Sel Kofiga’s latest body of work, ‘Drowning on February 3rd’, illustrates the emotional struggle that comes with loss, writes Hakeem Adam.
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Creativate – Art, tech and creativity converge at National Arts Festival 2018
Creativate, the new festival taking place at this year’s National Arts Festival, will explore the space where art, creativity and technology meet.
On artist Pebofatso Mokoena’s mark making and wanting to understand rest
The artist chats to Nkgopoleng Moloi about experimenting with a new medium and participating in the Kooshk residency in Tehran earlier this year.
Cover story – Four visionaries marking the world with their art
For our May issue photographed by UK creative Mahaneela, we spotlight Joburg-based artists Lunga Ntila, Ferrari Sheppard, Nkhensani Mkhari and Rendani Nemakhavhani.
Cape Town’s new Norval Foundation celebrates art from SA and beyond
Norval Foundation recently opened in Steenberg and is dedicated to the research and exhibition of 20th and 21st Century visual art.
Artist Luke Batha’s new works draw on the abstract and ‘free feeling’
With a new body of work titled, Private: A Studio Glimpse, contemporary painter Luke Batha balances form, colour and light.
Dr Esther Mahlangu part of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie-inspired exhibition
Launched in Gauteng this weekend, ‘Not a Single Story’ features the work of legendary artists Dr Esther Mahlangu, Yoko Ono and more.
Tony Gum’s artistic evolution sculpted in new series ‘Rock Cause Analysis’
With a new solo show in Europe, Tony Gum explores the use of sculpture but remains faithful to her peculiar stylistic figure: the self-portrait.
Two brothers separated keep in touch through joint Instagram page
Artist brothers Daniel and Hayden live halfway across the world from each other, but they’ve chosen an interesting way to keep in touch: a joint Instagram account.
Fake ferns 🌿 Gabrielle Kruger disrupts art world with new show
‘Ungrounding Landscapes’ is art student Gabrielle Kruger’s latest exhibition deconstructing landscape painting.
Collective Memories from Mitchell’s Plain reimagine Tretchikoff in new work
Growing up on the Cape Flats and seeing Tretchikoff’s Chinese Girl often is what inspired collective Memories from Mithchell’s Plain to reimagine the artist’s work.
Remembering Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the countless times she inspired art
From music to film and fashion, we take a look at some of times the late icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s life inspired art.
Joburg artist Luca Boni explores everyday objects with ‘Old Lego’
Luca Boni’s weird and wonderful abstractions take inspiration from one of the most common toys around: lego.
Unmissable: Marlise Keith
We catch up with Marlise Keith and talk about the heads, lions, tigers and ducks that appear in the works featured here, which were all submitted at a Nando’s Artists Society hand in last week.
Boy – The new zine by trans artist Wes Leal
Wes Leal and partner Boni document his transition in two intimate, entrancing zines titled Boy.
