Art & Photography | Design Indaba

Myles Loftin explores racial profiling of black men wearing hoodies

Next Generation > Art & Photography

The photographer says his project was partly inspired by the killing of Trayvon Martin. >

4 Dec 17
Cole Ndelu's arresting work tackles collective memory and the portrayal of black bodies

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

The Durban-based artist and photographer challenges representation with her disruptive imagery. >

30 Nov 17
Thandiwe Msebenzi on fairness, the power of fragility and collaboration

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Creative Economy / Design Activism

"Designers are constantly collaborating with other people to create things and they're constantly pushing towards reaching a broader audience." >

27 Nov 17
6 artists we loved at the AKAA 2017

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

The Also Known As Africa Art Fair (AKAA) brings together contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora. >

23 Nov 17
Claudette Schreuders

This artist has a stellar record of art exhibitions on the rituals and culture of South Africa under her belt. >

21 Nov 17
No Photoshop here – these eerie figures were carved entirely by hand

Design News > Art & Photography

"Great art stops you and holds you in its grasp for a while. It takes you out of your timeline and into its own space," says sculptor Paul Kaptein. >

21 Nov 17
Robin Rhode on talking drawing, performance and artistic ownership

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

The visual artist explains the thinking behind his show-stopping Design Indaba 2017 performance. >

17 Nov 17
Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Design News > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >

31 Oct 17
Osborne Macharia breathes life into his fantastical, fictional imagery

Talks > African Design / Art & Photography

The self-taught Kenyan photographer takes the Design Indaba audience on a mesmerising journey of fiction, fantasy and narrative. >

27 Oct 17
Angolan visual artist on opening up the conversation about a new African identity

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Kiluanji Kia Henda is the first African artist to receive the Frieze Artist Award. >

20 Oct 17
Multidisciplinary artist Robin Rhode brings his drawing process to life

Talks > African Design / Art & Photography

The South African born artist and his “doppelgänger” light up the Design Indaba stage. >

19 Oct 17
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | October 2017

Take Five > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism / Product Design

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >

13 Oct 17
Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018

Join the search for South Africa's Most Beautiful Object in Design Indaba's annual competition and exhibition that challenges aesthetic sensibilities, asking - What is beauty? >

10 Oct 17
Design Indaba Nightscape 2018

Design Indaba Festival 2018 presents a celebration of sound and sight in a festival of music, performance and exhibitions on the Artscape Piazza. >

10 Oct 17
Photo series presents thought-provoking look at humanity stripped bare

Design News > Art & Photography

The project highlights the fragility and vitality of the human body juxtaposed against the backdrop of urban architecture. >

6 Oct 17
Baba Tjeko’s illustrations bring the Sesotho geometric art of Litema to life

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

He portrays African ideas and perspectives through his Litema artwork in hopes of positive change in other young designers. >

4 Oct 17
Street art as a form of mediation

Design News > Art & Photography / Urban & Landscape Design

He aspires to transform the city's streets to create dialogue and interaction between the environment and our experience of it. >

3 Oct 17
Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography

Design News > Art & Photography

Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm. >

2 Oct 17
Striking masks inspired by North African culture

Design News > Art & Photography

This Columbian artist blurs the line between photorealistic painting and surreal expression. >

29 Sep 17
Famous artworks come to life on the streets of London

Design News > Art & Photography

Applied upon human canvases, this project aims to communicate that art is for the masses. >

28 Sep 17
Meet Aoi Yamaguchi, the Japanese Master Calligrapher expanding the form’s possibilities

Design News > Art & Photography

The California-based artist merges music and performance with the centuries-old tradition. >

27 Sep 17
Gaza Girls: Girls of the Gaza Strip is a testament to the resilience of the women of Palestine

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Monique Jaques’ photography captures a universal sense of girlhood in Gaza. >

7 Sep 17
From dreaming up stories to starting a movement with Buhle Ngaba

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

We catch up with the woman taking stories to where they're needed most. >

1 Sep 17
The Maitland Institute is changing perspectives on how audiences engage with art

Design News > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

This Cape Town space is departing from the clinical, one-way-communication aspect of the modern art gallery. >

25 Aug 17

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