Selected reviews
Khan, Sharlene (2022) “History is a liar”: Mary Sibande’s Theatre of Red. Contemporary And. Available here
Moloi, Nkgopoleng (2022) Mary Sibande’s ‘A Red Flight of Fancy’. Bubblegumclub.
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Mkhwanazi, Nomvelo (2022) Sophie tells us about red. IOL. 11 June 2022.
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Stielau, Anna (Date unknown) Mary Sibande. ArtThrob.
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Scott, Chadd (2021) Mary Sibande sculptures and photographs of South Africa at Frist Art Museum. See Great Art. 2 October 2021.
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Karibo, Joke (2019) Mary Sibande. Nataal. 10 August 2019.
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Ibrahim, Hodain (2019) Creative Careers Academy Insights: Mary Sibande. Somerset House. 20 December 2019.
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Smith, Tymon (2018) Mary Sibande’s ‘A Crescendo Of Ecstasy’. ArtThrob. 22 June 2018.
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Parsons, Elly (2016) Mary Sibande’s alter ego tells the story of post-apartheid South Africa. Apollo. 21 October 2016.
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Perold, Jana (2016) Student Review: Mary Sibande’s ‘Right now’. 09 May 2016.
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Selected online articles
Liam, Winifred (2022) Mary Sibande Explores Issues of Race, Gender, and Labour Through her Artistic Alter Ego, “Sophie”. Prazzle Magazine. 9 July 2022.
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Nair, Shraddha (2020) South African artist Mary Sibande discusses Sophie, her alter ego. Stir World. 17 October 2020.
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Ebert, Grace (2020) Sprawling Roots and Richly Hued Gowns Permeate Mary Sibande’s Postcolonial Artworks. Colossal. 15 June 2020.
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Bahadur, Tulika (2020) MARY SIBANDE: TELLING A DIFFERENT STORY OF LABOUR, RACE AND GENDER IN SOUTH AFRICA. On Art and Aesthetics. 11 January 2020.
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Morganthesailer (2019) Mary Sibande. Beyond the Single Story. 4 November 2019.
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Caradonio, Jackie (2019) Mary Sibande’s Art Tells the Political—and Personal—Story of Apartheid. Robb Report. 1 May 2019.
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Shinners, Keely (2016) The Contemporaries: Mary Sibande. ArtThrob. 8 August 2016.
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Meekison, Lisa (2014) The many incarnations of Mary Sibande. SCOPE.
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Selected Interviews
Mofokeng, Lesley (2013) The Interview – Mary Sibande: Purple shall govern. News24. 07 July 2013.
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Elisabeth Wellershaus (2013) “Sophie is not the only strong woman populating our art scene at the moment”: A conversation with the artist Mary Sibande. Contemporary And. 24 June 2013.
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Selected online news articles
Dlomo, Londiwe (2022) A common thread runs through the art of Dorothy Kay and Mary Sibande. Sowetan Live. 19 July 2022.
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Gibbon, Declan (2022) MARY SIBANDE MEETS DOROTHY KAY IN A PROVOCATIVE EXHIBITION. BusinessDay Wanted. 12 July 2022.
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Mthembu, Lumumba (2022) See through the Red Mist. Mail and Guardian. 8 July 2022.
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Bizcommunity (2022) Mary Sibande opens art exhibition in Durban. 1 June 2022.
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Sesay, Nadia (Date unknown) These African Women Artists Discuss Using Art as a Language of Resistance to Patriarchy. Okayafrica.
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Tyilo, Malibongwe (2021) Iconic South African Works: Mary Sibande’s ‘The Reign’. Daily Maverick. 22 June 2021.
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Mitic, Ginanne (2019) Mary Sibande re-imagines the story of South Africa’s domestic workers. CNN. 7 November 2019.
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Jaggi, Maya (2019) Mary Sibande: ‘If South Africans didn’t get angry, nothing would get done’. The Financial Times. 3 October 2019.
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Corrigall, Mary (2017) Mary Sibande pushes the envelope with post-apartheid contradictions. Times Live.
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Bidouzo-Coudray, Joyce (2014) Mary Sibande – poking at power relations in post-apartheid South Africa. The Guardian. 7 January 2014.
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Zvomuya, Percy (2012) Talent that needs no kick-start. The Mail & Guardian. 12 November 2012.
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Cadwalladr, Carole (2012) New Africa: the South African artist addressing her family’s past. The Guardian. 26 August 2012.
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