South African Contemporary Arts Hour Special

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As the largest contemporary art museum in Africa opens in Cape Town, The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, this week the Arts Hour takes a look at the diverse and exciting contemporary arts scene in South Africa and goes behind the scenes of the new museum to meet the people involved in its creation. BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz talks to: Mandla Sibeko, Director of the FNB Joburg Art Fair. Nigerian artist Peju Alatise South African artist David Koloane South African artist Nandipha Mntambo British architect of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Thomas Heatherwick South African artist Mary Sibande Jochen Zeitz, founder of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa Mark Coetzee, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa South African artist William Kentridge Photo shows The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (c) Iwan Baan All interviews for this programme were recorded on location in South Africa by Justine Lang Produced by Edwina Pitman