The Bang Bang Club
Journalists in South Africa are picking up on how the film, "The Bang Bang Club," treats some of the Bang Bang Club's black colleagues. And other Weekend Specials.
Art
Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela
South Africa’s first democratic president is 93 years old today. The artwork is a collaboration between
"… new trends in Africa and the Diaspora"
At the margins of this year’s Art Basel (15-19 June) and curated by Christine Eyene, FOCUS11
The Minister of Finance
“The Minister of Finance,” one of a series of over the top, mock portraits by Zimbabwean-born,
The Global Imagination of James Baldwin
An interview with Rich Blint, a James Baldwin scholar. Biggest takeaway: Baldwin lamented the fragile human impulse for categorization.
Not in My Name
What's it like seeing your work on display, only to realize it's been taken over and remade by someone else to give a totally different meaning.
Mural Art in Woodstock
What’s happening in (Cape Town’s neighborhood) Woodstock that makes local hipsters flood the place? The speed
Stereo Wizards
Electronic rap duo and “stereo wizards” Dirty Paraffin at the Faraday Muthi Market in downtown Johannesburg
(Re)construções
Lawrence Lemaoana is one of 13 South African artists selected by curator Daniella Géo for the
No Art On $2 A Day
In memory of Cameroonian artist Goddy Leye (1965-2011).
The narrative of African women
An exhibit attempts to reframe popular perceptions and the image of African women in the United States.
ZAM Goes International
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEe96sQsRg4&hd=1 You know we like the Dutch magazine ZAM. The promised English edition is (almost) here.
'Political Art'
Negar Azimi, in Frieze Magazine, on what the ascendency of ‘political art’ means for art’s actual
'America as … point of reference'
The artist Dawn Okoro (take the link to her blog) on her most recent work: I’ve
A’na Afriki
The connections and shared lineage between Africa and the countries of the Arabian peninsula.
The Race Card
Bridging the Western art world and the West African film industry, London-based artist Doug Fishbone cast
Jeffrey Wright Reads Walt Whitman
This is from a minute ago, but I had to post it as it features part