Alex Lichtenstein

Mining Nostalgia
An exhibit of apartheid-era photographs by David Goldblatt presents them without adequate context and loses a huge opportunity.
Alex LichtensteinJul 22, 2019
A Relic of Apartheid: Daniel Magaziner’s History of Art Education in South Africa
Alex Lichtenstein reviews Daniel Magaziner's "The Art of Life in South Africa."
Alex LichtensteinOct 12, 2017
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
The Marikana Massacre: Five Years Later
Alex Lichtenstein reviews two new books on the Marikana Massacre.
Alex LichtensteinAug 15, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Marikana, Part III: Democracy’s Sharpeville
The perpetrators of Marikana acted in the name of the post-apartheid social order governed by the ANC, South Africa’s former liberation movement, now in power for two decades.
Alex LichtensteinNov 9, 2013
Marikana, Part II: Looking For Answers to a South African Massacre
Alex LichtensteinJan 4, 2013
What Went Wrong At Marikana?
The massacre of 34 striking miners in South Africa
Alex LichtensteinSep 1, 2012
Zimbabwe and the Politics of Impunity
Mugabe’s denials can and should now be read as a chilling reminder that the depths to which his regime has sunk today had already been charted
Alex LichtensteinNov 23, 2011

Mining Nostalgia