August 2011 Archive

  • Carvings of white
    Reviews • 19 Aug 11
    The book Claudette Schreuders is an insightful look into the work of this artist from the past 17 years. >
  • The city burns
    Reviews • 19 Aug 11
    The book Fire Walker explores the meaning of the iconic sculpture of the same name by William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx, in Jozi. >
  • Open Design Now - Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive.
    Open, everything
    Reviews • 19 Aug 11
    We're living in the era of "design by everyone". The book Open Design Now explores this phenomenon. >
  • Panoptical
    Opinion • 15 Aug 11
    Photographer Mikhael Subotzky and artist Patrick Waterhouse have been capturing the shifting moods of Ponte City in Jo’burg since 2008. >
  • Endemic systems
    Opinion • 15 Aug 11
    Known for its chaotic masses and vast economic disparities, Mumbai’s slums do not need a bulldozer but an alternative perspective. >
  • The power of 10
    Opinion • 15 Aug 11
    Using the city as the context for design, ExpoTENtial employs creativity as the driving force for a higher quality urban experience. >
  • Of war reborn
    Opinion • 15 Aug 11
    While the remnants of 25 years of civil war clings to the urban fabric of Beirut, the city has managed to reinvent itself slowly. >
  • Stranger
    Inside View • 15 Aug 11
    Photographer Damien Schumann spent six months documenting the fraught USA-Mexican border cities. >
  • Outside the Plaça de Toros, Luanda’s colonial-era bullfighting ring.
    Paradise?
    Inside View • 15 Aug 11
    Today life in Angola might seem bleak, but for the infrastructural development. Yet the people are convinced of the possibilities. >
  • Design with the Other 90%: CITIES
    Minus 90%
    Opinion • 15 Aug 11
    Design with the Other 90%: CITIES calls on design to address the most critical issues arising from the impact of mass urbanisation. >
  • Name dropping
    Reviews • 5 Aug 11
    Figures & Fictions is a compelling look at contemporary South African photography. >