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TRAVEL/TOURS ADVERTORIALBelow: Rock painting by San people from the Drakensberg mountains, depicting hunters and antelopesRock of agesA new exhibition at the British Museum aims to showcase the diversity of South AfricaÕs art, stretching back 100,000 years from the present. South Africa: the Art of a Nation (until February 26, 2017) is an ambitious project, and hopes to show just how patchy the relationship between indigenous art and contemporary art appreciation can be. The contemporary art scene in South Africa has developed apace with political change and the visitor has no shortage of galleries and artistÕs workshops to visit in the major centres, and off the beaten track too.Given its political and cultural isolation for so much of the 20th century, itÕs ironic that so much of mankindÕs earliest art is to be found in South Africa Ð especially the remarkable rock South Africa is famous for its wildlife Ð but its art scene is no less thrilling. Tim Ecott gives a brief insight into some of the highlights, both ancient and modern