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Body politic
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The latest exhibition taking place at Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai explores Arab womanhood through photography
28 Mar 22
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Hip-hop architecture
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Architect Sekou Cooke draws inspiration from hip-hop culture for his designs
28 Mar 22
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Electric avenue
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A sculpture that harnesses the magic of light and electricity finds a home at Dior
28 Mar 22
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Changing the paradigm
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Diébédo Francis Kéré is the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker
22 Mar 22
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Virtual village
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Ubuntuland, Africa’s first Metaverse marketplace, explores a new digital era of art on the continent
20 Mar 22
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Feminine mystique
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Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Fikile Sokhulu pursues femininity in fashion
20 Mar 22
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On point(e)
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Refreshing the brand identity of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
20 Mar 22
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Designing with empathy
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello designs a bamboo kiosk for skater brand Wafflesncream
20 Mar 22
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Beam me up, skattie
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The Magolide Collective has launched an AR fashion range
13 Mar 22
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Live art
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The convention-flouting ICA Live Art Festival is back!
13 Mar 22
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Reimagining Damascus
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Dioramas of Damascus, made from repurposed materials, tell the story of a fractured Syrian city
13 Mar 22
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Fired up
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We chat to Julia Duduzile Mohanoe on swopping accountancy for art
13 Mar 22
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Melting pot
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Buhle Nkalashe’s powerful artworks are steeped in isiXhosa, isiZulu and Ndebele traditions
6 Mar 22
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Pool poetics
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Film & Animation
Kanya Viljoen’s Eurydice makes use of femme narratives in a waterless pool
6 Mar 22
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Igloo eatery
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Food Design
Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
6 Mar 22
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From dawn to dust
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Art & Photography
Katie Paterson’s Requiem will change the way you think about dust
6 Mar 22
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Still lives
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Art & Photography
Arron Nathan Moos’s moving, contemplative portraits bring the lives of others sharply into focus.
4 Mar 22
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Magic mountains
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Alex Cecchetti’s Sentiero – a land-art intervention and performance – is set to premiere at the Biennale Gherdëina
27 Feb 22
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Paper towns
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Art & Photography
One architectural drawing a day for 365 days has culminated in the exhibition RSA 365
27 Feb 22
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A golden milestone
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Cape Town’s beloved Irma Stern Museum celebrates its semicentennial with a line-up of exhibitions, events and talks.
27 Feb 22
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Becoming the customer
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Product Design
DI Alumnus NB Studio refreshes the ID of one of the world’s largest media agencies
20 Feb 22
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Rays of sunshine
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Urban & Landscape Design
Atelier Nomadic’s luxury bamboo treehouses are inspired by Mobula Rays
20 Feb 22
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Travel, exploration and wonder
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Creative Economy
We explore what informs Amy-Leigh Braaf’s restless creativity
20 Feb 22
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The man behind the mask(s)
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We chat to artist Kip Omolade about his new Diovadiova Chrome series
20 Feb 22
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Igloo eatery
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Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
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Katie Paterson’s Requiem will change the way you think about dust
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