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South Africa Thu 19-01-2012

An Arts Renaissance in Johannesburg
Donna Bryson | Associated Press

Since apartheid ended in 1994, downtown Johannesburg has become a place for the arts, where business, residential and entertainment mix along with the races.

South Africa Mon 04-07-2011

Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography, Showing at the V&A Museum, London.
By Aarti wa Njoroge | AfricanColours.com

The welcoming photograph of the ‘Figures and Fictions’ exhibition at the V & A Museum, London pushes all the buttons of the title, as the exhibition showcases works of 17 South African photographers.

South Africa Tue 26-04-2011

“The Brave Ones”: Photography Exhibition by Zwelethu Mthethwa
By Lloyd Pollak

South African photographer, Zwelethu Mthethwa’s recent work, depicts portraits of young male adherents of Shemba Nazareth church at a fluid stage of development when their future personalities remain undefined.

South Africa Wed 23-03-2011

A Conversation with South African artist, Makiwa Mutomba
By Sandi Wells | AfricanColours.com

Born in Zimbabwe, Makiwa Mutomba's work is created exclusively with a palette knife demonstrating remarkable artistic ability. His exaggerated forms give a playful manner of bold strokes & cheerful colours.

South Africa Tue 15-02-2011

Voices with Sue Williamson
By a Correspondent

The exhibition which opens at the Goodman Cape on February 19, is Williamson’s latest work selected to be shown alongside her work from the past three decades.

South Africa Tue 08-02-2011

A Conversation with Dr. Nanda Soobben: South Africa's Internationally Acclaimed Political Cartoonist
Sandi Wells | AfricanColours.com

With a successful career spanning three decades, Nanda Soobben is probably best known for being South Africa’s only “Black” cartoonist during the apartheid years.

South Africa Mon 24-01-2011

A Conversation with John Smith
By Sandi Wells

Sandi Wells has a candid conversation with fellow artist John Smith, one of Kwazulu Natal’s best known artists, about everything from his work to the emerging trend of commercialising art in Africa.

South Africa Sun 02-01-2011

Satorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday
By a Correspondent

The retrospective of the work of octogenarian photographer, J.D. Okhai Ojeikere features a selection of images that interact with notions of modernity and nationalism through fashion.

South Africa Mon 22-11-2010

Hail to the Thief: Brett Murray’s Ironic Salute to the Government
By Lloyd Pollak | AfricanColours.com

This controversial exhibition by Cape Town based artist Brett Murray is a new body of satirical work that continues it's acerbic attacks on abuses of power, corruption and political dumbness in South Africa.

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