The Joburg-born artist’s latest exhibition uses burning steel wool sculptures and ash paintings to explore ritual, transformation and the transitions that shape our lives
A one-woman performance that confronts memory, violence and complicity, as Vuyelwa Maluleke reclaims language to tell a black queer township story on her own terms
Melding protest, lyricism and ancestral tradition, Asanda Ruda’s Kemet is a visceral journey of emancipation, healing and artistic defiance
‘It was hard to survive without performance’
‘I remember that I was supposed to perform about two or three songs. But the DJ ended up adding another song because everybody was just having fun’
Dear Ribane’s fluidity and seamless movement between artistic mediums makes enclosing them into a single realm of art
Jina’s process of collaboration has also led to the formation of #FemmeinPublic.
Performance of silent human statue is about fulfilling the dream of being an actor, not about the money.
A genderqueer artist is going boldly, goldly naked to trumpet the sacred human form.
The do-it-yourself ethic of the city’s artists has whipped up a whirlwind of acclaim and worldwide recognition.
Russia’s Pyotr Pavlensky’s nailing of his scrotum to Red Square isn’t as unique as you might think: some have done much more in the name of art.
Donna Kukama – winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art – speaks to the M&G about breaking a leg and "being f***ing real".
Wearing a bird costume, South African performance artist Steven Cohen was arrested for sexual exhibitionism, says a report.
Yann Marrusich’s acclaimed, mysterious "Bleu Remix" will be performed in Cape Town on Tuesday evening.
Performance artist Sifiso Seleme believes in making a statement where it counts most – among the people – which is not without its dangers.
An artist’s march from Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital to the Union Buildings has drawn attention to the perilous state of public health in South Africa.
M&G arts editor Matthew Krouse picks the brains of five winners of the 2013 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards.
It is surprising that this is the first year the category has been officially included on the festival’s main programme.
Artist Candice Breitz is using the popular soapie <i>Generations</i> to further the racial debate in South Africa.
