17/09/2026
These are a few of the articles we’ve read recently, discussing the moments, people, and stories shaping this month in global contemporary art:
Ten South African women creatives and their practices are spotlighted by Neyani Mphephu, amongst a conversation of lived experience and cultural heritage. Read it in VISI.
An interview with Francois-Luc Giraldeau, Commissioning Editor of gestalten, discusses the design and philosophy behind Japanese home architecture. Read it in Aesthetica Magazine.
The public art intervention programme called ‘Radis’ proposes a set of theses, discussed in the article by Giulia Colletti, underlying a continuous examination of how public art is connected to context, location, and community. Read about it in Cura.
Khensani Mohlatlole writes about the making of the Tsolo Dress, the signature piece in the new series Intimate Cartographies by Thebe Magugu. Read it in The Manor.
The S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence residency programme saw artists from across the African continent critically engaging with AI in conversation with ancestral traditions, African knowledge-making, and design logics. Read about it in Contemporary And.
What have you been reading lately? Let us know in the comments below which pieces on contemporary art society have left a lasting impression.
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VISI magazine
Aesthetica Magazine
The Manor Africa
Contemporary And
