Literature and Art

May 17, 2019Literature and Art

CHRISTIAAN DIEDERICKS IS IN SEARCH OF A NEW KING

It is not every day that you get an apartheid beneficiary coming out to admit that they benefited […]

It takes a designer who is fully secure in his abilities and craft to exhibit his work […]

There aren’t a lot of things more daunting than having to write about a writer, a damn good […]

August 17, 2018Literature and Art

Jack London famously cautioned “[Y]ou can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club”. […]

In 1936 the Lidchi family emigrated into South Africa from Paris, France, bringing with them wealth of experience […]

June 14, 2018Literature and Art

‘This book, Decolonising the Mind, is my farewell to English as a vehicle for any of my writings. […]

The launch of Ndabuko Ntuli’s solo exhibition at The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg on 17 May 2018 was nothing short […]

May 3, 2018Literature and Art

Laurretta Ngcobo’s Prodigal Daughters is a well written compilation in which seventeen different South African heroines share deeply […]

From as far back as cave habitation, all the way through to today’s apartments and houses, Man has […]

I ask Craig to briefly give his assessment of the state of visual arts in South Africa […]