Sculpture Fair

Alexander Von Klitzing

SCULPTURE FAIR

Melrose Arch 30 August – 30 September 2018.

The Melrose Gallery and Melrose

Arch will once again host an exciting annual exhibition of sculptural works by many of South Africa’s established and emerging talents from 30 August – 30 September 2018.

The inaugural sculpture fair in 2017 was extremely well received, attracting many of South Africa’s most respected sculptors, large audiences, extensive media exposure and impressive sales results.

Above: Anton Smit, Oblivion of Waves, 80 x 25 x 35 Left: Alexander Von Klitzing

Willie Bester, Chemical Boy, Photo Clint Strydom

The exhibition takes place within The Melrose Gallery’s large, modern, 290sqm space, which is perfectly suited to sculptural work and flows onto numerous public spaces within the precinct.

“The exhibition takes place within The Melrose Gallery’s large, modern, 290sqm space, which is perfectly suited to sculptural work and flows onto numerous public spaces within the precinct.”

Melrose Arch is an exclusive urban precinct that is home to some of South Africa’s top corporate head offices and is frequented by those from the upper LSM groups who live, work and play here.

Some of the impressive line-up of artists who are confirmed for SculptX 2018 include: Ndabuko Ntuli Noria Mabasa, Willie Bester, Pitika Ntuli, Wilma Cruise, Gordon Froud, Anton Smit, Chrisel van der Merwe, Seth Falconer, Paul du Toit, Martyn Schickerling, Strijdom van der Merwe, Mark Swart, Arno Morland, Siyabulela Ndodana, Susan Woolf, Jaco Sieberhagen, Lee-At Meyerov, Jon Wreal, Stanislaw Trzebinski, Andre Stead, Carl Roberts, Christiaan Diedericks, Mhlonishwa

Chiliza, Nkosinathi Khanyile, Alexander Von Klitzing, Jonathan Van der Walt, Mziwoxolo Makalima, Keith Calder, Christelle Viviers, Jessica Foli, Lothar Bottcher, Samuel Allerton, Chris Soal, Mark Chapman, Rudolf Bitzer, Johann Nortjie, Nkosinathi Ngulube Bridget Modema, Ella Cronje, Bev Butkow, Sfiso Mkhabela, Johannes Maswanganyi, Richard Chauke, Collen Maswanganyi, Nico Phooko, Trevor Potter, Cecilia Wilmot and Thabo Pitso.‘Our aim is for SculptX to provide a valuable platform for the promotion of talented sculptors and sculpture in general. We are witnessing an increasing demand for sculptural works and this and other political, social and economic factors have resulted in some interesting dialogues which we hope to

Anton Smit. Crounching GRP Man,115x58x75cm

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explore further during SculptX’ says Zanele Mashumi, curator of The Melrose Gallery.

As part of SculptX 2018 The Melrose Gallery will be working with a panel of parties influential within this genre to plan a series of dialogues and talks to discuss issues of relevance to South African and African sculpture. This programme will be listed on www.themelrosegallery.com and promoted on www.facebook.com/themelrosegallery and entrance to the public will be free.

It is also exciting to note that many of the large sculptures are destined to remain within the public areas for extended periods to create a permanent urban sculpture park ‘We hope that the SculptX Sculpture Park becomes a popular destination for residents and tourists who are visiting Johannesburg’, says Mike Vermaak, General Manager of Melrose Arch.

The Melrose Gallery is located at 10 High Street, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg.