Reflections on the question: Shy a Johannesburg biennale? Lorna Ferguson (essay by) p9
What is post-apartheid South Africa and its place in the world? Rasheed Araeen (essay by) p16
The Reflections of night and the glow of dawn Ery Camara (essay by) p20
Mapping the Art world Arthur C. Danto (essay by) p24
Emerging from the margins Bongi Dhlomo-Mautloa (essay by) p26
Different values - universal art: the stat of modern African art Rashid Diab (essay by) p28
Arts, culture, human rights and democracy Amareswar Galla (essay by) p30
Truth seeking, memory and art: comments following four weeks of life in the new South Africa Sander Gilman (essay by) p36
Letter to artists in South Africa Coco Fusco (essay by) p39
The art of transformation: mbongi and the transition to democracy in South Africa Sandra Klopper (essay by) p40
The art of transformation: iimbongi and the transition to democracy in South Africa Sandra Klopper (essay by) p42
Art in a multi-ethnic society Jean-Hubert Martin (essay by) p49
The promise of community Charles Merewether (essay by) p58
Collections, exhibitions and histories: constructing a new South African art history Anitra Nettleton (essay by) p65
Black face / yellow face: distant neighbours Apinan Poshyananda (essay by) p71