A timely exploration of the allusive, sculptural fiber work of an important contemporary South African artist The book presents an early career survey of the work of Cape Town-based artist Igshaan Adams (b. 1982), showcasing his multimedia practice since 2009. In addition to exploring recurring motifs in his work-Arabic calligraphy, the rose, the (self-)portrait, Sufi symbols, and pathways literal and metaphorical-the publication highlights some of Adams's material concerns, including his sculptural applications of weaving, his embrace of recycled materials related to black South African domesticity and interiority, and his use of the gallery wall and floor in installations. Hendrik Folkerts surveys the artist's recent work, addressing its engagement with presence, absence, and the trace.. Adams himself offers a visual essay enabling readers to see details they would be imperceptible in a gallery setting. In shorter essays and poetic texts, the other authors focus on the South African historical and political context, specific artworks, and particular creative strategies, materialities, and narratives. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: Art Institute of Chicago (April 2-August 1, 2022)

For nearly ten years - indeed more if we include his period of influence under Mandela's presidency - Thabo Mbeki bestrode South Africa's political stage. Despite attempts by some in the new ANC leadership to airbrush out his role, there can be little doubt that Mbeki was a seminal figure in South Africa's new democracy, one who left a huge mark in many fields, perhaps most controversially in state and party management, economic policy, public health intervention, foreign affairs and race relations. If we wish to understand the character and fate of post-1994 South Africa, we must therefore ask: What kind of political system, economy and society has the former President bequeathed to the government of Jacob Zuma and to the citizens of South Africa generally? This question is addressed head-on here by a diverse range of analysts, commentators and participants in the political process. Amongst the specific questions they seek to answer: What is Mbeki's legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? This book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the current political landscape in South Africa, and Mbeki's role in shaping it.

Hoekom kry die DA nie steun onder swart Suid-Afrikaners nie? Is hulle gedoem om ’n wit party te bly? Wat doen die DA dan verkeerd? Kan hulle droom van groter steun in 2014?

Eusebius McKaiser is bekend daarvoor dat hy geen doekies omdraai nie. In hierdie vermaaklike, ietwat voor-op-die-wa en soms tong-in-die-kies boek, bekyk Eusebius die DA van naderby. Staan hulle hoegenaamd ’n kans in die verkiesing hierdie jaar?

Die boek is geskryf in Eusebius se kenmerkende leesbare en hoogs amusante styl. Sy argumente word aangevul deur kleurryke anekdotes en lewendige, soms onthullende vertelling uit sy eie ervaring.

Of jy hom nou bewonder of verafsku, g’n Suid-Afrikaner word koud gelaat deur Eusebius se skerp, soms aspris, insigte nie.

In this enormously provocative new book, Eusebius McKaiser explores questions of race and racism in South Africa.

It is more than twenty years after the fall of apartheid, why do we still need to talk about racism? In a year when South African students have protested against colonial symbols on university campuses, when accusations of racism have erupted in cultural spaces, when racial tension in towns in the USA has exploded it is clear that this conversation is long overdue. McKaiser does not pull his punches in his dissection of apartheid’s racist legacy – and no one is safe from his pen.

• Is there a place for anger in discussions of racism?
• Why do black writers have to write about race?
• Can liberals be racist?
• Are black people obliged to help white people understand racism?