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the spear
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We All Missed Something Important About That Painting Of Zuma And Gupta
21 Jul 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Love it or loathe it, Ayanda Mabulu’s most recent painting has set tongues wagging. It seems we might have been distracted from the real message though.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
28 Oct 2015 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Zuma’s son will fight over penis. Facebook sued for calls to kill jews. Jean signs for UK side. iPhone sales report. Airline makes disabled passenger crawl. Woman found frozen in cryotherapy chamber. Bezos invests in Uber for trucks.
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Monday Morning Spice
30 Sep 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Controversial Zuma painting back on display. Militants slaughter sleeping students in Nigeria. Amanda Knox retrial begins. Google unveils major search engine overhaul. Plane skids off runway in Rome. Simon Cowell gives homeless man $100. Prince George gets his first coin.
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Another Zuma Painting Has Been Removed From A Gallery – This Time He’s White
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Art work by Kobus Myburgh, showing President Jacob Zuma and former president Nelson Mandela as white has been removed from an art exhibition scheduled to open at the Van Riebeek Hall in Nelspruit yesterday.
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One Of Biggest Art Heists In History Sees Famous Paintings Stolen [PICS]
17 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday, thieves stole paintings by famous artists such as Picasso, Matisse, and Monet from Rotterdam’s Kunsthal museum. Described as a brazen and meticulously planned operation, the robbers took off with seven paintings worth millions of euros.
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The Star’s Front Page Shows Large Penis Behind Zuma
12 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Ironically, a few days after the Film and Publication Appeal Tribunal set aside the “16N” classification of Brett Murray’s controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma: The Spear, a large penis has appeared behind Zuma on The Star’s front page.
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Thursday Morning Spice
11 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Appeal tribunal declassifies The Spear. Armstrong a doping ringleader. Malema throws his toys out over Madonsela’s report. Turkey forces Syrian passenger plane to land in Turkey. Tom Cruise Spanked By Drag Queen At Matt Damon Bash.
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20M Naked, Pregnant Damian Hirst Statue Causes Controversy [PICS]
09 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A 20m bronze sculpture of a naked pregnant woman, wielding a sword, by well-known artist Damien Hirst has arrived in Devon in England.
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Michelle Obama Pictured As Nude Slave In Magazine [PICS]
29 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
America’s First Lady, Michelle Obama, is featured on the new cover of Spanish magazine, Fuera de Serie. This is not the first time that she’s graced the cover of a publication, however, it will be her debut as a topless, slave woman. Pic after the jump.
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Artist Ayanda Mabulu Explains Why He Painted Jacob Zuma Naked [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Yesterday, another naked painting of Jacob Zuma had the country talking, and of course everyone had an opinion. We contacted the co-curator of the show, Kirsty Cockerill, and asked her about why she included Ayanda Mabulu’s painting in her Our Fathers exhibition. We also have the full artist statement, and a video interview, after the jump.
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BREAKING: New Zuma Penis Painting Hung In Cape Town Gallery [PIC]
28 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 20 Comments
Could Jacob Zuma’s Penis be the most painted presidential member of all time? Artist Ayanda Mabulu has created another painting that displays our President’s bits and pieces. CLICK THROUGH for full pic.
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BREAKING: The Spear Gets 16N Rating
01 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Film and Publication Board has just given The Spear painting a “16N” rating. This means that children under the age of 16 should not have access to the artwork because it displays nudity.
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First Images From Anti-Spear Protest At Goodman Gallery [PICS]
29 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
A protest march is currently underway and heading towards the Goodman Gallery, with people having been bussed in from as far as Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Check out all the action, and protest signs, after the jump.
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City Press Ed Cites “Personal Harm” As Reason For Pulling Spear Pic
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Beleaguered City Press editor Ferial Hafferjee has published a cathartic editorial explaining the publication’s decision to pull the controversial pre-vandalised image of Brett Murray’s The Spear of the Nation that they have had posted on their website for a few weeks now, less than a day after she declared she would not. What happened, Miss Hafferjee?
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Goodman Gallery Guard In Court For Assault
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Remember Paul Molesiwa, the security guard we saw in the video of the two guys vandalising the Zuma penis painting? Louis Mabokela, one of the two vandals, laid a charge of assault against him after Molesiwa was shown on camera head-butting and flipping Mabokela to the floor. Molesiwa is expected in court today.
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Julius Malema Buys City Press, Writes Excellent Column
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
It’s not often Juju gets good press. In fact, we couldn’t really remember the last time it happened. But, we’re going to give him the benefit of the doubt that he wrote this all himself now that he is well into his BA degree in communications through Unisa. Yesterday, Malema touched on some very important notions in a column for the City Press; notions that Nelson Mandela raised as critical 18 years ago.
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ANC Doesn’t Want Anyone To Advertise With City Press
25 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The ANC is outraged at the South African National Editor’s Forum’s reaction to its call to boycott the City Press newspaper, following its publication of Brett Murray’s painting. It has now gone a step further, issuing a statement calling advertisers to no longer advertise in the paper.
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Artist Brett Murray Explains Why He Painted “The Spear”
25 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 53 Comments
So far we’ve heard from everyone regarding the controversial Jacob Zuma painting, “The Spear”, apart from the actual artist himself. In an affidavit to the police leading to his court case, Brett Murray explains why he created this work. Read it inside.
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First Images From Zuma Penis Court Case [PICS]
24 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Today the ANC is in court over the controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma and his penis. Some of his supporters have gathered outside the South Gauteng High Court, along with six of his children. The other 12 of his confirmed 18 kids were absent. See the first pics of all the excitement inside.
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Was Vandalised Zuma Painting A Fake? [VIDEO]
22 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
A number of commenters have expressed the opinion that the scene of the defacing of Brett Murray’s The Spear in the Goodman Gallery was a set up. Citing the inch-perfect framing of the camera, as well as the fact that the camera was trained on the painting at the exact moment of its vandalism, commenters […]
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BREAKING: Paint Thrown Over “The Spear” At Goodman Gallery
22 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Mere minutes after the postponement of the court case against Brett Murray, this news emerged on Twitter. Brett Murray’s painting has been strewn with paint, covering the offending “area” and ruining the R136 000 artwork. Details are a little sketchy at the moment, but we do have the following information from Twitter: The two men […]
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ANC Finally Plays Race Card Over Zuma Painting
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
I was wondering how long this was going to take. The ANC is currently in preperations for its court date at the Johannesburg High Court tomorrow, to get the painting of JZ and his junk taken down. After today’s NEC meeting, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe had some choice words for the media.
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Media Standing Firm Over Zuma’s “Spear”
18 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The now infamous Zuma painting, Brett Murray’s The Spear, has blown up all over the social networks today. The ANC has instituted legal action against the Goodman Gallery, who received a letter from the ruling party’s lawyers this morning. The Spear will stay up – and City Press has also refused removal of an image of the painting.
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