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BLK JKS

In black and white: Zander Blom tells of the colour in his work

The artist’s new Joburg exhibition has drips and smears – it can scare you – but it can also make you feel light

  • Charles Leonard
14 min read
On the face of it: South African photographer Pieter Hugo’s pictures Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 2015 (Pieter Hugo)
ALBINISM

Pieter Hugo’s tragic beauty pushes the button of mortality

The photographer’s ambitious new exhibition What the Light Falls On is a free-ranging meditation on life

  • Charles Leonard
14 min read
Ephemeral: Robin Rhode’s outdoors, large-scale works, such as Portrait with Keys, Nine Holes and Garden Service, are often brought to life by performance. (Photos supplied)
ART AND ENVIRONMENT

Robin Rhode’s artistic journey in Johannesburg’s abandoned spaces

Rhode’s interest in impermanence and repairing decay shines through in his latest works

  • Lesego Chepape
8 min read
Portia Zvavahera’s Maruva akaburitswa tiri mugomo (We received flowers) from her new exhibition, 2020. (Courtesy of Stevenson gallery)
ANCIENT VOICES AND FRIENDS

Don’t Miss: A weekly round-up of virtual and in-person events

From art exhibitions to live jazz, we’ve got your weekend programming sorted

  • Arts Desk
3 min read
We Wanted a Revolution – Black Radical Women, 1965-85 (Duke University Press)
ARUNA D SOUZA

The List: A peek at the Stevenson library

Stevenson gallery staff took to Instagram to share a small selection of literature guiding their “respective journeys towards listening, learning and confronting bias”

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
3 min read