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28 June 2023
Spotlight: South Africa’s Mark Modimola is Creating From the Spirit
We spoke with the South African visual artist about the revival of ancestral works and connecting deeper to our roots.
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Arts + Culture
20 September 2022
Tony Gum Delivers Her Cheesiest Project Yet With 'Milked In Africa'
The Coolest Kid in Cape Town's exhibit at NYC's Fotografiska illustrates that nothing beats the original.
Arts + Culture
16 September 2022
Spotlight: South Africa's Zama Magubane Has Found Her Confidence
"Finally, we as Africans have taken control of our narrative, and how evidence of us and our culture will be remembered in the future."
Arts + Culture
20 July 2022
Spotlight: Cromwell Ngobeni Is Healing The Inner World of The Black Child
We spoke with the South African creative about the freedom that comes with a young mind and becoming exactly who you think you are.
Arts + Culture
16 November 2021
Bronwyn Katz Brings African Art To The New Museum's 2021 Triennial
Bronwyn Katz has been a name to watch in the art world for a number of years now. But this month, her work is part of the New Museum's 5th annual Triennial, elevating the 28-year-old South African artist even more so.
Arts + Culture
15 April 2020
Spotlight: Sinenhlanhla '99perspective' Chauke Creates Scenic Illustrations of Black People In Safe Spaces
The South African illustrator is offering feel-good moments during lockdown with his 21-day portrait series.
USA
26 February 2020
South African Artist Mohau Modisakeng Makes Solo NYC Debut With 'A Promised Land'
The artist will present the video installation 'ZION' and other works centering on the "global history of displacement of Black communities" at the Jenkins Johnson Gallery in Brooklyn.
Arts + Culture
01 November 2019
This South African Photographer is Exhibiting His Work At a Taxi Rank
Kgomotso Neto is bringing his photo-based street art to one of Johannesburg's busiest taxi ranks.
OkayAfrica's 100 Women
06 March 2018
100 Women: Lady Skollie on Papayas, Politics, & Breaking the Patriarchy
Her paintings of fruit symbolize the balance between fragility, power and human sexuality.
Film + TV
15 December 2017
Zanele Muholi Links LGBTQ Communities In South Africa & New York Through Visual Activism
The artist shares the significance behind her Performa 2017 installation in NYC.
Arts + Culture
14 December 2017
In Conversation with South African Artist Nicholas Hlobo on How Detached We've Become From Our Histories
OkayAfrica catches up with the South African artist to learn the creative process behind his performance, umBhovuzo: The Parable of the Sower.
Arts + Culture
10 October 2017
Seen and Fab: This New Documentary Explores South Africa's Queer Art Scene
A new generation of LGBTQI artists in South Africa are at the forefront of a cultural movement that's changing everything.
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