Notes related to South Africa

Amalanga Awafani, an exhibition by the South African visual artist in Panama City, leads us to think about the passage of time and how identity and dignity cease to be a constant.

The exclusion of Gabrielle Goliath’s work due to its reference to Gaza exposes the tensions between memory, mourning, and political power in contemporary art.

For the first time, the world’s most far-reaching contemporary art biennial lands in South Africa. Four projects —by Jasmina Cibic, Marcela Cabutti, Sally Gutiérrez Dewar, and Diego Masera— explore memory, history, and the notion of home from diverse perspectives.