X Homes marks the spot
For a long time in South Africa art has always occurred in one of two places: the austere, echoing halls of the gallery or public space.
Anthea Buys
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Porn: An ideological weapon
Avant-garde gay porn filmmaker <b>Bruce LaBruce</b> talks to <b>Anthea Buys</b> about morals, Hillbrow and zombies.
Imaginary friends, real designs
Meet Philisile, the Shwe-shwe Poppi. A label tells us that she has a taste for chicken and rice and that she likes lions.
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A bounce for justice
The headscarf is unlikely to trump push-up bras and bling as the dress of choice for hip-hop girls courting fame.
Cardboard boxes of sound
Japanese design house Muji’s disposable cardboard speakers are not well adapted for braais or pool parties.
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‘All you need is a girl and a gun’
Unashamedly materialistic and intentionally obscure, Michael MacGarry’s <em>Endgame</em> is one slick show, writes <b>Anthea Buys</b>
Filmic feet
Visitors to this year’s National Arts Festival are planning their schedules around Mlu Zondi’s latest piece of choreography.
Back to Bioscope
An old-style movie house in downtown Jo’burg is showing that audiences can be lured away from mainstream cinemas, writes <b>Anthea Buys</b>.
Readings in the spectacle of fashion
Can magnificent clothes really leave you pondering about illiteracy?
Sprawling tales of home
Seven distinct sub-exhibitions of <em>In Context</em> bring a mini-biennale to Jo’burg.
‘There is more to Africa than its masks’
A treasure trove of contemporary Cuban art has been unearthed in London, the property of a South African collector.
Journey of darkness and light
The Johannesburg Art Gallery breaks 2010 ranks to stage a show about race and identity, writes <b>Anthea Buys</b>.
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Words for the birds
<em>Remotewords</em> aims to "disseminate literary statements" around the world through satellite mapping programmes.
Sculpted paintings
Nicholas Hlobo’s topographies on canvas have extended pictorial space into three dimensions, writes <b>Anthea Buys</b>.
There are a lot of eyes watching
One morning in April the dilapidated foyer of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe slowly filled up with the city’s aspiring filmmakers and video artists.
The the Brink of fame
The latest Kentridge exhibition offers little to think about but opening night was a red-carpet affair, writes <strong>Anthea Buys</strong>
The other William Kentridge
After years of obscurity, William Kentridge has had her big break.That’s right — "her".
A platinum collection
Miranda Friedman shows Anthea Buys the prized works in her home-cum-gallery.
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Last night a Scooby saved my life
It was an existential thing. My wife prefers to call it early onset midlife crisis, but my angst had a depth Jean Paul Sartre would’ve been proud of.
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Far-Eastern ubuntu
As unlikely as it would seem, South Korea and South Africa share a social philosophy — ubuntu.
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Woman with horns
Nandipha Mntambo speaks to Anthea Buys about her obsession with all things bovine.
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Rubber lumps of latitude
During the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown every vertical plane in the town is plastered with posters advertising events.
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Porters and performers
A group of entrepreneurs, “trolley-pushers”, has been especially vulnerable to this economy’s dubious relationship with the law.
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Sticky fingers and plastic AK-47’s
By lunchtime on Saturday the Joburg Art Fair was in full swing, with a queue of visitors snaking out the doors and the floor bustling with regulars.
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‘It was only 11.30am and already, five brand names’
After a night of merciless schmoozing and boozing at Thursday’s launch event, the Joburg Art Fair sleepily opened its doors early on Friday morning.
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Joburg Art Fair: The launch and coveted red dot
It’s time for the 2009 Joburg Art Fair — it started on Friday — and this means that I have to resurrect this blog from its long hibernation.
Designed with art in mind
Anthea Buys looks at the convergence of art and design ahead of the Joburg Art Fair
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Moving art about time
Illinois-based curator Tumelo Mosaka will present a non-commercial video project, titled <i>Here and Now</i>, at this year’s Joburg Art Fair.
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Cashing in on Kebble’s treasure trove
The auction of Brett Kebble’s collection could fetch R100-million, writes Anthea Buys.
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Kentridge nose his history
Some would call Kentridge’s extensive pre-emptory delivery of material simulacral, others would call it a gratuitous tease.
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Painting the market
Before the banks of the world took a turn for the broke, dragging the big spenders with them, 2008 was a good year to be an artist in South Africa.
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Finding the plot
An award-winning sculptor’s work redefines African masculinity, writes Anthea Buys.
