A South African artist hopes vibrant sculptures make parks more welcoming in a city known for danger
South African sculptor and painter James Delaney wants to encourage people in Johannesburg to engage with parks through ...
Joburg Film Festival Pays Tribute to ‘Art of Storytelling’ While Looking to Amplify African Voices, ‘Unearth New Talent’
The seventh edition of the Joburg Film Festival opens with Raoul Peck's 'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,' about the trailblazing ...
South Africa’s giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The ...
Rewriting the Canvas: The Artists Shaping Africa’s Creative Future
The South African art scene is undergoing a bold transformation, led by artists who refuse to conform. Samantha Maseko and ...
Remembering South African playwright Athol Fugard
Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 1986.
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African women shaping music’s future
In an industry heavily dominated by men, African women are shaping the music’s future and redefining the music industry ...
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A fast-food chain dedicated to art sends paintings, photos and sculptures to New Orleans
The Nando's South African PERi-PERi chicken chain is also a huge collector of contemporary African art. See an exhibit at ...
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‘If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future’: South African art at Newcomb Art Museum
The Newcomb Art Museum “If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future," displaying art from contemporary South African ...
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Open Society’s first African president issues a wake‑up call on democracy
One year after accepting the job, the first woman and the first African to head the Open Society Foundations finds time ...
African modernists have been unjustly overlooked — until now
A presentation of mostly 20th-century Nigerian pioneers at Tefaf in Maastricht rides a wave of global recognition ...
Fame's price: the mental health crisis behind South African celebrity losses
The deaths of South African celebrities by suicide are a tragic reminder that mental illness does not discriminate; it ...