By Anlé Britz Over the last 37 years, we have been celebrating the father figure of South Africa by dedicating 67 minutes of the day (18 July, former President Nelson Mandela’s birthday) to give back to the our country. While there is great debate on if this day still carry relevance after all these years, …
Read more “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
By Steven Sack It was 1988, and I had arranged to meet Dumile Feni at the offices of the ANC in New York. Feni was scheduled to meet with the head of an ANC delegation to show him the poster that he had been commissioned to make of Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his …
Read more “An early encounter with Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela”
By Richard Kilpert “Indigo Waves and Other Stories . Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora” On at Zeitz MOCAA until January 2023 I could smell this exhibition even before it opened. Thania Petersen was installing 1000s of teabags on a wall and the aroma of Indian Ocean tea leaves plantations filled the building. Two …
By Kate Briggs Our family trip to the UK was one way to feel warm this South African winter! Galleries gave great respite both physically and psychologically. In London we focused on main museums and public galleries, especially they appealed most to my two teenagers, Anna and Oli. (London’s Goodman Gallery, Everard Read, Damian Hirst’s …
By Tamlyn Martin What a privilege it was to attend this year’s Venice Biennale. Best of all, I got to visit with my wonderful Italian exchange student from Cape Town, who lives nearby and knows his way around the floating city. The show is elegantly tilted “The Milk of Our Dreams” after a book by surrealist …
By Anlé Britz Situated in the foot hills of Paarl mountain, the Spice Route is a farm with 13 artisans all producing what they love to bring you a destination of dreams. I heard a rumor that you can get a Spice Route Passport and had to see it for myself. Seeing that this is not yet …
By Craig Barrowman Having grown up in the Eastern Cape, I have many nostalgic memories of the National Arts Festival.After a long absence, I returned in 2014 and 2016 with an open mind, trying not to have highexpectations, but was blown away both times with the quality of shows and the general experience.Having planned to …
There is much happening behind the scenes in Artroute and we wanted to share a couple of sneak peaks with you… Bijou Press We are moving studios – still in the The Bijou building, but to a space that opens up a ton of extra possibilities. We are refining our space and will be sure …
Cape Town is buzzing in the art world and we will keep you in the loop here on what is happening and what not yo miss. We only regret what we did not do… Culture Connect SA’s next Art Walk takes place in central Cape Town on 17 August and includes small, off-the-beaten-track art spaces, …