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Nono Motlhoki’s Lenyalo questions generational burdens of culture on women. (Courtesy of Veefatso Motlhoki)
BOITUMELO MOTAU

Can ‘The Nonrepresentational’ prove a new model for artists and galleries?

‘The Nonrepresentational’, created virtually through discussions between the artists and the gallery, seeks to build a new model of artist representation

  • Nkgopoleng Moloi
6 min read
Safe space: Fuba celebrates 40 years of giving black artists a place to thrive in the art world. The special exhibition and talks take place on the Keyes Art Mile this weekend. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
FEDERATED UNION OF BLACK ARTISTS

Celebrate anniversary of black artist’s union

Such institutions promoted the true essence of ubuntu within a state that perpetuated the myth of black inferiority.

  • Nkgopoleng Moloi
4 min read
Then: The Transwerke Building in Hillbrow when it was the Queen Vic Maternity Hospital
SELLO MAAKE KA NCUBE

The Transwerke transformation

Seventy-five years after its establishment, the old Transwerke hospital is underway to becoming a hub for matters related to arts and culture.

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
4 min read
KHWEZI GULE

She fights for artists’ rights

The curator cum activist understands creatives’ struggles and is working to rectify this situation

  • Kwanele Sosibo
7 min read