World Cup Mania at Monkeybiz

I love this amazing beaded Bafana Bafana soccer player, made for Monkeybiz by women in the townships of Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu.

The height of the doll is almost one meter high (about 3ft).

If you want it, you'll find it the Carrol Boyes Store in the Waterfront in Cape Town.

I'm not convinced, though, that Monkeybiz should part with this museum-worthy piece too quickly...

Soccer for Poster-ity

David Krut, owner of David Krut Projects and Bookstores, is betting that there is such a thing as a football-hooligan-cum-art-lover. He's convinced some of South Africa's top artists living inside and outside of the country -- William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas, Kendell Geers, and more -- to design posters for the FIFA World Cup 2010, to be hosted in South Africa from 11th June to 11th July 2010. Each poster comes in an edition of 2010 and is priced under R5000 (about $714). If you're interested, find more details at www.davidkrut.com

Soccer's Arty Side

To commemorate the World Cup Soccer in 2010 in South Africa, local artists including Marlene Dumas and William Kentridge have agreed to design commemorative posters available in editions of 2010. Prices start at R2000 and top at R5000 for Kentridge. You'll find them at David Krut Publishing on Jan Smuts Avenue in Johannesburg.