The soft heart of a stone thrower
Brett Murray speaks about the shift in the work that appears on his new exhibition
Brett Murray
Brett Murray: Small on penises, big on satire
Kicks and pricks aside, can Brett Murray’s work ever be read ignoring the brouhaha his Spear painting caused? The short answer: Maybe.
‘The Spear’ vandalism case postponed
The trial of Louis Mabokela, accused of vandalising the Jacob Zuma ‘The Spear’ painting, has been postponed in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court.
Documents of fictionalisation
The Loom of the Land shows South Africa through the eyes of more than 20 artists, but the exhibition’s politeness may leave art lovers unsatisfied.
Diddy buys Murray at Art Basel Miami Beach
An artwork from Brett Murray’s controversial "Hail to the Thief II" exhibition has been snatched up by hip-hop royalty Sean "Puffy" Combs.
Appeal tribunal shreds classification of ‘The Spear’
The Film and Publications Board cannot ban online images, an appeal tribunal told it this week.
McKaiser: Nudity has lost its political potency
The reaction to a new painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed has been banal but in an interesting way, Eusebius McKaiser has said.
‘The Spear’ returns as gallery takes on classification
The Goodman Gallery has appealed a ruling that children should be protected from the ‘Spear’ painting, saying the FPB does not have the authority.
The ‘Sarah Baartmanisation’ of the black body
Songstress Simphiwe Dana pens a letter to City Press editor, Ferial Haffajee, on the role "The Spear" had in dehumanising black people.
Elitist attacks imperil change
The political tsunami generated by "The Spear" has begun to subside, so there is some relative calm in which to assess the consequences of the outcry.
The best way to deal with ‘The Spear’
The heavy-handed response to the Brett Murray’s painting raises the ominous spectre of the state silencing dissent, writes Anne McClintock
The art of marching: ANC ‘Spear’ protest hits the road
The battle against the controversial "Spear" painting moves to the streets as thousands of ANC supporters prepare to march on the Goodman Gallery.
City Press editor: ‘I don’t respond to threats’
City Press editor Ferial Haffajee says the ANC is no longer a party of ideas and debate.
Meet the man who shed a tear for Zuma’s spear
Described as "a sensitive man" by Nelson Mandela’s lawyer, Gcina Malindi is the anti-apartheid activist now best known for his tearful breakdown.
Brett Murray: Putting it bluntly
Rory Bester believes that the violent outrage at Brett Murray’s
painting of Jacob Zuma is as unsurprising as Murray’s work itself.
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Democracy is a fine art
I am one of those who feel that the controversial Brett Murray painting, The Spear, denigrates our president.
Freedom vs dignity in art debate
How far can artists go in satirising or sending up the powerful? Nickolaus Bauer reports on different value clashes over Brett Murray’s ‘The Spear’.
The fine art of drawing the line
Sean O’Toole explores some of the portrayals of the naked black body that have elicited fierce reactions in SA’s recent past.
Zuma painting defaced to ‘prevent civil war’
One of the men accused of defacing "The Spear" artwork said he did it to defuse a situation that could have turned into a race war.
Defacing race and culture: The Spear and politics of representation
Brett Murray’s artwork has brought into sharp focus the issue of black people’s representation at the hands of whites, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Now rated X: Controversial Zuma artwork defaced
A giant "X" has been painted over Brett Murray’s The Spear, defacing the controversial artwork that depicts the president with his genitals exposed.
ANC court challenge: The Spear vs Dubul’ iBhunu
The ANC has issued a warning to the judiciary as it takes the Goodman Gallery and City Press to court over Brett Murray’s controversial artwork.
Spare us the schoolboy satire of ‘The Spear’
Some random cock and balls plonked onto a picture of the president does not good satire make, writes Matthew Partridge.
Zuma’s family fumes at The Spear
Jacob Zuma’s family have criticised the artist of a painting that depicts the president with his genitals exposed.
ANCWL: Artwork violates Zuma’s right to humane treatment
The painting of Jacob Zuma displayed at Goodman Gallery should be removed as it is an expression of "pure prejudice", the ANCWL said on Saturday.
Gallery refuses to remove ‘spear of the nation’ artwork
Johannesburg’s Goodman Gallery will not remove a painting of President Jacob Zuma with his penis exposed because that would be censorship.
Between satire and slogan
Recasting images in the public domain to
deliver a message contrary to the originals is
misappropriation, writes <b>Judy Seidman</b>.
The occasional critic
Art critics, even occasional art critics like myself, are never allowed to utter the words: "I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like."
