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A secert third thing: exploring the haunting and the haunted of johannesburg 19 Jun 2025 · Kiara Braum A CITY OF HAUNTED FACES, A PLACE TO WORK, TO LIVE, TO HUSTLE, TO PRAY, TO HOPE AND HOPE AND HOPE. JOHANNESBURG WILL KEEP YOU AROUND AS LONG AS YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO IT. BEWARE: IF YOU GROW TIRED, IT MAY JUST CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT. JOBURG IS LIKE THAT. OR PERHAPS, IT WILL CRADLE YOU UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR FOOTING, IT WILL SHOW YOU THE PEOPLE WHO YOU WILL ONE DAY CLING TO AS THE CITY RAGES AROUND YOU. JOHANNESBURG WILL KEEP YOU ALIVE WITH IT’S CONSTANT RENEWAL OF ENERGY, PEOPLE, OPPORTUNITIES AND LOVE. JOBURG IS LIKE THAT. WHICH JOBURG, DEAR READER, DO YOU KNOW? WHICH JOBURG SHOWS ITSELF TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS GREAT TEMPERAMENTAL CHILD OF A CITY? THE EXHIBITION “A SECRET THIRD THING” CURATED BY AZA MBOVANE, MBAKO MOEMISE, MOSA NALELI, ZOLEKA MOTLHASEDI AND DENZO NYATHI WAS ANOTHER NOBLE ATTEMPT AT UNDERSTANDING THIS PLACE SO MANY OF US CALL HOME. Read more → -
Mitchell Messina’s Orderly Chaos 8 Feb 2023 · Michael Jarrold Mitchell Gilbert Messina, an experimental South African artist, has an intuition for blending satisfactory design with intentional artistry. He recently added co-founder of the artist-run Under Projects gallery space to his list of constantly growing roles. Read more → -
CAN AI BE INTEGRATED INTO TRADITIONAL ARTISTIC MEDIUMS? 29 Sept 2022 · Michael Jarrold The recent developments around AI generated imagery/artwork has brought up a lot of discussion around how it can be integrated into the current artistic ecosystem and what that could mean for artists. Read more → -
DRONE GRAFFITII HITS THE DIGITAL STREETS : THE META CANVAS BY KATSU 22 Sept 2022 · Musa Mnguni Katsu is a graffiti artist most know for his innovative tech-driven style within the digital space. The narrative around his work has evolved through out the past years, a lot of his artworks speak on consumerism, social action and commentary on the social space; internet. Read more → -
An examination into the subvertant nature of social media on trauma and abrasion 18 Aug 2022 · Mandla Mhlambi Social media is a haven of the 21 st century. It has made the world a smaller and more connected place. Read more → -
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO BRUTILISM. 27 Apr 2022 · Lunathi Kondlo disclaimer: i know nothing about architecture, just another thing i’m into. Read more → -
The beautiful missing perspective: Venus figurines and female self-representation 26 Apr 2022 · Kiara Braum How do you see yourself? What do you look like? Can you represent yourself? The Venus figurines are small figures made from stone, ivory, bone or clay. They all portray round women with heavy breasts and full thighs and bellies. Most come from the Grattavian period, that's about 25,000 years ago. They are considered by most historians as some of the first prehistoric art. Read more → -
Aesthetic identity in ever-changing creative scenes. 19 Apr 2022 · Mandla Mhlambi Anyone who cares or at least follows any school of art, whether be it music, visual arts, carpentry, sculpting and etc has noticed an aesthetic identity for particular artists. Some artists take it even further and make eras of specific aesthetics. Read more → -
nigerian born, uk based artist, olaoluslawn’s underground Fight club. 13 Apr 2022 · Adedayo Adewole At first glance whatever's going on here doesn't seem to be organized in any sense but this was only the beginning of recurring Battle Royals for the prize of an art piece by the orchestrator himself. Read more → -
VIRGIL’S digital treasure PIECE : OFFKAT (GAME) 12 Apr 2022 · Musa Mnguni OFFKAT, THE OFF-WHITE COLLECTION IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC COLLABORATIVE FASHION PROJECTS TO TAKE PLACE IN 2021, DIRECTED BY VIRGIL ABLOH & KATSU. Read more → -
Maman: the mother of all spiders 25 Mar 2022 · Kiara Braum Maman is the name given to the 30ft high, marble, bronze and stainless steel sculpture of a spider. Read more →
