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Young South African photographer wins two major photography awards in France.
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Unforgettable interiors
Mr Price unveils new decor collection with former Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi.
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Lands of time
Zimbabwean architect Thandi Loewenson awarded the 2024 Wheelwright Prize.
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Heating up
The inaugural HEAT Winter Arts Festival takes over Cape Town.
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Waste not, want not
A café built from waste material to open at the V&A Waterfront this July.
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The cat walk
South African ceramicist Hylton Nel’s cat sculptures inspired the latest Dior runway.
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Into the ecosphere
A trilogy of element-inspired exhibition rooms use art to explore the concept of worldmaking.
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Waste to wear
Discarded glass beer bottles were transformed into wearables and homeware.
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All’s fair
Exceptional artist talent convened in Johannesburg for the RMB Latitudes Art Fair.
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Culture club
Thebe Magugu’s latest collection features 18 South African icons.
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Animal architecture
Porky Hefer’s latest collection celebrates the intelligence and ingenuity of wild creatures.
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Ebb and flow
The South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores intertwined histories of land and water.
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Lost and found
A new exhibition commemorates the recovery of Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi’s lost artworks.
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Trash to treasure
Ananta Design Studio reimagines old office furniture into fantastical artwork.
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Blanket statement
New exhibition in Cape Town explores 160 years’ of history.
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Second act
Old saris get a new life in a powerhouse collaboration.
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Art meets tech
One-of-a-kind vehicle combines colour-change technology with the artistic language of Esther Mahlangu.
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Snake charmer
Rich Mnisi explores the duality of nature in his latest exhibition of collectible design.
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Parks and recreation
Urban parks bring nature to cities.
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Art that captivates the present and the future
Boemo Diale is the latest recipient of the Tomorrows/Today Prize for emerging artists.
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Africa is now
‘African design is reshaping the world’s cultural stage and sport shows us how.’
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The shoulders of giants
A monumental retrospective tracks Esther Mahlangu’s lifelong pursuit of the arts.
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Fabric of the future
Biofluff’s Savian is the ‘world’s first plant-based fur’.
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Ancestral threads
Hakopike’s new solo exhibition expresses the artist’s vivid visions of ancestry.
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