CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
Contemporary issues such as migration, the contested idea of power, climate change and gender politics are in fact at the centre of I beat you because I love you, provocatively … Read More
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor I first encountered this body of work, while living in Maboneng during the pandemic in 2020, and I was struck by the commitment that went … Read More
On this board, made from pieces of paper, you can see beautifully designed jackets, skirts and trousers. So precise and beautiful, it is hard to imagine that with her hands … Read More
By CityLife Arts Writer A group exhibition in Saxonwold Johannesburg brings to life the legacy and memory of our matrilineal foremothers, and the powerful knowledge systems we inherited from them … Read More
He understood what Steve Biko would later say: Black man, you are on your own. Gordy did not wait for white America to validate him. He built his own empire … Read More
Emerging and developing South African visual artists now have until 18 September 2026 to apply for VAMA 2026. By CityLife Arts Writer And so you have missed the deadline for … Read More
Talking about emerging artists, this year’s winner of FNB Art Joburg Art Prize, Kelebogile Marope from Botswana, seems to be riding nicely the storm around her winning art works, paintings … Read More