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At work: Conrad Botes uses photographs of Marikana as a backdrop to his paintings. Photo: Jan Verboom
ARTIST

Botes takes on a giant subject

The artist uses his trademark comic-book style and a touch of Goya to address Marikana

  • Shaun De Waal
6 min read
Worth the wait:It has taken five years, and perhaps some persuasion, for Anton Kennemeyer and Conrad Botes to produce a new edition of Bitterkomix. (David Harrison)
ANTON KANNEMEYER

Bitter bites the hand that feeds

It’s been five years since their last appearance, but Konradski and Joe Dog are back: older, a little more jaded – and with fewer penises.

  • Nechama Brodie
5 min read