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Wave goodbye: Cameroonian-Swiss curator Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer on 10 May, was executive director and chief curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.

A love supreme: A requiem for Koyo Kouoh

Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures

  • Eyaaz
15 min read
Generational wealth: An archive of 60 000 negatives in a Swedish bank was published posthumously by the Ernest Cole Family Trust through Aperture in the book The True America in 2023. Photo: Ernest Cole

A legacy in focus: The long shadow of Ernest Cole

Ernest Cole’s lens captured apartheid’s truth and his legacy continues to shape creatives today

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Ernest Cole Lost And Found By Raoul Peck (c) Ernest Cole

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found — A profound portrait of the artist in exile

Ernest Cole’s untold story comes home — with a revealing documentary premiering at the Joburg Film Festival this week

  • Kibo Ngowi
9 min read
Striking: Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero was choreographed by Gregory Maqoma.

Diary: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, BMW Art Generation, live scores to silent films

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
Weighing in: Max Hollein, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, visited South Africa recently. Photo: Lelanie Foster

Challenge Met, says New York art museum director

Max Hollein of the Metropolitan Museum of Art talks about art on the African continent

  • Eyaaz
9 min read
South African rapper and poet Tumi Molekane. Photo supplied

Diary: Kentridge auction, Africa Rising in Jozi, and Stogie T’s Shallow

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Des Erasmus
2 min read
Artist Thabiso Dakamela creates another masterpiece for the CAFT inaugural art fair.

Supporting art and culture in the nation’s capital city – Tshwane

CAFT aims to foster an ongoing dialogue among artists and enthusiasts

  • Derek Davey
8 min read