Beata America  is a Cape Town-based assistant curator at Zeitz MOCAA  and co-founder of the wine collective Processus , which she established in 2020 alongside her wife, winemaker Megan van der Merwe. Originally trained as a classical musician, she has transitioned from the rigors of the conservatorium to the white walls of the museum, bringing that same relentless work ethic to a new kind of storytelling. In this conversation, we trace her journey from the piano to the muse

Southern Guild co-founders Trevyn (right) and Julian McGowan (left) in front of 75 Leonard Street, Tribeca, New York City, 2025. Courtesy George Etheredge/Southern Guild. Southern Guild will open its first New York gallery on April 24 in a landmarked cast-iron building on Leonard Street in Tribeca, launching with the U.S. solo debuts of South African artists Mmangaliso Nzuza and Usha Seejarim . Their exhibitions, Ballad of the Peacock and Used , will run concurrently thro

Shana Ellappa is a South African multidisciplinary artist and researcher, born and raised in Johannesburg and currently based in Cape Town. She holds a Master’s degree in Art from Rhodes University, where her research explored how art can function as a counter-archive for marginalised histories, drawing on African feminisms, postcolonial theory, and autoethnography. Her practice sits at the intersection of visual art, life writing, and memory work, engaging personal and fami

Woody De Othello’s practice moves fluidly between ceramics and painting, drawing on intuition, ancestry, and the quiet currents of everyday life. In this candid interview, he reflects on how spirituality, dreams, and texts like The Egyptian Book of the Dead and the Upanishads inform his work, alongside contemporary influences from television and storytelling. Othello discusses the evolving role of ceramics, the deliberate use of color in his exhibitions, and the centrality

In London’s contemporary art landscape there has been a quiet emergence of independent, curator-led platforms designed to “stir up how we experience art”, launching initiatives that “favour depth over novelty, process over product”, and creating “spaces where artists could expose their work and express their voices without censorship”. Such platforms include Teaspoon Projects, Display Fever, and Obtuse Archive. Obtuse Archive , co-founded by Selin Kir , and Yang Rung Chen , p

Display Fever , founded by artist and curator Naz Balkaya is an art platform and online gallery presenting multidisciplinary contemporary practices. Based in London, it operates through an international, multi functional model, staging exhibitions in both traditional galleries and alternative spaces. Display Fever perceives itself as a movement a supporter of artistic experimentation through collaborative methods — and is defined by a frenetic energy toward collectivism, inti

Meet Lesego , the Industrial Engineering student by day and skateboarding powerhouse by... well, also by day. Hailing from the Northern Cape but raised in Pretoria, Lesego has turned his passion for skateboarding into a movement. As the founder of LES Skate Pretoria, he's on a mission to spread the culture and create opportunities for skaters everywhere. When he's not hitting the streets or organizing events, he's hustling to build his own businesses. With a contagious energy

Photograph by Katie Abbott Nigel's world is “populated by a cast of anonymous characters who typically appear as if they are carved from...

Step into the fascinating world of Hans Op de Beeck, a multidisciplinary artist whose creations span sculpture, installation art, video film

Michelle Perkins on why low rates are not just crippling the photographer, but the industry as a whole. A reminder for creatives to know...

Opeyemi Matthew Olukotun, a Nigerian-born, Canada-based figurative painter. “My practice revolves around migration, identity, resilience,...

Fernandez's paintings are characterized by their surreal and playful tone, drawing inspiration from film noir, everyday life, and the...

Studio Portrait of Maliha Abidi

“ The most important parts of your practice often grow in the dark, and this is the hardest part: to be slow and intentional.” Claire...

Jeremy David Ambrose Kupfuwa I’ll say this about Remys work; It gives you a strong, ticklish urge to ‘run outside’ and actually have fun!...