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Working primarily in layers of oil paint, Cassim creates landscapes that hover between the familiar and the surreal. Natural forms blur, dissolve and reappear, while shifts in colour, light and gesture create a sense of movement between what is real and what is imagined.
GALLERY

SA artist Zarah Cassim’s latest exhibition on view at The President Hotel

For The President Hotel, the exhibition continues a commitment to making contemporary art part of the everyday.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Adanna Duru, the creative force behind 'The Naijamerican Dream'.
NEW ALBUM
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Culture Corner: Adanna Duru hangs her 'flop era' out to dry

Twelve tracks, four genres, and one very loud clothesline. Adanna Duru’s debut has a lot to say about who she is.

  • Nomathamsanqa Sithathu
6 min read
Angélique Kidjo wearing a striking red gown by Imane Ayissi.
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Angélique Kidjo claims her Hollywood star in unapologetic African couture

As the first black African musician honoured on the Walk of Fame, the Beninese icon weaves four decades of heritage and fearless fashion into a historic milestone.

  • Kamogelo Makhura
3 min read
Tyga’s “$TARFACE”, an 1980s-inspired album made with the use of artificial intelligence alongside the rapper’s own vocals and lyrics.
AI ADOPTION
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Is Tyga's '$TARFACE' a sign of AI's future in music creation?

Tyga’s use of AI on “$TARFACE” is part of a much bigger shift in music, where artificial intelligence is being used to create sounds, imitate artists and generate songs at…

  • Bernelee Vollmer
7 min read