The South African Pavilion has opened at the Venice Biennale – We spoke with the curators Nkule Mabaso and Nomusa Makhubu to find out more about their decisions and how they went about working with space.
Author: Layla Leiman
6 African artists to look out for at the 58th Venice Biennale
As we count down the days to the opening of this year’s Venice Biennale on 11 May, these are the African artists we’re looking forward to seeing this year in the floating city.
6 Afrofuturism artists to watch out for that explore modern African diaspora
Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through a figurative science fiction and techno-cultural framework. It has come to be a powerful movement in the art world, we take a look at 6 of the best Afrofuturism artists to keep an eye on.
Michaela Younge: All things beastly and other tales
Michaela Younge’s felt tapestries explore the psychology of ‘othering’ in folklore and fairytales. Read our interview with the artist here.
Making space for the dream and poetry in Kitso Lynn Lelliott’s work
Time, and how we imagine and inhabit it is something that the multi-media artist is deeply fascinated with. Her work explores the liminal space where contesting narratives intersect with one another.
Photo Essay: Endless Daze by Lauren Brits
Lauren Brits was the winner of the Endless Daze photographer pass. Here’s her super dreamy 35mm film photo essay from the festival.
Miranda Moss: Disrupting expectations of reality
This multi-media artists uses everyday found objects to playfully interrogate perceptions of reality.
Painting queer bodies in Kate Arthur’s latest work
Kate’s new series of “body portraits” sets out to challenge normative narratives around gender and sexuality, instead offering a spectral range of fluid possibilities.
Ben Johnson: Surprises, hidden elements and designing towards simplicity
The first time we featured Ben Johnson on the site was way back in 2011. We catch up with this Cape Town designer to find out more about his recent work.
Meet Kat Kali: An illustrated Q&A
From Durban with love, light and hot psychedelic grooves.
Let’s talk about about project spaces: The Open Dialog Box
We need more non-commercial, experimental art spaces. We chat to Claire May van Blerck about her new project that’s doing something about this.
Psyched: 9 bands we’re looking forward to at Endless Daze
It’s less than 3 weeks till Endless Daze. Here are some of the bands we’re looking forward to seeing at this psych rock music festival on the beach.
13 things we loved at the Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair
From drinks trollies to drop earrings, jumpsuits to ink artworks, these are the pieces that caught our eye over the weekend at the 2016 Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair.
We’re counting down till Endless Daze
Psych rock festival on the beach anyone? We catch up with the Psych Night team ahead of the inaugural Endless Daze music festival.
Misheck Masamvu: Painting pictures of catharsis
With vivid colours and expressive brushstrokes, Misheck Masamvu is painting new realities out of the ashes of lived experiences.
