Fred de Vries

Art in the Wake of the World Cup

June 2010 -

Countless, loosely associated cultural surprises have been drawn into South Africa in the wake of the World Cup Soccer 2010. One of these is the pan-African SPace exhibition, with works from more than twenty-five artists displayed on three floors of the Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg.

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Redeemers and posers

August 2009 -

Until 2003, works made by Zimbabwean artist Kudzamai 'Kudzi' Chiurai (Harare, 1981) were a-political. Now things have changed.

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African opera on the rise

May 2006 -

The combination of Africa and opera is less alien that it would appear. The main ingredients - oration, song, dance, music and drama - form the core of African culture. The striking aspect is that it has taken so long for African opera to come into being.

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