Columnist Craig Jacobs writes about the evening when he attended the launch of the 2019 Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize. The launch took place in Illovo, Sandton. The writer also reflects on how Blessing Ngobeni has been likened to Picasso and Basquiat. The Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize is a self-funded initiative founded by the artist Blessing […]

Scott Eric Williams analyses and writes about Blessing Ngobeni’s exhibition ‘Enemy of Foe‘. He looks at the artworks from the exhibition and deduces their meanings, both in isolation as well as a whole. Along with a comparison to other artists and artworks, he does a good breakdown of the exhibition. ‘Enemy of Foe’ was shown […]

Athi Mongezeleli Joja from the Mail&Guardian explores Blessing Ngobeni’s show ‘As If You Care’. He analyses some of the artworks and also assesses the exhibition as a whole. After some exploration, he surmises that the artworks “are attempting to bring us back to the reality – the forgotten world of the poor and the excluded.” […]