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Decolonisation

Decolonisation is a hotly contested topic in South Africa and beyond. How does colonialism still shape our society and daily lives? And how are these discussions reflected in the arts and culture?

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Liceu Schorge em Koudougou | Burkina FasoFoto (detalhe): Daniel Schwartz/Gran Horizonte Media

Francis Kéré
 Less is More in an African Way

Francis Dibiédo Kéré’s loam architecture forms a cultural bridge between Africa and Germany – not as an export, but as a project of mutual exchange. [more …]

Wolfgang Tillmans at the exhibition opening on 12 January 2018 at the Musée d’Art Contemporain et Multimédias in Kinshasa.Photo: CatherineTrautes

Wolfgang Tillmans in Kinshasa
 A picture of the times

For the first time, a solo exhibition by Wolfgang Tillmans can be seen on the African continent. Entitled Fragile, it opened in Kinshasa on 12 January 2018 in the presence of the artist. In an interview with Patrick Mudekereza, Tillmans talks about his impressions of the first station of the ifa touring exhibition, which is realised in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Kinshasa.  [more …]

Shanty MegastructurePhoto: Olalekan Jeyifous

African Mobilities
 Cityscapes and Science Fiction

In Africa, cities grow faster than anywhere else. The exhibition "African Mobilities" addresses the complex mobility within the continent. In an interview, South African architect and curator Mpho Matsipa speaks about what to expect from the exhibition and what she hopes for the future.
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Events

10.05.
- 26.07.2018
 Scholarships, Study & Research in Germany
21.06.
- 01.07.2018
The European Film Festival 2018 Film Festival
23.06.
- 30.06.2018
ISEA2018, the 24th International Symposium on Electronic Art Symposium
07.07.
 
Imagination Night #6: Thuba Moyo presents Sustainable AfriKa 6:30 PM - Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, Johannesburg | Pitching & Networking Session

Projects in Focus

GPS© Goethe-Institut Johannesburg

Roving project platform
 Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS)

Em’kal Eyongakpaprivate

Em'kal Eyongakpa
 Henrike Grohs Art Award

Zanele Muholi Header Zanele Muholi exhibition© Goethe-Institut/Lerato Maduna

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5 questions for ...

Creative Artists visiting the Goethe-Institut answer questions about themselves and their work:

Vincent Bezuidenhout holds a Masters degree in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town's Michaelis School of Fine Art and was the the recipient of the 2010/11 Tierney Fellowship. His exhibition Fail Deadly at GoetheonMain interogates apartheid South Africa's nuclear project.

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