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Contemporary African art festival
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The Biennale of Contemporary African Art returns to Senegal

Yusaku Maezawa Basquiat
Art and Artists

Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa makes a ‘tidy profit’ from his Basquiat painting

Michelangelo
Art and Artists

A newly found Michelangelo drawing is set for auction in Paris

Contemporary African art festival
Art and Artists

The Biennale of Contemporary African Art returns to Senegal

Yusaku Maezawa Basquiat
Art and Artists

Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa makes a ‘tidy profit’ from his Basquiat painting

Michelangelo
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A newly found Michelangelo drawing is set for auction in Paris

Art flourishes on the walls of
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Art flourishes on the walls of Morocco: Street artists celebrated

By AFP28-09-2021 13:46

Every year, the scene is growing, with new artists contributing to a collective wall, just as Lhamzi and Droby started out.

Taxing times: Picasso’s family
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Taxing times: Picasso’s family hands over artworks to pay French tax

By AFP21-09-2021 10:51

Pablo Picasso’s daughter Maya Ruiz-Picasso has donated eight of his artworks and drawings to the Picasso Museum to pay inheritance tax.

A hidden gem: New Van Gogh dra
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A hidden gem: New Van Gogh drawing of old man discovered

By AFP17-09-2021 09:57

A new Vincent van Gogh drawing from the 1880s has been found in the Netherlands which comes as a total surprise to the Van Gogh Museum.

Nigeria eyes July 2022 for ret
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Nigeria eyes July 2022 for return of looted bronzes from Germany

By AFP16-09-2021 07:28

Nigeria plans to build a museum in Benin City where it hopes to house the bronzes which are highly regarded works of African art.

‘Death and Resurrection’: A ce
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‘Death and Resurrection’: A celebration of two decades of art [watch]

By Alicia Naidoo15-09-2021 16:48

The Keiskamma Art Project aims to bring their art exhibition ‘Death and Resurrection’ to Constitution Hill in 2022.

Banksy
Art and Artists

Banksy artwork that was shredded in 2018 is now even more valuable

By Storm Simpson09-09-2021 19:08

Would you pay for a partially destroyed piece of art? This piece was destroyed by Banksy shortly after it sold for millions in 2018 and it’s going under the hammer again.

Design Indaba opens entries fo
Art and Artists

Design Indaba opens entries for the 2022 Emerging Creatives Programme

By Erene Roux08-09-2021 16:44

A chosen group of 40 young design mavens will have the opportunity to showcase their work on the Design Indaba platform next year.

Is that a TV? ‘Art lover bergi
Art and Artists

Is that a TV? ‘Art lover bergie’ steals R100k piece of art in Cape Town

By Erene Roux07-09-2021 13:34

The artist, Willem Pretorius, believes that a ‘bergie’ stole his painting worth R100k after mistaking it for a television.

Afghan art activist defiant as
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Afghan art activist defiant as Taliban erase Kabul murals

By AFP07-09-2021 11:17

Activist and artist Omaid Sharifi is still defiant despite the removal of the ArtLords street art due to the Taliban takeover.

Take a peek at this year’s Wil
Art and Artists

Take a peek at this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

By Erene Roux01-09-2021 15:13

Take a peek at some of the highly commended images from this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Queen’s ‘corgi portrait’ to fe
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Queen’s ‘corgi portrait’ to feature in National Gallery exhibition

By Erene Roux29-08-2021 19:46

A portrait of the Queen ‘looking like a corgi’ is set to feature in a special Lucian Freud Exhibition in the UK.

Rasta Exclusive
Art and Artists

Exclusive: Rasta talks art, his critics PLUS how much money he makes

By Marilynn Manuel18-08-2021 17:11

In an exclusive interview, Rasta the Artist speaks about being a father, how much money he makes and what he thinks about those who criticise his work…

Peter Mammes To Die For
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Exclusive interview with SA artist Peter Mammes ahead of solo Soho show

By Gordon Glyn-Jones16-08-2021 14:09

SA artist Peter Mammes continues his rise through the UK art ranks with his new solo show, ‘To Die For’, at the Noho Gallery in Soho, London from 18 to 21 August. The work deals with the question: ‘Is there anything work dying for?’ and even contains a work made from human ashes…

LesDaChef got Rasta treatment
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SA can’t deal: LesDaChef gets a taste of Rasta’s medicine

By Marilynn Manuel21-07-2021 15:37

Controversial SA painter Rasta the artist has left may people undecided after he paid tribute to late chef LesDaChef with a portrait. Take a look and see for yourself…

Bidding starts for the 2021 Af
Art and Artists

Bidding starts for the 2021 African Photography Auction

By Lusanda Luthuli20-07-2021 17:52

The large collection of African photography will be auctioned by the Aspire Art Auctions and the Photography Legacy Project.

Watch: Ndlovu Youth Choir sing
Art and Artists

Watch: Ndlovu Youth Choir sings for peace in SA [video]

By Erene Roux13-07-2021 10:33

The Ndlovu Youth Choir released a new video in which they sing for peace in South Africa amid ongoing riots and looting.

Plan B: National Arts Festival
Art and Artists

Plan B: National Arts Festival reimagined once more

By Erene Roux05-07-2021 15:59

Time for Plan B! The 2021 National Arts Festival is set to move into an online space for the second time this coming July.

picasso heist
Art and Artists

Greece recovers stolen Picasso decade after brazen gallery heist

By AFP29-06-2021 18:33

‘Head of a Woman’, gifted by Pablo Picasso to Greece in 1949, was recovered in Keratea, a rural area southeast of Athens

Cape Town artist creates statu
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Cape Town artist creates statue by recycling used coffee capsules

By Erene Roux24-06-2021 11:30

Sculpture artist, Godfrey Dambuleni recently created a special version of Oscar the Seal by recycling used coffee capsules.

‘My Community Cooks’ to shine
Art and Artists

‘My Community Cooks’ to shine a light on all creatives in Mzansi

By Erene Roux22-06-2021 19:00

The ‘My Community Cooks’ programme is calling all creatives to submit and showcase their work.

World Music Day: SA artists’ w
Art and Artists

World Music Day: SA artists’ woes documented in ‘State of the Arts’ [watch]

By Alicia Naidoo21-06-2021 15:02

Released on World Music Day, ‘The States of the Arts’ is a compelling snapshot of the struggles faced by artists in South Africa

Bridges of opportunity: Africa
Art and Artists

Bridges of opportunity: African animation series a boost for young artists

By Alicia Naidoo17-06-2021 16:16

‘Bridges’ is an initiative that aims to boost emerging African talent through an African animation series.

No man, Rasta! Mzansi slates t
Art and Artists

No man, Rasta! Mzansi slates tribute portrait of Shaleen Surtie-Richards

By Erene Roux15-06-2021 16:36

Celebrity painter Lebani Sirenje, otherwise known as Rasta, has paid tribute to the late actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards. And fans are not pleased…

What you need to know about th
Live
Art and Artists

What you need to know about the 2021 National Arts Festival

By Erene Roux15-06-2021 11:48

The 2021 National Arts Festival will take place in various cities in South Africa from 17 June to 4 July.

italian artist invisible sculpture salvatore garau
Art and Artists

‘It is made of air and spirit’: Artist sells invisible sculpture for R250 000

By Storm Simpson02-06-2021 11:08

Art is what you make it and Salvatore Garau’s invisible sculpture – which exists in the imagination – was intriguing enough to fetch R250 000 at a recent auction.

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