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Soundtrack for a Revolution
This looks like a must see film and not just because it features the music of quite a few of my favourite artists…although that does play a part, lol. I mean – Anthony Hamilton and the Blind Boys of Alabama – why hasn’t this collaboration happened before?! (I can’t listen to their rendition of ‘Devil [...]
Invictus
“From director Clint Eastwood, ‘Invictus’ tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africas rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can [...]
South African Art Now
Described by international curator Okwui Enwezor as “one of the most dynamic and vigorous spaces of artistic practice,” contemporary South African art is an exciting, emerging scene that is attracting the attention of international museums, curators, and collectors today. South African Art Now is the first book to document the role of art and artists [...]
Skin
Just got back from the ICA after watching this movie and I have to say it almost moved me to tears. Now there have been stories of Black couples having white looking children and vice versa but throw Apartheid South Africa into the mix and it’s a WHOLE nother story. It’s currently showing at the [...]