• Artists

Letter from Cape Town: Tensions Surrounding Refugees Leave South Africa in a Bind

"The ugly persistence of xenophobia in South Africa refuses easy analysis."

• By
  Sean O’Toole
• Jun 18, 2020 1:29 pm

• News

Zeitz Museum Director Koyo Kouoh Looks to Transform South Africa’s Art Scene

Among her goals are creating more programs to encourage dialogue and highlighting the voices of artists through solo exhibitions.

• By
  Sean O’Toole
• Jan 27, 2020 12:07 pm

• News

Through the Lens: How Photography Became Africa’s Most Popular Art Form

The medium is on the rise across the continent.

• By
  Sean O’Toole
• Jun 19, 2018 10:49 am

Santu Mofokeng

In 2006, when photographer Santu Mofokeng turned 50, this humanist chronicler of black South African life, who began his career as a street photographer in 1970s Soweto, oversaw a survey of his blac…

• By
  Sean O’Toole
• Nov 30, 2011 5:42 pm

Zwelethu Mthethwa

South African photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa’s vivid color portraits of shack dwellers, coal and gold miners, brick workers, sugarcane cutters and, most recently, Christian worshippers are marked by…

• By
  Sean O’Toole
• Oct 9, 2011 11:34 am