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‘Between Shadows’ – small acts of resilient remembering

Staff Reporter|Published 1 year ago

The exhibition hopes to get viewers to think about the legacies of slavery in spaces that extend beyond Leeuwenhof.

Ceramic artist, John Bauer, cracks top ceramics award

Staff Reporter|Published 2 years ago

ONE of South Africa’s most prolific and celebrated ceramic artists, John Bauer, has won the Premiere Award at the CSA Corobrik National Ceramics Biennial which this ...

Art for art’s sake: Biennale even is a must

OWN Correspondent|Published 2 years ago

Anyone trying to make sense of the alchemy beaming off the African Continent in the past five to eight years needs to do themselves a favour and visit the DaKart ...

Collaborative artwork to fund school sports

Staff Reporter|Published 3 years ago

Thirteen artists taking part in the 2022 Noordhoek Open Studios have worked on a collaborative piece that will be auctioned to raise funds for MasiSports.

Urbanski: Fixated on artificial art from all abstract angles

Mary Corrigall|Published 7 years ago

He has settled on a vocabulary and aesthetic that chimes with these times though its lines extend back in time.

Framery Gallery: Playful, non-linear show for open minds

Danny Shorkend|Published 7 years ago

What is perhaps most appealing is that there is no overriding agenda - no one artist on display, nor a thematic and hierarchical top-down structure.

Different perspectives on legacy of photography

Quinton Mtyala|Published 8 years ago

The ?Marked? exhibition at Eclectica Print Gallery offers different perspectives on the often-violent history of photography, particularly in Africa.

Artist depicts emotions of women

Staff Reporter|Published 8 years ago

Cape Town-born, New York-based artist and interior designer Marie-Louise Koen launches her first solo exhibition, Faces of a Woman, on behalf of her brand llounique ...

Tailor-make your walk

Allison Foat|Published 8 years ago

As if superb wine, great food and breath-taking scenery weren't enticing enough, Franschhoek has now added art into the mix to compliment its impressive offering. ...

Collaged photo cut-outs

Mary Corrigall|Published 8 years ago

“I FEEL repulsed by images of African masks,” observes Larita Engelbrecht. The young artist laughs, knowing it to be a most unlikely statement for her to make, given ...

Fascinating Body Worlds Vital exhibition

Staff Reporter|Published 8 years ago

GUNTHER von Hagens’ Body Worlds Vital exhibition is a new addition to Body Worlds series, specifically affording visitors the opportunity to see how daily lifestyle ...

A female-centric universe

Mary Corrigal|Published 8 years ago

Princesses aren't waiting around for gallant young men to rescue them.

Teetering on the borderline

Danny Shorkend|Published 8 years ago

Children may represent or symbolise innocence, exuberance, curiosity and the very future of any society.

Alchemical themes in ‘Old Woman and the Moon’

Arts Writer|Published 9 years ago

ARTIST Wilna van der Walt will exhibit her work at the UCT Irma Stern Museum in Cecil Road, Rosebank from May 14 to June 4.

Maquette sized ‘New Monuments’

Arts Writer|Published 9 years ago

LAST year saw the rise of power of mass mobilisation in order to confront South Africa’s complex past and present.

Capturing memories at Homecoming Centre

Lucinda Jolly|Published 9 years ago

The District Six Museum Homecoming Centre acknowledges District Six’s 50th anniversary. Lucinda Jolly contextualises.

Dazzling submersion in alternate world

Danny Shorkend|Published 9 years ago

POLYMORPHIC. Exhibition by Oliver Barnett. At Ebony gallery, 67 Loop Street until May 2. DANNY SHORKEND reviews

Lost masterpiece discovered in attic

Independent|Published 9 years ago

A painting found in a leaky French attic, worth about e120m (R1. 9 billion), has been provisionally identified as a lost masterpiece by late 16th century Italian ...

Walls, billboards, bridges

Danny Shorkend|Published 9 years ago

WRITING THE CITY. A photographic exhibition by David Lurie. At the South African Jewish Museum until May 1. Danny Shorkend reviews

Silke’s art: theatrical, antique world

Danny Shorkend|Published 9 years ago

ERIS SILKE’S enigmatic style – a powerful language employing strong drawing techniques and the use of acrylics and glazes – constitute an unwavering dedication to ...