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For Vusi

Vusi Beauchamp, one of South Africa’s most critically acclaimed artists, is suffering severe heart failure at the age of 44. His organs are shutting down.

March 31, 2024

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Culture / 31/03/24

Tshepiso Mazibuko Nominated for Discovery Award at Arles Photography Festival

Tshepiso’s project, Ho tshepa ntshepedi ya bontshepe, considers how the political designation of ‘bornfree’ has impacted the post-1994 generation of South Africa’s black youth.

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Your Beauty Is My Concern

April 7, 2023

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Noria Mabasa Shapes Dreams

84-year-old Noria Mabasa is a world-renowned South African artist who has been creating and perfecting her art as a sculptor since 1974. Her sculptures are precise objects, constru...

October 23, 2022

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Culture / 28/09/22

Man of The Hour

His creative signature is unmistakable. He has fused symbols and geometry with Abstract Expressionism, an interstellar vision of God with a dervish-like mania that echoes the ghost of Jackson Pollock.

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Race in the Creative Community

September 25, 2022

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Dada Khanysia - FNB Art Prize Winner

Born in Umzimkhulu KZN but raised in Johannesburg, Dada Khanyisa now lives and works in Cape Town. After studying Traditional and Digital Animation at the National Electronic Media...

August 22, 2022

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Culture / 13/07/22

Ukwatile?

What I like about Robert Hodgins is the fact that he’s critiquing imperialism in these rich, fat cats. It shows that calling things out is not only part of a Black woman’s identity.