Latest articles by Sean O'Toole
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Last chance to see: Nandipha Mntambo turns Afropunk ideas into functional seating
A new exhibition by Nandipha Mntambo features the artist’s first venture into furniture, on view at Cape Town's Southern Guild until 8 April 2022
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Ben Orkin’s sensory ceramics: safe sex, pleasure, and the stigmas of HIV
To mark World AIDS Day 2021, we revisit our recent interview with South African artist Ben Orkin whose ceramic work explores sexual intimacy, protection and the stigmas of HIV/AIDS
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World View: Letter from South Africa
The World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with our international contributors, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. As South Africa emerges from one of the world’s strictest lockdowns, designers and artists are scrambling to revive small businesses and channelling their creative energies to analogue production, reports Sean O’Toole from Cape Town.
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Tiaan Nagel’s art collector-inspired store in Johannesburg
Tiaan Nagel has partnered with interior-architecture studio Tonic Design on a new flagship store in Johannesburg's Hyde Park Corner
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Pretoria’s Javett Arts Centre takes its cues from the local culture and landscape
The University of Pretoria in South Africa gets new art centre, Javett UP, courtesy of Matthews + Associates Architects
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Zizipho Poswa’s unique take on ceramic art is inspired by her South African roots
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William Kentridge unpacked in dual Cape Town museum survey
A double bill across Zeitz MOCAA and Norval Foundation explores the South African artist’s rich oeuvre of sculpture, charcoal drawings, stop-frame animation, multimedia works, tapestries and more
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A South African collector’s art-crammed house in Bo-Kaap
