The latest issue of ArtThrob is live ("South Africa’s leading contemporary visual arts publication"), and I have to say how impressed I’ve been with the new Johannesburg editor, Michael Smith, over the last few months. We’ve never met, but his reviews are thoughtful, thorough, descriptive and critically engaged – what more could you ask for (especially when nathaniel can’t even provide snap judgments for a while, due to his daughter’s arrival)? Check out his reviews of Kentridge at JAG and Murray at Goodman this month to see what I mean (big apologies to Brett for missing that latter show! Forgive?). nathaniel also recommends the Johann van der Schijff review and Malcolm Payne’s picking a cat fight with Khwezi Gule – MEOW!
I picked up the new Art SA yesterday at Krut. Haven’t had a chance to read any of it yet, but rumour has it that our guest blogging Franci Cronje is named as having one of the KKNK’s most successful solo shows. Congrats Cronje!
