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Beautiful Boy by Lissa Rivera explores the visual language of gender
Design News
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Art & Photography
Celebrating gender identity as a repertoire, not a classification.
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7 Jul 17
The surreal body art of South Korean artist Dain Yoon
Design News
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Art & Photography
This artist uses her face as the canvas for unique optical illusion artworks.
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5 Jul 17
ULTRACONTEMPORARY Exhibition explores political art and its function in society
Design News
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Art & Photography
This collection of “emergency” art pieces is based on the fast pace at which our world changes.
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3 Jul 17
Lucy Feng’s work plays with African mysticism and modern Afropunk culture
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
Called ‘The Strangelings’, the images moodily blend the surreal and the regal.
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3 Jul 17
FAKA on penetrating art spaces and designing a new sound
Profiling
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Art & Photography
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Music & Sound Design
Through their art, the duo is interrupting global performance and art spaces one event at a time.
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30 Jun 17
Gabon-born photographer tells the story of the Central African country’s youth
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
An artist in the diaspora, Yannis Davy Guibinga connects with his heritage through photography.
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29 Jun 17
French astronaut shares captivating images of Earth
Design News
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Art & Photography
While they might look like fungi under a microscope, these photographs are actually of mountain ranges and cityscapes.
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27 Jun 17
Kenyan photographer behind renegade grannies series chats Afrofuturism
Video Interviews
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Art & Photography
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Film & Animation
For Osborne Macharia, Afrofuturism is about recreating a different Africa based on fantasy, fiction and history.
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26 Jun 17
A look inside Bright Creative Space in Cape Town
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
This collaborative studio plays host to weekly drawing sessions and freelance artists from around the globe.
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20 Jun 17
Indie band, The XX, take you behind the scenes with new limited-edition photo book
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Music & Sound Design
Shot by photographer Alasdair McLellan, the photo book will only have one print run of 1000 copies.
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20 Jun 17
Photographer Imraan Christian teams up with Faith XLVII
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
South African artists Imraan Christian and Faith XLVII deconstruct a pivotal moment in the country’s 2015 student uprising.
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12 Jun 17
Wacom Creatives: A look into the experimental digital art of Miss Led
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“If you want something really badly, then you don’t feel like you’re making sacrifices.”
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9 Jun 17
Haunting black and white images capture forced removals in Johannesburg
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Behind urban renewal is often the untold stories of poor families who are put out with nowhere else to go.
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6 Jun 17
A photographer is building a photographic ark of animals before they go extinct
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore's project The Photo Ark currently holds photos of over 6500 distinct animal species.
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5 Jun 17
Ads Imitating Life exhibit explores not-so-progressive media representation
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
American artist Hank Willis Thomas takes a critical view of ‘Adland’ in this collection.
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2 Jun 17
Native Nation captures Mexico’s forgotten cultures
Design News
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Art & Photography
Uncover the indigenous communities of Mexico with photographer Diego Huerta.
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2 Jun 17
The striking interpretation of an age-old Senegalese legend
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Translating an old adage into striking visual art.
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2 Jun 17
Zemba Luzamba explores the migrant experience through depictions of ordinary people
Design News
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Art & Photography
The Cape Town-based artist's eloquent oil paintings of everyday life encourage viewers to draw their own conclusions.
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30 May 17
Serge Alain Nitegeka explores the colour black
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Johannesburg-based artist Serge Alain Nitegeka has explored forced migration and xenophobia in the past.
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29 May 17
This artist's Play-Doh portraits are making fine art photography more accessible
Design News
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Art & Photography
Eleanor Macnair’s vibrant and unconventional images are made entirely from the children’s play material.
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29 May 17
People who stalk us on Instagram: Khanyisa Ketse
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Vincent van Gogh meets #BlackGirlMagic in digital artist Khanyisa Ketse’s The Beginning.
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26 May 17
Have a look at the latest campaign for Nigerian fashion label Rayo by L. Somoye
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The striking images were shot and styled by frequent creative collaborators Clement Ogoh and Daniel Obasi.
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26 May 17
5 examples of great creativity in Cuba
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We take a look at some unique design ventures all the way from the Caribbean.
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23 May 17
Engaging a community through street art
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Paint Jamaica initiative brings colour and creativity to the streets of Kingston.
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18 May 17
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