Africa at the 59th Venice Biennale: An Unequal Vision
While several African countries staged first-ever pavilions, the continent’s presence in Venice was not as strong as one might have …
Exhibition Reviews
3 Artists to watch during the Cape Town Art Fair 2022
The way in which art fairs are perceived in conversations that centralise the argument that the visual arts is not …
Todd Webb: To read outside the (colonial) frame
Todd Webb in Africa: Outside The Frame is both a book and a survey exhibition about the legacy and work …
Alpha Crucis – Contemporary African Art, the end of a monumental series of exhibitions
Alpha Crucis – Contemporary African Art concludes a series of exhibitions launched in 2005 that have used geography as an …
An exploration of The Abstract Truth of Things by Charmaine Watkiss and Andrew Pierre Hart at Tiwani Contemporary
Stepping into Tiwani Contemporary, a gallery I have visited numerous times previously, the first thing that came to my attention …
Athi-Patra Ruga’s Myth-Making of Identities Historically Uncelebrated
South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga’s current exhibition at WHATIFTHEWORLD presents work in two techniques often associated with the aesthetics of …