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Her artwork examines the physicality of a woman’s body
Pandering to the art world is no longer a prerequisite for success. Zandile Tshabalala has proved this in the last two years by exhibiting abroad before coming home
Award-winning Zimbabwean painter Wycliffe Mundopa has a reputation as a recluse who prefers to let his art speak for itself. However, he recently agreed to do this Q&A with Percy Mabandu
However, contemporary artists such as Cinga Samson, Zanele Muholi and Mohau Modisakeng found a liberating ally in self-portraiture
The ‘neuf-3’ art project, curated by Riason Naidoo, aims to pay tribute to the African communities of Saint-Denis — and of Paris
In theorising his oeuvre, it seems that the ‘people’s painter’ is most likely working in a new mode
For the artist, creating work helps her make sense of her feelings around complex and heated subjects
Artist Levy Pooe conceptualises his work as ‘a social diary of being black in the city’
The artist shares how his practice has evolved: initially he was an oil painter, but now he works in mixed media, marrying painting with collage
Trump’s likeness has been ruthlessly disfigured by ‘high’ and ‘low’ artists alike, who have made no secret of their dislike of the president
The art anti-apartheid activist Fatima Meer produced in jail not only documented prison life but became a form of resistance in itself
Four years ago, a painting of Zuma got half the country up in arms. This year, another one is hardly commented on.
The artist did not seek popularity, but new exhibition ‘Bonds of Memory’ may be the collection that finally puts him on the art map.
SA artist Beezy Bailey looks back on his 20-year friendship with David Bowie.
For artist Ian Grose, painting is a mysterious challenge that has real rewards.
For Meleko Mokgosi, painting – as an act, object and commodity – is always political. And his approach to his work is unrelentlingly uncompromising.
Norman Catherine’s introspective works leave room to wonder about the artist’s state of mind in the current South Africa.
Simon Stone’s works, often containing juxtapositions of seemingly unrelated images, resist easy ?interpretation by the viewer – and by the artist.
He may be the best watercolourist South Africa has ever seen, but Durant Sihlali went largely uncelebrated during his lifetime, writes Phillip de Wet.
Soweto’s great art ‘rip-off’ – Late artist Durant Sihlali’s family is in a bitter dispute with ex-SABC lawyer Mafika Sihlali over his art collection.
The death of Lucien Freud highlights a specific crisis in the art of the traditional portrait.
It took a long haul and a keen eye to pick away at the layers to find out the truth about one of the world’s most popular images.
Nicholas Hlobo’s topographies on canvas have extended pictorial space into three dimensions, writes <b>Anthea Buys</b>.
The Tate Britain museum has bought a rare sketch by Peter Paul Rubens to keep it from being sold abroad.
Five hundred years ago, your best bet for a dream match would have been getting your portrait done by Leonardo da Vinci.
Colour at work is apparently not just some fluffy nonsense in recruitment brochures.
An old painting dropped off at a rural thrift store turns out to be a work by a French Impressionist.
A painting of Biblical ”sinner” Mary Magdalene has been revealed as the work of Italian Renaissance master Titian.