In this conversation, South African ceramic artist, academic, and educator Mellaney Roberts reflects on Waar Bloed Nie Loop Nie, the body of work she created for the SOLO section of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026. Roberts discusses how…
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The 11th edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair presented a constructed reality, inviting visitors to contemplate the fair not just as a space to stage exhibitions but also as a possible portal into a sense of community. At…
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“The heart of history is a critical discourse that is antithetical to spontaneous memory. History is perpetually suspicious of memory, and its true mission is to suppress and destroy it.” – Pierre Nora Ravelle Pillay’s work delves into the heart…
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Dafe Oboro is part of a new generation of Africa-based storytellers. Walking the line between fashion imagery and social documentary, Oboro’s work is encompassed in the tender and benevolent humor of this talented image-maker.
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Visual artists Aïcha Snoussi (Tunisia) and Alida Rodrigues (Angola) illustrate a body of imagery that is developed from distortions of the social world and vestiges of the imaginary.
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Of Soul and Joy in Thokoza, Johannesburg, is a project that seeks to empower young adults through a camera lens.
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In a country struggling to shape its identity in the wake of recent history, South African photographers have utilised their chosen medium as a tool to explore an ever-changing social and cultural climate.
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Dr. Esther Mahlangu’s monumental works immediately summon the viewer to the Melrose Gallery’s booth in the Investec Cape Town Art Fair’s PAST/MODERN section (guest-curated by João Ferreira).
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French-Beninese artist Gregory Olympio uses his abstract painting style to explore the ways in which life can be boundless, more of a feeling than something you can hold.
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Established in 1956, Clarke’s Bookshop in Cape Town, South Africa, is one of the oldest surviving independent bookshops in the country.
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