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Photographer Cole Ndelu explores the dissonance of masculine femininity
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“Seeing masculinity and femininity outside of the norm must become the norm.”
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2 Jul 19
This museum preserves Brazil's cultural and craft memory
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The A CASA Museum of the Brazilian Object has dedicated 21 years to preserving the rich cultural history of the Brazilian people.
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1 Jul 19
Students explore death through a video game and our fascination with fake goods
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We spotlight the work of two graduates from the University of the Underground which was started by Dr Nelly Ben-Hayoun.
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20 Jun 19
Are you the future of South Africa’s design industry?
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The hunt for South Africa’s hottest young emerging creatives has begun. Apply now!
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20 Jun 19
Creating art out of scrap engine parts
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Kara Schoeman creates intricate art bowls out of recycled metals.
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20 Jun 19
Applications for African Crossroads 2019 are now open!
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Hivos is looking for content proposals from artists, entrepreneurs, chefs, designers, researchers, to imagine the future of African cities.
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19 Jun 19
Nigerian sculptor makes life-sized art using spoons
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Abinoro Akporode Collins says he was first challenged by his art lecturer to try unconventional materials for his sculptures.
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19 Jun 19
Mzukisi Mbane’s imprint on African fashion
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The Design Indaba Emerging Creative on building a global brand that pays homage to his identity and celebrates femininity.
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18 Jun 19
Sunny Dolat wants to set a new standard for African fashion
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A small island off the coast of West Africa is about to host a truly representative African arts and fashion festival.
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14 Jun 19
Ghanaian photographer Lawrence Agyei on the power of photography
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“To me, a great photograph is like poetry. It captures and expresses a situation or emotion that transcends everyday life.”
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14 Jun 19
How artists and architects are helping residents to claim their right to the city
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Grigri Pixel invited a group a creatives from Africa and Spain to work together in Madrid to try and find out.
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14 Jun 19
Art for the soul and your lungs
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Spanish art collective Boa Mistura have created a 35m-tall mural that purifies the air.
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12 Jun 19
From refugee camp to fashion runway
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Motivated by experiences of displacement, these designers are using fashion to tell their story of war and strife and in doing so, helping refugee communities.
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11 Jun 19
Gabrielle Goliath honours victims of sexual-based violence through sound and art
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The winner of this year's Standard Bank Young Artist Award talks about her latest project called This Song is For...
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5 Jun 19
DJ Steloo's latest work looks to the ocean for inspiration
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Called Stitches From The Ocean, the Accra-based creative says he wanted to let the audience into the other side of his creative process.
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5 Jun 19
Celine Semaan wants to solve fashion's sustainability problem
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The culture and climate thought leader is working with everyone from the UN to students to tackle fashion's sustainability problem.
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4 Jun 19
Sculptors set to create the world’s largest gender equality art project
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Australian sculptors and married couple Gillie and Marc are creating 10 life sized sculptures celebrating the lives of monumental women.
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31 May 19
Faith XLVII talks about the importance of staging Aurum in South Africa
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The artist and her collaborators, Pure and Inka Kendzia, talk to us about the interactive performance piece.
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31 May 19
OurArtworks is a creative haven for Mississippi's disabled community
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“Anyone who has a disability has the ability to create art.”
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30 May 19
Jordanian studio Turbo on resisting design trends
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We chat to Saeed Abu-Jabar and Mothanna Hussein about how they’re contributing to the desert city’s flourishing design scene.
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29 May 19
Kenyan jeweller uses natural minerals to tell her story
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Ami Doshi Shah’s sculptural jewellery pieces tell the story both of Kenya’s intricate past and the country's captivating natural beauty.
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27 May 19
More than a catcall
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Sophie Sandberg tackles everyday harassment by taking it back to the streets.
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24 May 19
Kutti Collective is taking on the lack of Desi representation in the art world
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“It’s about creating and dialoguing about things that affect us in a way that isn't Orientalist, or beholden to the erasures and violence..."
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22 May 19
Blair Imani is writing Herstory
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Imani’s book is shining a light both on modern feminists and on marginalised people who are making a difference in the world.
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21 May 19
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