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Generational wealth: An archive of 60 000 negatives in a Swedish bank was published posthumously by the Ernest Cole Family Trust through Aperture in the book The True America in 2023. Photo: Ernest Cole
AFRICAN ART

A legacy in focus: The long shadow of Ernest Cole

Ernest Cole’s lens captured apartheid’s truth and his legacy continues to shape creatives today

  • Laurence Hamburger
8 min read
Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s ntombi zakwaNala eMtyamde from his show Umkhondo: Going Deeper.
APARTHEID HISTORY

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.

  • Lesego Chepape
3 min read
Family matters: Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s My Mother Visiting Our Ancestors’ Graveyard 2020.
FRIDAY

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.

  • Charles Leonard
2 min read
Dark horse: Winner of this year’s FNB Art Prize Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s ‘Ezilalini (The Country)’
ART

Snapping the underbelly

Lensman goes where others fear to tread to document the reality of life in the townships

  • Lesego Chepape
3 min read