Art
El Anatsui and the poetry of what is thrown away
Bottle caps, copper wire and patience: how one sculptor turned the debris of trade into shimmering cloth.
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Cape Town, South Africa
Thandiwe Ndlovu
@thandiwe-ndlovu
Art critic and curator writing about contemporary African art, its materials and the institutions that decide who makes the canon.
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Art
El Anatsui and the poetry of what is thrown away
Bottle caps, copper wire and patience: how one sculptor turned the debris of trade into shimmering cloth.
1 min read
Art
Ndebele painting: geometry as a declaration
In Mpumalanga, painted walls became a bold statement of identity — and a design language the world now borrows.
1 min read