Johannesburg is shedding its painful, crime-ridden past to emerge as Africa’s hippest hub for art, music, and fashion. Tim Murphy takes to its streets.
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Sibu “FDB” Sithole, of the Smarteez crew
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Neighbourgoods Market at 73 Juta Street in Braamfontein
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Brett Murray’s Land, 1996, at the newly opened Wits Art Museum
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The Lunar shop in the 44 Stanley complex
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Artist Zander Blom at his home in the Brixton area
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Poets Gratitude Fisher (left) and Phumza Mankayi
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A dress by local designer Tiaan Nagel
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Jonathan Liebmann at the 12 Decades Hotel in Maboneng
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Artist William Kentridge in his studio at Arts on Main
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44 Stanley, a former factory in the Milpark area, now a hub of cafés, boutiques, and design stores
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The Arts on Main complex in the Maboneng district
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Justice Mukheli, Innocent Mukheli, and Vuyo Mpantsha—of the style blog I See a Different You—with friend Ongama Zazayokwe (from left)
