Hide, Brett Murray’s long-awaited show at Everard Read, turned its satirical head to look beyond the mire of state politics and toward the chatter of the Twitterverse
Although I’ve never met him, I feel close to Brett Murray. His work is always an evocation of the present and future; a prescient commentary on the beloved country.
But it’s not only for that reason. In 2012, he and I and City Press, the newspaper I edited at the time, were umbilically tied. City Press had published a review of Murray’s exhibition, Hail to the Thief, and all hell broke loose. The paper had run an art review of the exhibition and used the image of ‘The Spear’, featuring then-president Jacob Zuma as Vladimir Lenin, but with his penis exposed. It was a local rendition of the story of the naked emperor, and produced as the kleptocracy began to grip South Africa. The country and the governing ANC went berserk as the image was taken out of the gallery and into a mass black newspaper. I thought about Murray a lot this past April
as I reviewed his latest work – at the same time, parts of the ANC threatened to burn copies of journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s book, Gangster State, about the party’s secretary general Ace Magashule. The burning was condemned by the ANC high-ups, including its chief whip at parliament, Jackson Mthembu.
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At The Breakfast Table With Jonty Rhodes And Family
Recently renovated, the historic Cape Town home of Jonty and Melanie Rhodes is an adaptable base for an active, clean-eating clan of six
LUNCH IN THE GARDEN with siblings Bronwyn and Jonathan Cane
Alfresco gatherings are the order of the day at this updated century-old semi – the home of a design-centric sister and brother in Brixton, Joburg
IN THE KITCHEN with Karen Dudley and family
For Karen Dudley, food informs the family dynamic and her home is as multilayered and as delicious a delight as her colourful personality and cooking style
THE TRADITIONAL KITCHEN
The perfect piece to pull together a country-style kitchen is a beautiful wooden table that will age with time and hold its place in the memories made around it.
IN THE FRAME
'The history of architecture is the history of the struggle for light.’
DRINKS AT THE TABLE with David Cope and Donné Bullivant
A dream kitchen renovation meant wine lovers Dave Cope and Donné Bullivant could finally settle down in their wondrously moody City Bowl apartment
THE MODULAR KITCHEN
DECOR TIP Modular elements like these USM Haller systems are a great way to create interesting, non-permanent storage that can be customised to your needs.
SUPPER IN THE BARN with the Thatenhorst family
Munich-based interior designer Stephanie Thatenhorst transformed the barn at her parents’ farm in Bavaria into an eclectic family retreat
BREAKING BREAD
The pendulum has swung back for this nutritious, crusty staple of flour, yeast, water and time – the much-beloved artisanal loaf
SNACKS ON THE TERRACE with sisters Vicky Crease and Maira Koutsoudakis
The traditional Cycladic home of dynamic sisters Vicky Crease and Maira Koutsoudakis on the island of Serifos is a reminder of what it means to be a part of a close-knit family
