Shaquille-Aaron Keith is a polymath in the true sense of the word. It is one thing to be creative and to have a handle...
Art
Our art section is a curated collection of interviews, showcases, news and exhibitions that celebrate the diverse nature and nuance of artists and their practice; from South Africa to beyond our borders.
Porky Hefer’s Evocative Ability for Humour
Porky Hefer’s work exists as a bridge between the natural world and us humans - our need for design, and incisive...
Wycliffe Mundopa’s technicolour triumphs of Zimbabwean contemporary life
The colours embellishing Wycliffe Mundopa’s works are kaleidoscopic; as if he were showing us, the viewers, the prism...
This Year’s Investec Cape Town Art Fair Was Steeped in Joy
The city was flourishing last week. With the anticipation of the 10th Investec Cape Town Art Fair that kicked off on...
Can artists and creatives survive Artificial Intelligence?
I find the subject of Artificial Intelligence extremely intimidating, and I’m not sure I ever imagined putting...
Southern Guild kick-off 2023 with a double solo exhibition by Porky Hefer and Wycliffe Mundopa
Southern Guild is kicking off 2023 with a double-hitter of solo exhibitions by artist Porky Hefer and Zimbabwean...
Louise Westerhout and Lauren Brits’ work ‘unclear’ is an articulation of queerness, activism and intimacy
Mortality beckons all of us. One thing is certain, each of us will die, at some point. While we are housed in our...
Will Andrea Riseborough lose her Academy Award nomination?
The Academy Awards (known colloquially as ‘The Oscars’) is the most prestigious awards show in film - and winning an...
Talia Ramkilawan Encapsulates Pleasure at WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery
I first saw Talia Ramkilawan’s work at the Michaelis Graduate exhibition in 2018 - fabric woven in tapestry, vivid...
Tzung-Hui Lauren Lee’s artistic and sartorial consciousness takes flight
In the age of Instagram, I count myself lucky to have URL friendships that blossom through DMs - the cosiness of text...
Sinalo Ngcaba’s Illustrated Worlds of Richness and Joy, in Service of Community
Illustration is a profound visual languaging; and it is one such medium I often find myself most enamoured by. To...
The Provenance by Lukhanyo Mdingi, Co-curated by THEFOURTH Gallery & Morné Visagie
Sartorial & artistic collisions of seismic proportions unfolded this past First Thursday, 6th October - at none...
