrounded visibility as an act of refusal
The group exhibition at SMAC gallery, curated by Gcotyelwa Mashiqa, revisited the chromatic and social properties of blackness in contemporary South African visual art
Sixosh’ abathakathi: Ukuthwebula and the photographic image
Reimagining image making through concepts found in isiZulu
Stolen moments of prison life
The art anti-apartheid activist Fatima Meer produced in jail not only documented prison life but became a form of resistance in itself
An art exhibition that curates complex identities
An exhibit of African identity featuring continental and diasporic artists such as Lerato Shadi, Felix Mula and Louis Kakudi.
Simon Gush: Images, words and sounds expound on the global work ethic
Simon Gush’s latest exhibition interrogates the central role played by work in the construction and perception of our identities.
Essop brothers’ exhibit probes stereotypes, violence and anonymity
The award-winning duo have put together a thought-provoking exhibition highlighting society’s tendency to perceive Muslim men as one and the same.