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Hanging in the balance: Years of neglect and mismanagement have led to the decay of the Johannesburg Art Gallery building in Joubert Park, threatening its priceless collection. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)

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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

Thembeka Heidi Sincuba

In addition to the comics, the exhibition highlights the use of comic-making tools and how they have lived in other, more revered, art forms. (Paul Botes)

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The Art of Comics exhibition, now on at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, aims to meet this need

Zaza Hlalethwa