Sam Nhlengethwa
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Nico Phooko: The music painter who makes art you can wear
Artist blends music and art to transform live performances into spontaneous masterpieces using his signature bleach technique on denim
Your guide to FNB Art Joburg
It’s a busy, buzzy day of viewing, so make sure you’re wearing comfy shoes, and carry water
Fashioning meaning in art
Artist and jazz fan Sam Nhlengethwa’s new show has roots in his interest in clothing
Open Studios Joburg: Art for inner-city explorers
In the past few decades the Johannesburg inner city, like many urban centres worldwide, has become home to painters, photographers, printers and their imaginative brethren. In…
The current infatuation with portraiture has colonial roots
However, contemporary artists such as Cinga Samson, Zanele Muholi and Mohau Modisakeng found a liberating ally in self-portraiture
The bleak shelter of Yellow Shade
Dimakatso Sedite’s poems emerge from the shattered futures of South Africa’s townships
The fiction, fantasy and horror of ‘Joburg Selected’
The solo show by Sam Nhlengethwa explores the many sites and scenes of the city, caught in a loop of ambition and horror
Sam Nhlengethwa’s palate for fine things
Artist Sam Nhlengethwa is passionate about art and music and his home is a testament to that.