modern art

Nigerian artist wins prestigious South African art prize

Peju Alatise is the 2017 winner of the FNB Art Prize. The Nigerian mixed-medium artist explores strong African narratives with a focus on the...

Dilemma, apartheid’s lost film

CD Anderson The anti-apartheid film Dilemma (also known as A World of Strangers) is based on a novel by Nadine Gordimer, that depicts divisions and...

South Africa’s art galleries

From the traditional artefacts of ancient cultures to the cutting-edge work of today's practitioners, South Africa's art museums and galleries offer visitors a rich artistic feast.

African Guernica: life becomes art

The nimble fingers of the women of the Eastern Cape’s Keiskamma Trust have once again produced a one-of-a-kind tapestry, this time an Aids-inspired interpretation of Picasso’s Guernica.
Chair to unleash SA dreams

Solo US show for Bitterkomix artist

Conrad Botes, the South African artist internationally known as one of the founders of the irreverent comic publication Bitterkomix, is holding his first solo exhibition in the United States.