CityLife Arts is a specialist arts publication that focuses on visual art, theatre and literature.
Herd/less is about elements of African spirituality, war of resistance and neocolonialism over dispossession of the land. It is about a headless society where people march because they have forgotten how … Read More
Artists interested in applying can find full details and submission guidelines on the National Arts Festival’s website www.nationalartsfestival.co.za Applications close on 8 November 2026 at 23h59 SAST. By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor … Read More
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
