An act of faith – a new ceramics exhibition at Spier 2023
When you hear the word ‘ceramics’, you probably don’t think of magic. But working with this unpredictable medium is equal parts sorcery, artistry and, ultimately, acts [...]
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Visionary artist Diane Victor’s new exhibition and book set to delight Johannesburg
Building on the resounding success of her captivating exhibition earlier this year at Spier Wine Farm in the Western Cape, renowned artist Diane Victor’s rousing pieces [...]
USURPA’s cutting-edge digital gallery is heading to the Mother City
Hot on the heels of its exciting Johannesburg launch, the very first Digital Fine Art gallery in South Africa USURPA is bringing its pioneering technology to the Mother City [...]
African Ginger to present his first-ever solo digital exhibition at USURPA
USURPA is delighted to present one of South Africa’s most sensational young artists, Johannesburg-based illustrator, painter and multimedia artist Seth Pimentel, aka [...]
A new medium of fine art arrives at USURPA Gallery in Johannesburg
As the first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa, USURPA lives up to its namesake — ‘usurp’ means to take a position of power or importance by force — by [...]
Meet four Design Indaba Emerging Creatives defining the future of the South African fashion industry
With their bold approaches to fashion, four up-and-coming designers caught the attention of Design Indaba Emerging Creatives curator Nene Mahlangu, and were chosen to be part [...]
Artist highLIGHTS for Spier Light Art 2023
Exploring various themes, Spier Light Art delves into the ethereal and the whimsical, the political landscape, humanity’s changing relationship with technology, tenacity in [...]
Spier Arts Trust artist shines at the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London
The zumbani flower – the bloom of the ‘wonder herb’ fevertea tree, Lippia javanica – is an important totem in the works of Zimbabwean artist Tafadzwa Tega, whose bold [...]
Ai: A Butoh dance about the delicacy of love
Jacki Job with Beauty Photographed by Rob Keith Jackï Job once again raises the bar for contemporary dance performance in her new work, Ai. Meaning ‘love’ in [...]
Showcasing SA’s most exquisite botanical art, Plant 2023 comes into bloom at Kirstenbosch this April!
Botanical art is experiencing a revival worldwide coinciding with an increasing interest and investment in saving the planet. PLANT 2023, presented by the Botanical Artists [...]
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