The intense hostility to the United Kingdom’s attempt to repatriate asylum seekers in the country to Rwanda, four thousand miles away, was entirely predictable. For one thing, the British public is divided down the middle on the propriety of the plan, which stipulates that Rwanda will receive 120 million pounds upfront with further payments over the next five years to offset the “processing and resettlement of” asylum seekers deported from the UK. According to a recent poll, 44 percent of those surveyed backed the policy while 40 percent opposed it. Furthermore, charities and lawyers representing asylum seekers have raised questions…
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ACC Research Associate Dr Kim Gurney has published a new book Panya Routes: Independent Art Spaces in Africa, with Motto Books. The book is the result of a four-year research project, Platform/ Plotform, led by Gurney into the working principles of independent art spaces in five fast-changing cities: Nairobi, Accra, Cairo, Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam. It makes correlations between art and the urban everyday to convey shared ideas around horizontality, second chance, performativity, elasticity and convergence. In short, it’s about DIY-DIT institution building as artistic practice, or doing things with art. The text considers how independent spaces deal…
At the beginning of 2021, the tenth ABN AMRO Art Prize was awarded to Neo Matloga. As part of the prize, his exhibition along came your eyes opened on 17 May 2022 in the Hermitage in Amsterdam. With a series of seven new works, the South African artist is taking the next step in his artistic process. Charl Landvreugd, head of research & curatorial practice, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, opened the exhibition with the following talk. Neo Matloga, photo J. de Waart Thank you for having me. My name is Charl Landvreugd, Surinamese born, Dutch…
It’s time to look out for more than the Big 5 on your Cape Town Safari. People from all over the world often flock to South Africa in order to see the “Big 5” in action, but little do they know that there is a “Small 5” waiting for them on their Cape Town Safari as well. This should be just as celebrated and perhaps even more since they are part of the ecosystem which keeps the Big 5 alive. It’s time to make an addition to your to-do list and find out what exactly constitutes the Small 5. Elephant…
Five bodies are still unidentified after Sunday morning’s incident, which left 22 young people dead, the East Cape Premier’s Spokesperson Khuselwa Rantjie told CNN. Investigations continue into the cause of the death of the minors, the youngest of whom was only 13.Rantjie says the owner of the bar has not been arrested but the province’s Liquor Board will shut it down Monday to allow for investigations to be completed.South African Police said Sunday that it is deploying ‘maximum resources’ to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the teenagers at the tavern.South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences to…
Urban Food Systems is one of the key thematics of ACC’s research, and we seeks different ways and platforms to share our research with a variety of audiences and stakeholders. For the third year, ACC is an event partner to the Food Dialogues, hosted by the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust with co-host and sponsor SOLVE@Waterfront and DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security. How are digital technologies disrupting our food system? What will be the impact of cultured meat? How has food shaped the spaces and places that define our city? These and other questions will be explored…
When it comes to planning a destination wedding, nothing is more authentic than choosing a country in Africa. Imagine tying the knot with the lush Okavango Delta and its magnificent wildlife as your backdrop; perhaps you prefer having your wedding ceremony close to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Victoria Falls. With a safari wedding, you have the flexibility to decide on your dream wedding. We’ve curated some top advice from our safari experts to help you plan your dream African safari wedding. Start With A Guest List The number of people on your guest list will…
The African American artist Terry Adkins died in 2014. At 60. He was hardly known outside of the USA. Even at home his work did not get the attention it deserved. At the moment – until June 11 – Paula Cooper Gallery in New York presents work of Adkins. Finally. A good reason to re-publish the article Rob Perrée wrote about his work in 2018. Native Son, 2006-2015 Terry Adkins (1953-2014) 1.I met Terry Adkins in 1995 in New York. I was more or less sent by a fellow artist of his. Not only because I had…
This year’s centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb is an enviable opportunity for a fair such as Masterpiece, whose objects span thousands of years of history. For its 11th in-person edition, and the first since 2019, the fair launches a platform called [Re]Discovery, to explore how culture gets reinterpreted over time, and its first project, called Avoiding Oblivion, takes Howard Carter’s 1922 excavation as the hook for looking at more than 500 years of Pharaonic obsession. The show will include Carter’s watercolours and a very 21st-century virtual reality display, incorporating a facsimile of the king’s sarcophagus chamber. Howard Carter…
It’s important to find the right bridal makeup artist if you’ve dreamt about being a beautiful bride on your big day. Before you book any Bridal Make artist, make sure you ask any them these questions. Questions To Ask Your Bridal Makeup Artist 1. Ask if they are free on your wedding date: Make sure your bridal makeup artist is available on your wedding day. This is one of the most important questions to ask, so don’t forget it! 2. Ask about the price: Find out if the price includes a wedding makeup trial. Getting a makeup trial is really important…