It's what I'm into, totally!

There is this brilliant new local website called itswhatiminto and let me tell you it's so the types of things I'm into. It's made up of a bunch of local contributors living in Cape Town, Jozi and Durban and they bring the latest of South African culture, fashion and interiors. They've just recently launched the site but I'm already obsessed!

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mary sibande

In less than a month I'll be back home for the holidays! So much of excitement going around, especially as it will be le man's first visit to the motherland. I constantly find myself searching more things to see and do, I am clearly very scared of missing out. I think it's partly due to missing a great exhibition, by Jo'burg based artist Mary Sibande, last year when I was back home just before the world cup. Her series long live the dead queen were ‘attempts to critique stereotypical depictions of women, particularly black women in our society’. 

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Proudly South African // David Goldblatt

Today I felt like an embarassed little South African. Whilst in a book store here in Paris in the art section, staring right back at me, a book on the works of South African photographer  David Goldblatt.
I felt embarassed because I had no idea who this man was, and yet the book was on Johannesburg 1948 to 2010. As soon as I opened the book an immediate feeling of nostalgia filled me, but utter proudness at the same time. And now the only thing which buggs me is how di i not know about him?
Whatever it be, I will learn as much as possible about him now, especially as he's exhibiting here at the 'Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson' untill April.

x MM