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Alan Hollinghurst: Lines of beauty
The Man-Booker author Alan Hollinghurst talks about Tennyson and taking ecstasy.
Willem Boshoff: Big friendly druid
Exploring the everyday with a legendary South African artist.
Exploring Mackinstosh’s Glasgow
On the trail of an Art Nouveau architecture genius in Scotland.
Cape Town’s art scene is blowing up
From the hottest artists to must-visit galleries, here’s what you need to know.
Lessons from a Nobel Laureate: the late Nadine Gordimer on South Africa’s turmoil
A chat with the late Nadine Gordimer in which she discussed her last novel, banned books and her life’s big regret.
Michael Stevenson on an extraordinary chapter in South African art
In conversation with the gallerist who has helped put South African art on the map.
Zanele Muholi: Speaking back to hate
“I’ve never produced a picture for fun,” says Zanele Muholi. “I’ve only ever produced photographs to speak on or against something. I need to conscientize people.”
Zander Blom’s fantastic abstractions
He can afford more than pilchards now, but painter Zander Blom is still taking risks.
Pieter Hugo: State of confusion
Pieter Hugo’s exhibition, Kin, captures a South Africa caught between a troubled past and uncertain future.
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