A surprise win!
A lucky Sunday Times reader was the recipient of a Blessing Ngobeni original artwork which had been inserted at random into the paper’s print run of approximately 170 000 copies. On a Saturday night in May…
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Nirox Winter Sculpture Exhibition
The scenic environment of the Nirox Sculpture Park combined with compelling artworks make for an inspirational outing to the Cradle of Humankind. Held across the Nirox Sculpture Park, “Good Neighbours” provides a timely reflection on the…
A Suspicious-Looking Picasso – fake or the real thing?
A video showing the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, with a missing Pablo Picasso painting on the wall behind her has become the cause of much debate. The Picasso resurfaced online during…
Mandie’s Pick: Wits and WAM celebrate TENX10: 100 artworks
2022 is cause for celebration at Wits as it marks the university’s centenary as well as WAM’s tenth birthday. The TENX10 exhibition features artworks by 100 women and gender diverse artists, an often underrepresented sector…
Dumas at the Venice Biennale
Acclaimed South African-born artist, Marlene Dumas, takes pride of place in Venice this year in a solo exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi situated on the Grand Canal. "open-end”, a major monographic exhibition dedicated to Dumas,…
Politics at play at the Venice Biennale
It has been reported that the Russian Pavilion at the world-renowned Venice Biennale has uncomfortably close ties to President Putin. The women behind Smart Art, the company contracted to produce the pavilion for the next…