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When art returns, who does it belong to?
As masterpieces by William Kentridge and Pablo Picasso return to Johannesburg, Homecoming becomes less about art on walls and more about who gets to claim it
Diary: Scorpion kings live at Loftus Stadium, Ofentse Sebula to tour Johannesburg and eSwatini and Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude showcases at JAG
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Mapping power, memory and belonging through collage
Collages crafted by 2025 FNB Art Prize winner Thato Toeba confront colonial legacies and celebrate African intimacy and connection
In the Shadow of the Gallery: Art, power and the fight for Johannesburg’s soul
Johannesburg Art Gallery’s decay reveals deeper cracks in South Africa’s cultural and political institutions
Systemic neglect of Johannesburg Art Gallery contrasts with creative industry growth
JAG’s siloed approach hinders meaningful collaborations with public, private and national institutions
Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s Umkhondo reflects memory and loss through photography
The exhibition invites viewers to reflect on South Africa’s history through deeply personal stories of loss, memory and healing.
Photographer’s solo show digs deep into personal history
Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s solo exhibition Umkhondo: Going Deeper will be at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, in collaboration with Goodman Gallery, from 24 August to 23 March.
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
Joburg has lost its seat among the world’s iconic capitals
As heartbreaking as it is to admit, our beloved city is travelling down a path of no return
Wycliffe Mundopa: ‘I think the idea of beauty as a kind of grace and finesse is a Eurocentric notion’
Award-winning Zimbabwean painter Wycliffe Mundopa has a reputation as a recluse who prefers to let his art speak for itself. However, he recently agreed to do this Q&A with Percy…
Invaluable artworks and artefacts at risk in the Johannesburg museums
The City of Johannesburg has been marching on the spot for years about fixing its museum infrastructure, it can no longer pretend not to see the costly damage wrought over time
The Portfolio: The Johannesburg Art Gallery Summer and Winter School
By facilitating a community for thought, the Sekoto School hopes to ground various discourses to do with black life
Lerato Shadi: The body, the land and the toll of unsung labour
The artist continues to give voice to unrecognised labour through her expanding practice that includes durational performance, installation and video work
The art of serving the public
The Art of Comics exhibition, now on at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, aims to meet this need
Invincible yet still mercurial
Albert Adams worked in self-imposed obscurity, but his work speaks boldly for himself and others