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Bright: Work by Sam Nhlengethwa at last year’s FNB Art Fair.

Basha Uhuru under the theme 30 years of creative freedom, Dates for Joburg Art Fair, With-Out Limits at UJ

Your essential dose of art and culture

Art fair or just opportunist?

Galleries may thrive but will the planned Art Week, FNB Joburg Art Fair and Arts Alive festivities have any greater social or cultural ramifications?

Donna Kukama: Life is a laughing matter

Donna Kukama is tired of the gallery space — but she intends to stay inside the system and to make the most of it by subverting it.

Ayanda Mabulu. (David Harrison, M&G)

Formerly censored Mabulu art work sells for R89K

Artist Ayanda Mabulu’s painting commenting on President Jacob Zuma’s perceived role in the Marikana shooting has sold for R89 000.

Jo’burg Art Fair censorship: Artists back each other up

The redeeming factor of the Jo’burg Art Fair was seeing one artist stand up for another, writes Percy Zvomuya.

Art Fair forced to reinstate Mabulu painting after Goldblatt threat

The Jo’burg Art Fair will allow Ayanda Mabulu’s controversial painting to stay after featured artist David Goldblatt threatened to quit in protest.

Taking care: Silvia Pillon says the Jo’burg Art Fair will offer a ‘museum-quality’ experience.

New curator on the block

Silvia Pillon, in charge of the noncommercial side of the Jo’burg Art Fair, discusses her role in staging the event.

Nelisiwe Xaba and J Mocke van Veuren’s digital art work Uncles & Angles has won the FNB Art Prize. (Supplied)

Eleven new galleries exhibiting at Jo’burg Art Fair

The FNB Jo’burg Art Fair has launched, with an announcement that 11 new galleries would be showing work at the fair for the first time.

M&G’s arts editor Matthew Krouse takes us behind the scenes at the 2012 FNB Jo’burg Art Fair

Fair and fabulous

M&G’s arts editor Matthew Krouse takes us behind the scenes at the 2012 FNB Jo’burg Art Fair, which took place in Sandton at the weekend.

Artist Benon Lutaaya found his metier in paper scavenged by Kampala street children.

Ugandan finds weight in paper

Benon Lutaaya’s big-city hardship compelled him to work in collage and enter competitions compulsively.

Caught watching: Turner Adams unflinchingly returns the viewer’s gaze in Gordon Clark’s photograph.

Tracing a life gone awry

Turner Adams, at the centre of photographer Gordon Clark’s latest body of work, is an extraordinary subject.

Atle Tekane

Hugo lays bare society’s scars

Pieter Hugo’s latest work, the Pirelli-commissioned At Home series of nude portraits of South Africans at home is all imperfect humanity.

Subtle Agency: Thongo Tutsu Sangoma

Keeping it fresh

The Art Fair Fringe’s Claudia Schneider tells Matthew Krouse about her vision for showing new work in new spaces.

Art fairs lead to a rethinking of Africa

Art fairs lead to a rethinking of Africa

Chris Dercon, the director of the Tate Modern, was in South Africa for last weekend’s Jo’burg Art Fair.

Tearing up the rule book

Tearing up the rule book

A collaboration between two young Johannesburg artists opens the doors to an interesting debate on the accessibility of art and gallery space.

Fringe comes into its own

Fringe comes into its own

When Claudia Schneider returned to South Africa as the first Jo’burg Art Fair geared up, a natural question to her was: "Where’s the fringe".

‘Must-have’ designs galore

‘Must-have’ designs galore

The Southern Guild 2011 collection will be showcased again at the Jo’burg Art Fair from September 23 to 25.

Making a lasting impact with first impressions

Making a lasting impact with first impressions

When Ross Douglas was researching international art fairs he realised a local iteration needed a special project

Making art work and not just artwork

<i>Sarah Badat</i> got a heads up on the official attitude to creative production at Friday’s opening sessions at the annual Joburg Art Fair.

Paul Emsley.

The portrait of an artist

One of the highlights of this year’s Art Fair will be the showing of London-based South African artist Paul Emsley’s portrait of Nelson Mandela.