FNB Art Joburg in Pictures
By Edward Tsumele These days art fairs are a big social thing, where people meet great and network. It is not a question of going there to buy art, and … Read More
Month: September 2024
Tribute to Jessica Mbangeni, the famous Xhosa praise singer
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor These pictures speak for her and that is that Jessica Mbangeni, the widely travelled poet, fashion designer and musician was a people’s person, well loved … Read More
James Matthews: the rebel writer who was South Africa’s voice of resistance
Hein Willemse, University of Pretoria World renowned South African poet James Matthews has died at 95. His was the last great voice of an era of writers who worked against … Read More
All eyes on FNB Art Joburg this weekend at Sandton Convention Centre
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor Starting from today ending on Sunday, September 8, 2024, art collectors, art enthusiasts and those simply curious will converge at the Sandton Convention Centre where … Read More
As a Creole person I am driven to imagine the past carried in the objects
By Stephané Edith Conradie Putting together this exhibition has been an immense privilege. I have learnt so much from the process and I am sure I will carry these lessons … Read More
Controversy stalks Modise like his shadow
By Jojokhala Mei You could say that one of the editors, Ronnie Kasrils, stalked his subject Joe Modise (JM), first as his deputy in the ANC’s brigand military wing Umkhonto … Read More
Bloemfontein Sculptor Miné Kleynhans Wins 2024 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
By CityLife Arts Writer Miné Kleynhans (34), a project manager at the University of the Free State Art Gallery, has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Sasol New … Read More