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Art

Irma & Athi… an intervention – a new exhibition of Athi-Patra Ruga’s art in conversation with Irma Stern artworks at the iconic painter’s former home

April 4, 2022

The relationship between the contemporary artworks of Athi-Patra Ruga and that of the late, celebrated canonical painter Irma Stern is one of contrary tendencies: both [...]

Growing consciousness – Kirstenbosch to host ICA Live Art Festival events that include talking to plants, making flower arrangements and plant-dyed cloth, and ghost tours…

March 9, 2022

What does it mean to recognise consciousness in all living things as we navigate the challenges of the Anthropocene? This is one of the urgent questions posed by this [...]

From ghost tours to sentient beings, the ICA Live Art Festival is back in the flesh!

March 9, 2022

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Now that we can attend in-person events once again, the Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) at UCT is hosting its flagship Live Art Festival (LAF) in the public spaces it is [...]

WHAT’S ON | ICA Live Art Festival 2022

February 15, 2022

A scene from Imilingo by Nomcebisi Moyikwa and Qhawe Vumase, which will be part of this year’s festival. Credits: Supplied. It’s art! It’s live! UCT’s Institute [...]

DISCOVER WHOLE WORLDS BETWEEN COVERS AT SPIER’S NEW EXHIBITION, DISRUPT II

February 3, 2022

Spier is now home to Disrupt II, an exhibition showcasing Emma Willemse’s artworks, exhibited at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair in 2018, which have been brought [...]

A gift that gives back to a rare tract of misbelt forest

December 3, 2021

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Astonishingly, only 0.5% of land in South Africa is forested. And within this, our increasingly rare mistbelt forests occupy an even tinier fraction. On the outskirts of [...]

Walkabout of award-winning artist Nic Fredman’s retrospective

November 25, 2021

For one night only, on 30 November 2021, South African-born artist Nic Fredman will conduct an informative walkabout his landmark retrospective. Fredman is a multiple [...]

Commune with the ancestors this Summer

November 23, 2021

Africa has long fused the worlds of spirituality, ancestry and creativity to aid communication with the non-material, divine realm. These practices continue to this day [...]

New initiative will celebrate all things Cape Town to bolster economic recovery

November 16, 2021

The announcement of COVID-19 Alert Level One in South Africa in October 2021 saw local businesses breathe a little easier as doors opened wider to broader economic [...]

Tidal Pools exhibition highlights the much-loved seaside spots that “pool” Capetonians together

November 11, 2021

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After the sell-out success of her previous solo show earlier in 2021, and back by demand after a slew of commissions, artist and interior designer Marie-Louise Koen presents [...]

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