Intraparadox, Interview with Thomas Masingi. Monna Ke Nku. The Viewing Room, Brooklyn Circle. 02 May 2025


[I]n May this year, a few days before the closure of Monna Ke Nku Group Exhibition, which had been on show at The Viewing Room Gallery, Brooklyn Circle, I had the opportunity to sit down with its curator, Thomas Masingi. The exhibition was significant for two reasons. While on the one hand it brought together artists whose practice spanned different art media and career spans, on the other hand, it sought to provide a lens to converse about masculinity, particularly in the light of the expectations that men should not display their emotions.… Read More Intraparadox, Interview with Thomas Masingi. Monna Ke Nku. The Viewing Room, Brooklyn Circle. 02 May 2025

Shifting the boundary: Interview with Nthabiseng Rachel Montshiwa


I think South African contemporary Art should always mark the social politics there should not be a compromise by the author on what kind of subject matter you focus on and also your technicality must not be compromised because you are looking into new media you should always base your media or medium into what kind of financial background you have and also do not apologize for what you are doing technologically extravagant focus on South African social politics in current issues there shouldn’t be a compromised on in terms of the artists media or technicalities base you media into what financial background you have. And also Do not apologize for wanting to be technologically extravagant, I think art is a history tool, it is a historical tool and in this case one should always focus on what’s current what’s affecting us in terms visual language, because an aesthetic is not technicality. An artwork is a message not necessarily a good aesthetic where people should always be enjoying your work but also the reference to it is more important than what you see in a gallery but also taking into consideration that however materials you choose you should always think about presentation because that also puts a space into sort of international market irrespective of what you use you should always have a formal presentation. Nthabiseng Rachel Montshiwa… Read More Shifting the boundary: Interview with Nthabiseng Rachel Montshiwa