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Prolific: In the early 1970s Gibson Kente’s work became overtly political
BLACK REVIEW

Look back to live forward

After being asked to imagine a different ikasi, Lehlohonolo Peega questions our memory

  • Lehlohonolo Peega
3 min read
“Drain our dignity”.Masixole Feni’s images of Khayelitsha capture the way people have been able to exist and have meaningful lives under oppressive conditions.
DAVID MARRIOTT

Artists must strive to reimagine ways of portraying and inhabiting ikasi

An overemphasis on ‘escaping’ the township robs us of the nuanced account of its spirit and a chance to create a habitable space in the margins

  • Mbe Mbhele
8 min read