The 2024 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair’s Morocco edition held at the prestigious Marrakech’s Mamounia hotel, but for the first time, it also took place at DADA, a multidisciplinary art space that is currently mid-renovation. The exterior of La Mamounia hotel, the main site of the 2024 edition of the…
CAPE TOWN, 18 January 2024 — This season, art enthusiasts in Cape Town are in for a treat as The Artists Gallery Cape Town proudly presents its first exhibition of 2024, “WaterBeach.” This immersive showcase brings together a collection of evocative paintings, each a celebration of the mesmerising…
The Oliewenhuis Art Museum has meticulously curated an exhibition from its permanent collection, offering a captivating glimpse into the remarkable diversity of South African visual art. Ester le Roux, the museum’s curator, emphasizes that the exhibition, titled “Creatively Contrasted: New Views on the Permanent Collection,” underscores the institution’s…
Strauss & Co. will honour the life and artistic legacy of South African Modernist Alfred Thoba (1951-2022) through a new commemorative exhibition titled ‘True Love.’ Alfred Thoba, God may You, can You… (2019) in Curatorial Voices: African Landscapes, Past and Present In partnership with Kalashnikov Gallery, ‘True Love’ will…
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) has announced its collaboration with acclaimed South African artist, Athi-Patra Ruga, in anticipation of its highly anticipated Gala event set for Sunday, February 11, 2024. Image courtesy of Zeitz MOCAA The Gala stands as a revered celebration of art, marking the commencement…
RMB Latitude announces the participating curators for the 2024 CuratorLab mentorship Program. Hailing from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa, these ten aspiring curators will actively engage in professional guidance and one-on-one mentorship from industry-leading curators. The curators are; Adeyosola Adeniran (Nigeria), Baoagi Keitshokile (Botswana),…
Dr Esther Mahlangu, a revered figure in the realm of South African art, stands as an iconic artist whose creative contributions have spanned an impressive seven decades. Her latest exhibition, titled ‘Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting,’ invites visitors on a captivating journey through the living…
A young wave of South African artists are making names for themselves and their respective industries both in South Africa and globally. Below are a few whose artistic journeys you should be following. Lebohang Kganye Lebohang Kganye (b.1990) is a visual artist based and working in Johannesburg, South…
Zanele Muholi (b. 1972, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a visual activist who uses the camera to explore issues of gender identity, representation, and race. Often photographing their own body or members of their LGBTQ+ community in South Africa, Muholi calls attention to the trauma and violence enacted…