Art
Artist Johann Schijff's latest exhibit is echoed in unrest in Joburg
It's a meaningful coincidence that 'State of Emergency' is now on at the Lizamore Gallery
08 September 2019 - 00:00
This week Johannesburg's city centre was like a war zone. An assortment of people comprising the genuinely aggrieved (by their social conditions), the unemployed, the unemployable, the retrenched, thugs and opportunists marched through the streets. It started in Jeppestown, where there was a spree of looting after the burning down of a building in which three people were killed. The riots gained momentum on Monday. Shops were looted and foreign businesspeople were threatened...
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