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Intraparadox: A Correspondence with Nancy Ndaba on behalf of Abigail Mabeba and Linah Mokoena
In this edition of Intraparadox I speak to Nancy Ndaba against the backdrop of the group exhibition that her group, ‘Free Breed’, hosted at the South African State Theatre from 15 to 19 June 2021 as part of the State Theatre’s Youth Expression Festival 2021. →
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Intraparadox: An Interview with Patrick Rulore, A Stage for Moments
Patrick Rulore’s winning of SASOL New Signatures Art Competition in 2019 might have come as a surprise to anyone who has followed this art competition closely over the years. →
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Intraparadox, An Interview with Philiswa Lila
Philiswa Lila has stayed the course to weave some interesting forms hovering on the brink of abstraction. →
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Intraparadox-profundity, Beauchamp
I want to cut this thing of tribalism in the arts. This is found in Afrikaner shows only, black shows only, still in 2021. In that sense you realise that you are stumbling across something that has been forged in steel, fire and blood for a long time. It is something that I always find… →
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Intraparadox-profundity, Montle
‘When one takes a look at all the South African cultures there’s a deep sense of ownership of colour, design and pattern. So I think being surrounded by all these various cultures and all these colours has subconsciously affected me.’ – Zanele Montle, 20.02.2021 →
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Comfort (2020), the centerpiece
Inanda Dam, The Ocean, The Rondavels, Hair, Impepho, Grandmother’s Lucky Flowers, Stars and Gold are the symbols that are part of the artist’s oeuvre at the moment. I think these symbols are summed up well in the work Comfort (2020). It is in this work that a union of what has informed the artist’s output… →
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Intraparadox: Interview with Lebohang Kganye
On the 30 August 2018 at the Pretoria Art Museum I had the privilege of interviewing Lebohang Khanye on her solo exhibition Mohlokomedi wa Torai. The body of work that she has produced for this project gives two matriarchical perspective of her family narratives from where Ke Sa Le Teng her SASOL New Signatures winning… →