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ART FAIR

When art breaks the frame

What happens when artists challenge beauty, publishing and politics? A fair like no other

  • Kibo Ngowi
6 min read
Paint the town red: About 30 000 people are expected to view the work of more than 120 exhibitors at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.
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Cape Town Art Fair returns with new galleries, global talent and playful theme

The theme for the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, which is taking place from 21 to 23 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, is ‘play’

  • Kibo Ngowi
5 min read
Chill: Marlene Dumas’s painting Existential Doubt was sold by Aspire Art in March this year for R4 million.
ART AUCTIONS

Art market: SA outlook is sunny

But clouds are gathering for international auction houses as concerns grow about a global slump

  • Charles Leonard
6 min read
Fair value: An exhibitor guides visitors through their work at a previous Turbine Art Fair.
ART

Let colour be your guide at Turbine Art Fair 2023

This year’s Turbine Art Fair will see fashion and art brought together at a shopping mall

  • Kimberley Schoeman
4 min read
The Open Studios visual arts festival is back this weekend with an even greater lineup of the country’s finest and most talented creatives showcasing their work.
ART FAIR

Open Studios Joburg visual arts festival is on this weekend

Stand a chance to win tickets to the event which allows visitors to meet artists, interact with the works and enjoy exhibitions, walkabouts and performances

  • MG FRIDAY
3 min read
In the lush setting of Shepstone Gardens in Johannesburg’s suburb of Houghton Estate, artists, collectives and galleries will come together for the 2023 RMB Latitudes Art Fair from 26 to 28 May.
ART

RMB Latitudes Art Fair shines the spotlight on African art

The art fair speaks to the nuanced aesthetics of African art

  • Kimberley Schoeman
3 min read
Lindiwe Mngxitama observes the 2021 FNB Art Prize winner, Wycliffe Mundopa’s work at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. Photos: Karabo Mooki/FNB Art Joburg
AFRICAN ART

FNB Art Joburg presents the second edition of Open City

Open City is a celebration of art, music, fashion and food from the inner city to Rosebank and Sandton

  • Gugulethu Tshabalala
6 min read
On line: Rai Gandra’s RILF, Revolutionaries I’d Like to Fuck, is ‘a fruit of the relationship between pop culture and pornography’. This work is on exhibit at Latitudes Art Fair.
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Online fairs change art market

Covid-19 could have a positive effect on the quality of artistic fare.

  • Mary Corrigall
5 min read