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The politics of guilt and the violence of the archive
During the lockdown, artists must rethink their place in the system. Now is the chance to advocate and appreciate the human condition of being constantly and chaotically in flux
Changing the world of art – to click or not to click?
Clicktivism – can logging into a website and adding your name to a petition really change the world of art?
Blood on the tarmac: Brett Bailey speaks
Playwright and artist Brett Bailey shared this post on Facebook about this past weekend’s protests against Exhibit B, currently showing in Paris.
Nathi Mthethwa weighs in on Brett Bailey, freedom of speech
As issues relating to freedom of expression make news, the former police minister has finally spoken out on the controversy surrounding ‘Exhibit B’.
Brett Bailey’s show cancellation reeks of ‘censorship’
Theatre representatives have expressed anger over the shutting down of Brett Bailey’s ‘Exhibit B’, but a protester says they didn’t call for a ban.
Brett Bailey: The intention of Exhibit B was never hatred
Theatre director Brett Bailey feels that his right to address racism in his own creative way, as a white South African, has been challenged.
Brett Bailey’s London exhibition cancelled
"Exhibit B" by South African artist Brett Bailey that displays black people as "artefacts recreated from history museums", has been cancelled.
Letters to the editor: September 19 to 25 2014
Readers comment on Kebby Maphatsoe’s character assassinations and protecting the public protector, and respond to a story on Brett Bailey’s Exhibit B.
Brett Bailey’s Exhibit B knots up London knickers
Theatre director Brett Bailey can’t believe how "a global capital of democracy" has reacted to his works decrying objectification.
Bailey brings signature sardonic humour to Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’
Stretching the translations to its limit, Brett Bailey removes the frills of Verdi’s opera without taking from its beauty.
Blazing new directions in drama
Brett Bailey reveals the thinking behind his site-specific interpretations of the ancient Greek tragedy Medea for European audiences.
Recreating the inhumane spectacle
Brett Bailey’s new work recreates the museums and spectacles in Europe to which millions of people flocked to see "inferior" darker races.
Art goes public in Cape Town in a big way
Public art is gathering momentum, even as funding budgets are slashed and is taking over the Cape Town city centre.
Public art: A microscope trained on our society
Sophie the maid, artist Mary Sibande’s creation, looks down at the Jo’burg CBD from various billboards.