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South African Contemporary Arts Hour Special

This week the Arts Hour takes a look at the diverse and exciting contemporary arts scene in South Africa.

As the largest contemporary art museum in Africa opens in Cape Town, The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, this week the Arts Hour takes a look at the diverse and exciting contemporary arts scene in South Africa and goes behind the scenes of the new museum to meet the people involved in its creation.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts Editor Will Gompertz talks to:

Mandla Sibeko, Director of the FNB Joburg Art Fair.
Nigerian artist Peju Alatise
South African artist David Koloane
South African artist Nandipha Mntambo
British architect of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Thomas Heatherwick
South African artist Mary Sibande
Jochen Zeitz, founder of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Mark Coetzee, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
South African artist William Kentridge

Photo shows The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (c) Iwan Baan
All interviews for this programme were recorded on location in South Africa by Justine Lang
Produced by Edwina Pitman

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50 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 Oct 2017 14:06GMT
  • Mon 2 Oct 2017 08:06GMT
  • Mon 2 Oct 2017 17:06GMT
  • Mon 2 Oct 2017 23:06GMT