In his short, sad life he was controversial. More than 100 years after his death, he seems not much less controversial. But he still manages to weave a spell for anyone interested in art, particularly Art Nouveau and the art of illustration. Aubrey Vincent Beardsley,...
A list of ten top jazz albums chosen by Tony McGregor
The contributor of this piece is jazz activist Ron Washington. Besides being a stalwart jazz diehard and tireless observer of the scene, he is proprietor of Ron “Slim” Washington Productions, which provides jazz and other music for festivals, clubs and...
“A picture is worth a thousand words” – this is a popular and frequently-heard saying. And yet it cannot be taken at face value. Philosophers and artists have during the past hundred years or so argued about the purpose and content of art, ever since art...
Recently I spent a week with my family at a resort on the shore of the Hartebeespoort Dam, that lovely stretch of water in the valley of the Crocodile River in the North West Province of South Africa. It is a beautiful part of the country nestled in between mountains...
