South Africa
New film on Ernest Cole, photographer who chronicled South African apartheid, presents trove of 60,000 rediscovered negatives
Raoul Peck’s new documentary “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found”, having its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, is narrated by Lakeith Stanfield
Podcast | A brush with… Igshaan Adams
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Louise Bourgeois’s art to the love poems of Rumi
African art market confronts economic turbulence on the continent
Despite currency collapse of Nigeria's naira and a weakened South African rand, the category performed better than the overall market
South African artist wins prestigious photo prize for 'risk-taking' Apartheid work
Lebohang Kganye was selected for the Deutsche Börse award for her exhibition shown last year in Amsterdam
Frieze New York doubles down on local galleries and artists for latest edition
The fair’s organisers have partnered with organisations across the city while New York dealers have a major presence
How Koyo Kouoh is getting Zeitz Mocaa museum back on track
Over the past five years Kouoh has been turning around the fortunes of one of Africa's biggest museums, focusing on its collection, governance and funding streams
South African auction house edges into London market
Strauss & Co’s pop-up selling exhibition of works by Alexis Preller shows commitment to highlighting Africa’s more “neglected” artists abroad
South Africa's Goodman Gallery expands to New York with an office and viewing room
South Africa’s leading gallery is making its first permanent inroads in the US
Cape Town Art Fair feels the absence of European collectors
Visitor numbers were good, but sales of higher priced works were slow at the South African event
Long walk to nowhere: auction of items owned by Nelson Mandela cancelled due to brewing dispute in South Africa
Proceeds from the sale were meant to fund a memorial garden and museum around the freedom fighter’s burial site
'The power of whiteness rests in its ability to deny its existence': Candice Breitz on placenta, Marcel Broodthaers and Apartheid
The South African artist tells us about her favourite books, music and artists on the A brush with… podcast
'I depict mundane images because the life of a Black woman is just like any other': Billie Zangewa on anatomy, Kusama and celebrating imperfections
The South African artist tells us about her favourite books, music and artists on the A brush with… podcast
Cape Town wildfire 'guts' university library that houses anti-apartheid archives and one of the world’s largest African film collections
Blaze has ripped through the Reading Room of the Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town
A brush with... Tracey Rose
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Duchamp to Deep House
William Kentridge on turning his drawings into films, being inspired by dreams—and catching Covid-19
The South African artist talks about his new animation City Deep, now on show at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg
Charges dropped against South African billionaire over allegedly fraudulent Banksy deal
Martin Levick had been accused of duping an investor into lending him $3.5m for the purchase of the work
South African architectural practice Counterspace to design 20th Serpentine summer pavilion
Structure is inspired by places where people gather across London including migrant community hubs
Candice Breitz pulls work from South African museum that is exhibiting convicted murderer's art
Curator at newly opened Javett Art Centre defends decision to show drawing by artist who killed a sex worker in Cape Town in 2013
'I wanted to break down white male ideas': sexually explicit Johannesburg show is pulled
Work by artist Anton Kannemeyer has also been removed from London's 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair after complaints
South African dealer Liza Essers on refusing to give in to legal browbeating
Goodman gallery director discusses being taken to court by President Zuma and acknowledging her privilege
Nando’s enormous collection puts the peri-peri in African art
With over 22,000 works hung on its walls, the popular chicken chain is an unlikely champion for emerging South African artists
South African art fair gets reboot under a new owner
Johannesburg-based FNB Joburg fair has been bought by its former director Mandla Sibeko
Interview: William Kentridge on his life lessons
Self-interrogation is central to the work of the South African artist, whose latest piece on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel poses a series of questions that get half-answered
Zeitz Mocaa appoints new director following #MeToo scandal
Koyo Kouoh, who founded RAW Material Company in Dakar, replaces Mark Coetzee who was accused of misconduct
Zeitz Mocaa: Africa’s private ‘Tate Modern’ must do more for its public
More than a year after opening, the Cape Town museum’s curatorial and educational record has yet to live up to its promise
Frieze 2018 reveals strong UK-South African ties
South African artists are enjoying a growth in overseas interest, as seen in London this month
In pictures: South African photographer David Goldblatt, who captured the harsh reality of apartheid, dies aged 87
Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg says it will represent his legacy and estate with “honour, respect and responsibility”
Apartheid revisited: US museum snaps up South African photography project at Art Basel
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art “will be acquiring” a series documenting a Modernist high-rise apartment block in Johannesburg
Norval Foundation near Cape Town opens months after launch of city's Zeitz museum
Staff from Africa's first mega museum have defected to the new private institution
South African art shines at the Armory Show
Works dealing with issues of post-colonial politics, black power, and identity find a receptive US audience