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20 Years After Democracy

Culture in Another South Africa

20 Years After Democracy

Where is South African culture after 20 years of democracy? Looking back, the…

POLITICS & SOCIALIST ART

THE EFF ANNIVERSARY

POLITICS & SOCIALIST ART

It was the lead up to the first anniversary rally of South Africa’s…

A Brilliant Creative Spirit Leaves His Mark

Souleymane Keita

A Brilliant Creative Spirit Leaves His Mark

The Senegalese painter died on 19 July at the age of 67, leaving…

City Language of the Other

Discovering alternative narratives prevalent in the city of Johannesburg

City Language of the Other

In Kagiso Mnisi's opinion, the prevalent vocabulary – including the language of development…

There are startling, unambiguous parallels

Masquerades and Folk Traditions

There are startling, unambiguous parallels

Olufemi Terry, winner of the 2010 Caine Prize for for African writing takes…

A creative mistake

Utopia in Mons

A creative mistake

How a Belgium museum director misread Édouard Glissant, made up a ficticious exhibition…

Doing it in Colour

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Doing it in Colour

Sean O'Toole explores the role of colour in photography.

Portraits of interior landscapes

Malala Andrialavidrazana

Portraits of interior landscapes

Echoes – Fragments is the title of a group of twenty images that…

Senegalese Performance Art Directs Attention to Homophobia

Mame-Diarra Niang

Senegalese Performance Art Directs Attention to Homophobia

Lotte Løvholm met the artist after her performance at the Biennale in Dakar…

“the future is being made now”

Nelson Mandela and the Artist

“the future is being made now”

For at least a decade before his death Nelson Mandela was also championed…

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

In Memoriam

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

Caroline Hancock pays tribute to the great visual artist and storyteller Frédéric Bruly…

New Culture, A Review of Contemporary African Arts (b.1978—d.1979)

Manifesta Journal #17

New Culture, A Review of Contemporary African Arts (b.1978—d.1979)

C& is happy to publish this feature by Bisi Silva as second part…


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