The South African Art Times August 2014

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Liberty Battson scoops the 2014 Absa L’Atelier Art Competition

06 AUG – 10 SEP 2014 GROUP SHOW

Performing Wo/Man, a group exhibition curated by Derek Zietsman, is based on a premise that transgressive visual interpretation of the influences on how South African men and women perform their identities can provide a strategy for artists to engage with a perceived crisis in post-apartheid performances of gender identity.

GALLERY HOURS MONDAY TO FRIDAY :: 09:00 TO 18:00 :: + SATURDAY :: 09:00 TO 13:00 ::

08 OCT – 12 NOV 2014 SOLO SHOW :: ROBERT HAMBLIN

The Colony (Occupy) a solo show

by Robert Hamblin consists of a photographic installation of 260 workdays with the gaze on masculinities and capital.

CLOSED SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

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AN INVITATION TO CONSIGN We are currently sourcing consignments for our November 2014 auction of Important South African and International Art in Johannesburg.

Entries close end August

Robert Hodgins, Don Giovanni in Hell (detail) Sold R738 920

011 728 8246 | jhb@straussart.co.za | www.straussart.co.za

QUIN

THE RETROSPECTIVE YEAR

Sanlam cordially invites you to view

Quin: The Retrospective Year compiled by Virginia reed

Sanlam Art Gallery 2 Strand Road, Bellville

30 July – 30 September 2014 Tel: 021 947 3359 / 083 4572699 Opening times: monday to Friday 09:00 – 16:30 entrance is free.

“My sculptures are not conceptual works, where thought is the main thing and sculptural form is ignored.

My sculptures are sculptures first and foremost and they are the result of deep emotional responses to the world around me.

They are also not illustrative, they convey their message to the viewer an a more subtle way.

They are triggered by human relationships and predicaments and they find expression through the human figure.”

Maureen Quin

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY

EDITIONS

NOW ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS FOR OUR FALL 2014 LONDON AND NEW YORK AUCTIONS EnquiriEs ROBERT KENNAN rkennan@phillips.com

LYNN CHADWICK Maquette IV Walking Woman, 1984 Sold for the record price of $72,100 © Estate of Lynn Chadwick

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By chance I popped into the South African Print Gallery that is part of the busy Woodstock Art Strip today, where the gallerist and artist Kevin de Klerk was busy packing for not just 1, but 4 art fairs taking place in the next 6 or so weeks.

On what was meant to be a slow winter’s day the gallery was buzzing. I had the slow realization that by popular demand, art fairs with some galleries had succeeded in making two art seasons in one year.

Now there is great Winter Art Christmas shopping (90 days of art selling between the FynArts (Hermanus), Turbine, Joburg Art Fairs NAADA, SAADA (Johannesburg) and Prince Albert Art Fair).

If you can’t get to these art fairs, there is also online buying of art that is reported to be growing at a rapid double digit percentage per annum. The latest being the joint venture between international giants Sothebys and E-bay providing live streaming.

See our Business Art section on our daily artnews site at www.arttimes.co.za for more details on the growth and issues surrounding the global art market.

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ART MEDIA RADAR 2500 shows to celebrate 40 years IOL | Steyn du Toit: Thousands of artists, actors, musicians, dancers, technicians, arts aficionados, thespians and other fun-loving festinos are currently gathered in the wintery Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown for the start of the annual National Arts Festival.

Celebrating its 40th birthday this year, a whopping 2 500 shows will be staged across the event’s 61 performance venues and 27 visual art galleries. Holding it all in place will be 10 000m of gaffer tape, 500m of steel wire ropes and 23km of electrical cable.

“Amazing. Inspiring. Boundary-pushing. Boundary-breaking. These are some of the adjectives I’d use to describe this year’s festival,” says artistic director Ismail Mahomed.

Standing with each of its feet in two very different eras, this year’s 40th anniversary also happens to intersect with the 20th anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. Those making their way to Grahamstown will feel related themes vibrate through each of the programme’s components and artistic offerings...* Louis Vuitton to collaborate with South African Artist Athi-Patra Ruga.

HG | South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga, known for his exploration of the border zones between fashion, performance and contemporary art, and in particular for his vibrant tapestries that define cultural identity as a hybrid construct, is the latest artist to collaborate with Louis Vuitton. The French luxury brand commissioned Athi-Patra Ruga to create a giant tapestry that will go on display this autumn in the windows of its Champs-Élysées flagship store in Paris. The tapestry will measure about 12 by 12 feet and will be a continuation of the artist’s study on the construction of new identities in a post-colonial Africa, merging sensuality with humor and the empirical with the onirical.

The 30-year-old Ruga, who was born in the Eastern Cape, is the first artist from the African continent to have been commissioned to create an original artwork for Louis Vuitton...* SATURDAY 28 JUNE: Remembering Peter Clarke: SA National Gallery SA National Gallery: Peter E Clarke, the internationally acclaimed and respected Cape Town artist, died at the age of 84, on 13th April 2014.

“Remembering Peter Clarke” will be held at the South African National Gallery, Cape Town, on Saturday 28th June, at 2pm. Guest speakers, musicians, poets and artists, will gather with Peter’s family, friends and admirers, to pay tribute to the life and work of this remarkable man. The event is open to anyone who would like to attend.

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The organisers are grateful to the South African National Gallery for providing a venue for this event, which will take place in the midst of the current exhibition of photographs by Peter’s longtime friend, George Hallett...* The Rupert Museum: Whose art is it anyway?

The Times | Alexander Matthews: Well-preserved: Artworks are kept in carefully controlled conditions at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch. Down a quiet street in Stellenbosch, there is an unassuming Cape farm-style building.

It’s here that the Rupert Museum houses one of South Africa’s richest art collections with paintings, sculptures and tapestries making up the bulk of its 350 pieces.

The museum opened in 2005 to showcase the private collection established by the late billionaire businessman Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte.

Although there are international works (including sculptures by Auguste Rodin), the main focus of the approximately 2000m² space is South African art from 1940 to 1970 – all kept in carefully controlled climatic conditions to ensure preservation of the works.

Museum director Deon Herselman says this was a period when South African artists “were moving away from applying European trends and techniques and coming into their own, yet the art was still representational in comparison with the abstract and hard-edge period thereafter”. It is an aesthetic that resonated with the Ruperts...* Kampala art biennale to boost tourism The Observer | Simon Musasizi: Kampala will this August become the first city in Africa to host an art biennale.

Biennale is Italian for “biennial” or “every other year” and can be used to describe any event that happens every two years. Venice Biennale, the first art biennial to be held, in 1895, is among the most popular ones in the world.

Kampala Art Biennale now joins the list, thanks to Kampala Arts Trust, a collection of visual and performance art practitioners in Kampala. The biennial exhibition will showcase contemporary art from Africa with the goal to expose, educate and create debate about the value of art.

The one-month-long exhibition taking place at Uganda museum, Nommo gallery and Makerere art gallery has attracted 45 artists from 13 countries. However, there will be other venues that will stretch to upcountry towns. Running under the theme “Progressive Africa”, Kampala Art Biennale will engage African painters, photographers, illustrators, cartoonists, writers and all 2D media artists...* For all these stories and more, go to www.arttimes.co.za

j o hans b o r ma n F I N E

A R T

CAPE TOWN

Richard Mudariki

‘Illusion of freedom’

FNB Joburg Art Fair 22 - 24 AUGUST 2014

Cape Town Preview 9 - 16 AUGUST 2014 Tel: 021 683 6863 E-mail: art@johansborman.co.za 16 Kildare Road, Newlands

Kyle Weeks

‘Maerivanga Ndiaombe, 24’

www.johansborman.co.za

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The Cape Gallery, 60 Church Street, Cape Town seeks to expose fine art that is rooted in the South African tradition, work which carries the unique cultural stamp of our continent. featured artist: Jen Lewis THE CAPE GALLERY

Open Mon - fri: 9h30 - 17h00 Sat: 10h00 - 14h00 27 21 423 5309 cgallery@mweb.co.za www.capegallery .co.za

CALL TO ARTISTS CALL TO ARTISTS This is a national call to South African artists to respond to the theme Wish You Were Here (in Nelson Mandela Bay).

MBDA Wish You Were Here is open to contemporary visual artists, as well as graphic professionals, photographers and architects, who feel that they have a singular vision of the Nelson Mandela Bay. Aside from numerous prizes for the winners, submitted works will also have a chance to form part of the Selectors' Choice – an exclusive travelling exhibition that takes in the 2015 KKNK and NAF. The exhibition launch is 19 September, to coincide with Heritage Day (24 September) and Heritage Month (September) at the Athenaeum, Port Elizabeth. The exhibition will remain open for 3 weeks, until 17 October, after which, selected portions of the show will travel to specific high-density NMB centres. ŸFOR MORE INFORMATION Ÿ Contact the Project Director, Cedric Vanderlinden, on 082.887.1612 or via email at Ÿ Ÿ

cedric@underculturecontemporary.co.za Artists can download the conditions of entry, and entry form from the following website: www.artsjourney-nelsonmandelabay.co.za/downloads You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page: facebook.com/pages/MBDA-WishYou-Were-Here/246679848867896

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Sam Nhlengethwa’s Palate for Fine Things First Published in The Mail & Guardian. Artist Sam Nhlengethwa is passionate about art and music and his home is a testament to that.

‘I got into art from an early age,” recalls artist Sam Nhlengethwa as he scours through his 7?000 vinyls to select one.

I meet him during an uncomfortable week for Gauteng: it’s bitterly cold and power outages plaguing the province don’t make matters easier. Despite this, as the lights flicker on and off, Nhlengethwa takes me through his house and – with great detail and patience – recaps his past. He finally settles on a Keith Jarrett record.

“I started my art collection in 1977 doing my first year at Rorke’s Drift Art Centre,” he says about the art school, whose alumni of famous South African artists will feature in an exhibition, Impressions of Rorke’s Drift – The Jumuna Collection, at the National Arts Festival, which began this week in Grahamstown.

The young Nhlengethwa painted his surroundings during his two-year fine arts diploma at the Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.

It is of significant historical importance to South Africa’s cultural landscape. Established in 1962

by Swedish missionaries, the Evangelical Lutheran Church Art and Craft Centre produced renowned artists such as Dumisani Mabaso, Kagiso Pat Mautloa, Kay Hassan and many more.

“I have works by my [now] Bag Factory colleagues such as David Koloane, Pat Mautloa and Kay Hassan,” he says about his Rorke’s Drift peers.

His enormous art collection fills the walls of his Benoni Small Farms house, and spills over into the cupboards and even under the beds.

He says the first piece of art he acquired was by a now-revered schoolmate: Mabaso – “it was a swap”.

“I acquired art during my first two years of studying by swapping art … I would visit my schoolmates, from dormitory to dormitory, and say, ‘Hey, I like that, let’s swap’ …

“When I returned home after completing my twoyear diploma, I looked at my collection of prints I acquired from swapping and was surprised by how many pieces I had.

“After that I shelved them and seriously got into collecting art.”

“I remember my first serious pieces were two prints by Gerard Sekoto in 1989. I was fortunate to be part of a show with Sekoto, put on by the late, legendary art dealer Reinhold Cassirer, Nadine Gordimer’s husband. At the show, I sold some of my work to get two of Sekoto’s pieces. Years later, I now have five.”

He buys “from auctions, exhibitions and student exhibitions … I go to Everard Read, my gallery – Goodman Gallery – and the Bag Factory.

“I also buy from auctions and student exhibitions, like at Artist Proof Studio.”

MOST PRIZED WORK Asked which is his most prized work, he says: “It’s not just one. I have a charcoal Maggie Laubser drawing and there’s a watercolour Gerard Sekoto, called SA ART TIMES. AUGUST 2014

The Travellers. The techniques in both pieces show a certain artistic maturity.

“I also find the silk detailing in a Billie Zangewa piece depicting a beach scene in Senegal, Dakar, beautiful.

“Lastly, it’s a piece by a friend and former colleague, the late Peter Clarke, from his Fanfare series, in which he dedicated collages to various people, such as Matisse and Paul Gauguin. The one that I have is dedicated to me.”

Other local favourites in his collection are by Winston Saoli, Leonard Matsoso, William Kentridge and the late Robert Hodgins, “with whom I had a twoman show in 2004 at Art on Paper”.

“It’s difficult to say” what he would like to add to his collection. “I usually don’t plan to buy art. I’d [rather] buy a rare jazz LP than an art piece, because my jazz hunting is an extension of my collection.

Rare jazz vinyls don’t come cheap either.”

INSPIRED BY TOWNSHIPS Born in Payneville, Springs, in 1955, he says it was “like Sophiatown with its forced removals; our parents had to move to KwaThema. It was during that time when apartheid was in fashion.”

“My inspiration comes from the township, like my own, KwaThema. While going into shebeens – where people talk about politics, education, jazz – elders would tell us about the past. You sort of had to make sure that your head became a recorder for the information.”

He painted a series on jazz. It included works dedicated to musicians such as Miles Davis and Abdullah Ibrahim, and it’s hard to separate the music from the artist. Nhlengethwa says his older brother was a jazz musician and got him involved in the genre.

“When I did some of my jazz art shows I was paying homage to my late brother, Ranky, who taught me so much.”

He graduated from the KwaZulu-Natal art school in the late 1970s, was the winner of the 1994 Standard Bank Young Artist award and was the cofounder of the Bag Factory Artists’ Studio in Johannesburg.

BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT According to an Art South Africa article about the

Impressions of Rorke’s Drift exhibition, the art centre “triumphed over the struggles which black artists were undergoing to create art in the repressive society of that time … [it] nurtured and gave a voice to many talented artists who were denied the opportunity to further their craft due mainly to the newly established Bantu education policies.”

Recalling his years of living under a repressive apartheid system and working as a set designer at a then predominantly white SABC for almost 13 years after graduating, Nhlengethwa often quotes the Black Consciousness Movement leader Steve Biko’s adage: “Black man, you are on your own.”

It is 20 years since he resigned from the state broadcaster to pursue his art and he tells me how he applies Biko’s words, “I write what I like”, to his art: “I paint what I like.”

Referring to the past and present, when artworks such as Brett Murray’s The Spear are still being censored, he says: “I was never restricted under apartheid and I’m still not restricted under democracy. I just painted [a body of work on] Marikana.”

Like his depiction of the 2012 massacre, which left dozens of miners dead, in 1990, Nhlengethwa depicted another stain on the country’s history: the death of Biko.

Listening to him talk about his love for music and old cars, it’s not hard to see that he collects what he likes.

He says he started his jazz collection “around when I was 17. Some of the collection began with me stealing from my older brother [laughs]. The rest I bought.” Nhlengethwa tells me he has “over 7?000 vinyls and about 5?000 CDs”.

“The most vinyls I have collected at once was about four years ago in Vienna, Austria. I bought over 500 vinyls, which had to get shipped to South Africa.”

His favourites are “Ornette Coleman, Art Ensemble of Chicago and Keith Jarrett – he is my favourite solo pianist. I saw him perform in 1992 in London at Ronnie Scott’s [Jazz Club]”.

While his most valuable LP is “Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue 50th anniversary package. It includes LPs, a booklet and letters by Miles.”

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FNB Joburg Art Fair 2014 Artlogic is pleased to announce the seventh edition of the FNB Joburg Art Fair, which will take place from 22 - 24 August at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

Renowned as the leading African art fair on the Continent, the Fair will once again bring together the best of contemporary art from Africa, creating a platform on which the continent’s artists, curators, collectors, writers and art lovers can congregate.

“We’re delighted to provide a platform for African artists to showcase their creative talent to the whole world. Our support for the Fair is a demonstration of the bank’s confidence in the artistic talent that is out there, and we’re proud to be in a position to enable this extraordinary exhibition,” said Bernice Samuels, First National Bank Chief Marketing Officer.

For the seventh edition, Artlogic, the Fair organiser, has put together a unique selection of forward-thinking galleries and public programming. The 2014 Fair will see the fourth edition of the FNB Art Prize, a curated Special Projects Programme and 37 exhibitors from 8 different countries. Also present at the FNB Joburg Art Fair is an international line up of talks looking at the African art scene, gathering speakers from around the continent and beyond. This line up will include leading artists, journalists, curators, collectors, gallerists and academics. A particular focus for this edition will be the Nigerian contemporary art scene, this will be celebrated with the presence of artists, galleries, art platforms and curators from Nigeria.

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Director of the Fair, Ross Douglas noted on this year’s edition “Now in its 7th year, The FNB Joburg Art Fair has become one of the major annual art events on the continent. Having achieved our primary goal of building a sustainable fair, Artlogic is continuing to look for ways to grow the art scene on the continent through the Fair. Our VIP and collectors program has been beefed up and focuses on building a strong local buyer base. We continue to look for ways of linking the FNB Joburg Art Fair with the established art world in Europe and the US and the new art world coming out of cities like Lagos. Once again the challenge is to continue to build a Pan African Art Fair that attracts the best artists, galleries, curators and buyers the continent has to offer.”

The FNB Joburg Art Fair was founded in 2008 as the first art fair on the African continent. Over the past six years the Fair has also hosted top international curators and directors from institutions such as Tate Modern and the Venice Biennale, all while building a solid base of buyers from South Africa and the continent.

FNB Joburg Art Fair is located at the Sandton Convention Centre, in the heart of Johannesburg, Africa’s financial capital. The event attracts a wide audience, creating a platform for dialogue and exchange, which goes outside the realms of the arts.

The Fair spearheads a diverse ‘Joburg Art Week’ with various events happening around the city from open studios, gallery openings, workshops and debates.

VENUE: Sandton Convention Centre 161 Maude St, Sandton, 2196 TICKETS: R50 Friday R100 Saturday / Sunday R200 3 - Day Pass School groups: R15 per student and teacher for all pre-arranged groups.

Please contact katie@artlogic.co.za to book your school group Tickets available online at www.fnbjoburgartfair.co.za Website: Facebook: Twitter: Dates: Place:

www.fnbjoburgartfair.co.za FNBJoburgArtFair @FNBJoburgArtFair 22 August - 24 August 2014 Sandton Convention Center

OPENING HOURS: Friday 22nd August: 11h00 - 20h00 Saturday 23rd August: 10h00 - 19h00 Sunday 24th August: 10h00 - 17h00 » For more news and information see: www.fnbjoburgartfair.co.za

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FEATURED ART EVENTS | ART TIMES EXHIBITORS This year, the FNB Joburg Art Fair has four dedicated categories for its exhibitors and is proud to announce the following Galleries, Young Galleries, Arts Platforms and Special Projects presenting at the 7th edition of the Fair.

The full list of participating galleries is available below: GALLERIES Gallery AOP Art First ARTCO Galerie Barnard Gallery baudoin lebon blank projects Brundyn + Caroline Smulders: Christopher Møller Art Gallery Commune.1 David Krut Projects Everard Read Gallery First Floor Gallery Harare Galerie Galea Gallery MOMO Goodman Gallery HANDPICK | JP AKA In Toto Gallery Johans Borman Fine Art Kijk Galerie Lizamore & Associates Lovell Omenka Gallery SMAC Art Gallery Stevenson The South African Print Gallery The White House Gallery WHATIFTHEWORLD / Gallery

(Johannesburg) (London) (Aachen) (Cape Town) (Paris) (Cape Town) (Cape Town) (Paris) (Cape Town) (Cape Town) (Johannesburg) (Johannesburg) (Harare) (L’Isle-sur-le-Sorgue) (Johannesburg) (Johannesburg) (Paris) (Johannesburg) (Cape Town) (Paris) (Johannesburg) (Cape Town) (Lagos) (Cape Town) (Cape Town) (Cape Town) (Johannesburg) (Cape Town)

YOUNG GALLERIES La New Gallery Red Door Gallery Tilandia

(Madrid) (Lagos) (Maputo)

ART PLATFORMS Art Twenty One Artist Proof Studio Bag Factory FRAC Réunion ROOM VANSA

(Lagos) (Johannesburg) (Johannesburg) (Reunion Island) (Johannesburg) (Johannesburg)

PORTIA ZVAVAHERA WINS The 2014 FNB Art Prize Portia Zvavahera received the R100 000 FNB Art Prize and the opportunity to showcase her work at the FNB Joburg Art Fair in a dedicated booth.

The guest judges were curators Gabi Ngcobo and Simon Njami. As always Artlogic was the third judge.

Portia Zvavahera combines a vivid sense of colour, textile-like printed patterns and almost crude lines with great mastery in her expressionist paintings. The initial seduction of bright, bold colour is disrupted by her unromantic mark-making and the ghostly subjects which she draws from her dreams as well as daily life.

For the FNB Art Prize, Zvavahera – who represented Zimbabwe at the Venice Biennale in 2013 as part of the exhibition Dudziro: Interrogating the Visions of Religious Beliefs – will exhibit new paintings continuing her deeply personal concerns with experiences of marriage, childbirth and parental love. Her imagery is rooted in religious narratives from both the Old Testament and contemporary Pentecostal sects in Zimbabwe, suffusing everyday themes with a heightened sense of otherworldliness.

» Portia Zvavahera, Ready to Toss, 2013, Oil-based printing ink on paper, 101 x 76cm

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VISUAL ARTS HIGHLIGHTS GAUTENG FNB Joburg Art Fair What?: Contemporary art fair When?: 22 – 24 August 2014 Where?: Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton » www.fnbjoburgartfair.co.za

Sasol New Signatures Art Awards Exhibition What?: Top entries and winning artworks of a prominent South African art award When?: 4 September - 19 October 2014 Where?: Pretoria Art Museum » www.sasolnewsignatures.co.za

The South African Antiques Dealers’ Association (SAADA) What?: Art and antiques fair When?: 12 - 14 September 2014 Where?: Bidvest Wanderers Club, Sandton

AUGUST, SEPTEMBER

FREE STATE Peter Magubane - A Struggle Without Documentation Is No Struggle What?: Peter Magubane’s photojournalism photos, 1954 - 1994 When?: 11 August – 12 September 2014 Where?: Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery, Bloemfontein

» www.ufs.ac.za

KZN Juliet Armstrong Retrospective What?: A survey of Armstrong’s ceramic art through the years When?: Now - 17 August 2014 Where?: Tatham Art Gallery , Pietermaritzburg

WESTERN CAPE Cape Town Design Capital of the World What?: One massive design festival When?: All of 2014 Where?: Cape Town

» www.wdccapetown2014.com

Swartlandskou What?: Farming culture and lifestyle festival When?: 3 - 6 September 2014 Where?: Moorreesburg

» www.swartlandskou.co.za

UPDATES On all of these and more:

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» www.tatham.org.za

» www.saada.co.za

Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards What?: Top entries and winning artworks of the 27th annual award When?: Prize Giving Cermony 20 September 2014, 18:00. Exhibition 21 September 12 October 2014 Where?: Coen Scholtz Recreation Centre, Kempton Park

» Contact: tshidiso.makhetha@ekurhuleni.gov.za / thabo. sekoaila@ekurhuleni.gov.za

Standard Bank Gallery Cnr Frederick and Harrison Streets, Johannesburg 25 June to 6 September 2014 Monday to Friday 8am – 4.30pm and Saturdays 9am – 1pm Tel: 011 631 4467 www.standardbankarts.co.za

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THE SOUTH AFRICAN

PRINT GALLERY WOODSTOCK - CAPE TOWN

AFRICANA PORTFOLIO 2014

The SA Print Gallery proudly presents it’s new Africana Portfolio 2014 of over 1 200 exciting prints at www.printgallery.co.za

Prices start from R 180 per A4 print (R 390 framed)

www.printgallery.co.za 109 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town Tel 021- 4626851 kevin@printgallery.co.za

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A new age for the old:

SAADA launches a new corporate identity aimed at the next generation of antique, art and design lovers.

Paul Mrkusic - CEO of SAADA. It’s not everyday that a 50-year-old association, which promotes the selling of 100-year-old antique, art and design pieces, tackles the 20 and 30 something consumer markets. But SAADA is doing exactly this by making the brave and necessary decision to relook their brand image and adapt to the times.

SAADA, (formerly the South African Antique Dealers Association) has started its journey into the modern world of social media, urban slang and skinny jeans by keeping its initials but has officially changed its name to the “South African Antique, Art and Design Association” as from August this year.

This forward-thinking decision was made to better fit a younger market and to emphasise the relevance of antiques, art and design, as well as the interrelation of these three fields.

Having just celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2013, this is an appropriate move to ensure yet another 50 years of success for SAADA.

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-based cleverly on a timeline concept - was adopted on the 1st of August 2014 and is being introduced through a sassy launch campaign. Part of this campaign consists of a series of deliberately radical posters contrasting contemporary colloquial slang with classic antique, art, and design pieces.

The new corporate identity and launch campaign serves as a run-up to SAADA’s annual fair, which will be held from the 12th to the 14th of September at

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This year the association enlisted the help of Utopia, an up-and-coming creative innovation centre based in Cape Town. Working together, they have developed a flaming-hot game plan to overcome the challenges of remaining relevant in a fast-paced digital world.

“Many of the younger generation perceive antiques and art to be frumpy, old and dusty − when in fact they can be fun and quirky pieces that together tell a story, reflecting one’s personality and interests,” said Paul Mrkusic.

“Whether it’s dangerously erotic antique Japanese Netsuke, 20th century South African artworks, or International Modernist design that takes your fancy, collecting becomes addictive.

We want to communicate to younger, urban markets that SAADA offers an exciting experience when it comes to purchasing antiques, art and design. These pieces can be appreciated by any age and provide an interesting platform for self-expression.”

The new corporate logo designed by Utopia

Embracing art and design in addition to antiques will make SAADA – a luxury brand in itself – much more relatable, relevant and appealing to today’s modern consumer.

“Not only is this more suitable for a hip contemporary market whose buying patterns and expectations have changed, but it also better reflects the varied business nature of many of our members today” said Paul Mrkusic, SAADA’s current and youngest CEO to date. “In addition to members who deal in fine traditional antiques, we also have those who showcase 20th Century design, some who specialise in rare Asian artefacts, others like me who deal in designer vintage jewellery, and several who present exceptional historical and contemporary art collections… Altogether SAADA covers an incredible range – it’s electrically eclectic!”

SAADA was established in 1963 and provides authentication for antiques, while promoting ethical practices within the industry.

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the Wanderer’s Illovo Club House in Johannesburg.

As always, the fair will be a fully vetted showcase of the best in South African antique, art and design, except this year, the event will be a little bigger, and a lot sexier!

“We have some super surprises up our sleeve for this boutique-style event this year. Not only will you be able to consider some excellent investments that you can then enjoy while they retain their value - a

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clever consideration in the current financial climate – and hunt out a special treat whose story will embellish your own, but you will be entertained while doing so. In addition there is a fabulous clock from Time-Out Antiques (one of Parkhurst’s gems), an artwork from Artist Proof Studio, and a two-day midweek couple’s getaway to the uber luxurious Madikwe Hills Lodge to be won. Simply put, the SAADA Fair is a must on your weekend calendar!”

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From Riaan Bolt Antiques - A Cape Yellowwood, Stinkwood, Oregon and Fruitwood Inlaid Kist, Oudsthoorn Area, 4th quarter 19th Century.

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Burr and Muir - An Art Deco bronze and ivory dancer

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From Johan Joubert Asian Art - A pottery Figure of a Duck Jar, Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 220 AD, China

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Paul Mrkusic - CEO of SAADA

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From Bancroft Antiques - An imposing mid 20th Century silver-gilt smoky quartz and carnelian pendant on chain by South African jeweller Erich Frey.

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Leanne Shakenovsky: Perfect Family I, II, III

Nicole Rowe: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Kirstie Nel: Things South Africans Say

Nicole Rowe: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome Leanne Shakenovsky: Perfect Family I, II, III

Helena de Waal: Underlying Unity Justin Dingwall: Mary I

Luyanda Zindela: Umkhumbi wakaMedusa Helena de Waal: Underlying Unity Justin Dingwall: Mary I

Leanne Shakenovsky: Perfect Family I, II, III

Nekhavhambe: Press Accident

Kirstie Nel: Things South Africans Say Franli Meintjes: Runaway GreedMbavhalelo & Things Americans Say

Nicole Rowe: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Bevan de Wet: Decorus in Gryphus II

Nekhavhambe: Press Accident

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Luyanda Zindela: Umkhumbi wakaMedusa

Justin Dingwall: Mary I

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Bevan de Wet: Decorus in Gryphus II

Kirstie Nel: Things South Africans Say & Things Americans Say

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Nicole Rowe: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

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juxtaposing trivial, humorous statistics with those that are more serious.

Nekhavhambe’s video installation, Press Accident, explored the challenge faced by people who have to communicate in English when they are not proficient in the language. ‘Can anybody play an important role in an organisation or institution even though one cannot communicate well in English? Does the ability to be able to express oneself in English or any other lan5 guage that is foreign to one’s culture mean that one is intelligent?’ he asks. The video highlights the struggles many Africans face when attending meetings or interviews, as conversations are discussed in English.

As part of her prize, Battson has won R150 000 from Absa, a return air ticket to Paris and a six months residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.

Nekhavhambe won a return air ticket to Paris and three months’ stay in the Cité Internationale des Arts, sponsored by Alliance Française in South Africa and the French Embassy. For both prizes, the residency Top Ten Finalists apartments are made available by SANAVA. 6 7 2014 This year,Absa forL’Atelier the second time, two Merit Award winners were named, each also receiving a prestigious residency prize. De Wet won a two months’ stay at the Sylt Foundation in Germany. Zindela won a one month’s stay at the Ampersand Foundation in New York. As part of the prize, Zindela also becomes a Fellow of the Ampersand Foundation.

8 9 Dirkie Offringa, President of South African National Association for the Visual Arts, says: “The Absa L’Atelier has once again proven its worth as South Africa’s biggest art competition. Both in terms of exposure and experience for young artists, the competition constantly raises the bar. Apart from the financial advantage offered, the opportunity for the winners to spend time at three international destinations is priceless. This is proof of the benefit of organisations like Absa and SANAVA pooling their expertise and resources to the benefit of artists.”

Aside from these four winners, the remaining Top 10 artists recognised for excellence this year included 10 Franli Meintjes for Runaway Greed; Helena de Waal for Underlying Unity; Justin Dingwall for Mary I; Kirstie Nel for Things South Africans Say & Things Americans Say; Top Ten Finalists: Nicole Rowe for Alice in Wonderland Syndrome; and 1. Franli Meintjes: Runaway Greedmbavhalelo Leanne Shakenovsky for Perfect Family I, II, III. 2. Helena De Fiaal: Underlying Unity The competition is open to young artists aged 21 to 3. Bevan De Fiet: Decorus In Gryphus II 35 and attracts entries from across the country, which 4. Liberty Battson: Odds Of An Artist Like Me is open to public viewing during the regional adjudi5. Leanne Shakenovsky: Perfect Family I, II, III cation rounds. An exhibition of the top 100 works will 6. Justin Dingwall: Mary I be on public display from 17 July 2014 to 21 August 7. Nicole Rowe: Alice In Fionderland Syndrome 2014 at the Absa Gallery, Upper Ground Level, ABSA 8. Nekhavhambe: Press Accident Towers North, 161 Main Street. Members of the public 9. Luyanda Fflindela: Umkhumbi Wakamedusa are requested to bring their ID books along for parking 10. Kirstie Nel: Things South Africans Say & Things and entrance purposes.

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Leanne Shakenovsky: Perfect Family I, II, III

Young artist’s creative excellence honoured in 2014 Absa L’Atelier Art Competition

South Africa’s youngAbsaartists L’Atelier dug 2014 deep this year in compiling their entries for the 2014 ABSA L’Atelier Art Competition. Protest, introspection, an awareness of our earthen roots and the human condition were all explored through the exceptional works received, with the top four entries being announced last night Wednesday 16 July 2014 at the ABSA Gallery.

Pretoria’s Liberty Battson took the overall award and main prize for her diptych, Odds of an artist like me, while Mbavhalelo Nekhavhambe from Thohoyandou was awarded the Gerard Sekoto Award, sponsored by the French Embassy and the Alliance Française in South Africa, for the most promising artist with an annual income less than R60 000 for his video installation, Press Accident.

The two Merit Award winners were Johannesburg’s Bevan de Wet, who was awarded for his etching and relief entitled Decorus in Gryphus II, and Durban’s Luyanda Zindela, recognised for his photographic print Umkhumbi wakaMedusa.

The ABSA L’Atelier Art Competition is in its 29th year and is hosted in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA). It is regarded as Africa’s most influential art competition.

It specifically targets established and emerging young artists with the objective of showcasing their diverse talents and fast-tracking the careers of the winners by exposing them to international opportunities.

Dr Paul Bayliss, ABSA Art and Museum Curator, says: “A number of the submissions tapped into the theme of Absa L’Atelier 2014 ABSA’s creative campaign for this year’s contest - that of Great Art takes Blood, Sweat and Tears. We used this theme to promote the 2014 ABSA L’Atelier Art Competition. It proposes that great art is not something that just happens; it is a conscious process that sees the artist putting pieces of themselves into their work through the intense effort, dedication and raw emotion it takes to bring an artistic concept to life.

We believe if young, emerging and aspiring artists put all of this into their work, they too will prosper. Although created as a guiding ethos to this year’s event, many artists took this message to heart and explored what great art meant to them. The result was a glimpse into the inspiration igniting our young artists’ creativity today.”

Battson’s work, Odds of an artist like me, was one such piece. The work is a diptych which was created using 2K automotive paint, with the paints having acted as a bar graph. Each stripe represented a statistic which related to artists – more specifically, the odds of an artist like Battson. With the top of the canvas representing 0% and the bottom 100%, the viewer is able to decode the artwork through the legend supplied at the base of the artwork. Intrigued by the chances, the artist aimed to represent statistics in a novel way by

Helena de Waal: Underlying Unity

Luyanda Zindela: Umkhu

Nekhavhambe: Press Accident

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ART TIMES | ARTISTS’ BIRTHDAYS MARLENE DUMAS: 3 August 1953 Now an internationally renowned, South African painter, Dumas grew up on a vineyard in Kuilsrivier, outside of Cape Town. As a child, Dumas was well aware of the sorrows of apartheid. “We had a lady working in the house, and I would sit with her and read to her,” she recalled.

“We were very warm with one another, but we could not sit at the same table.” She went to Michaelis School of Art and was contemporaries with Gavin Younge. » Deborah Solomon. Figuring Marlene Dumas (15 June 2008), The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/magazine/15dumas-t. html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

ANDY WARHOL: 6 August 1928 – 22 February 1987 Pop artist and cultural icon, Andy Warhol was born in the poor neighbourhood of Oakland, Pennsylvania. In 1968, Warhol suffered a nearly fatal gun-shot wound from aspiring playwright and radical feminist author, Valerie Solanas. The shooting forever changed Warhol. He began to document his life to an obsessive degree, dictating every minor activity and employing assistants to transcribe the content of what would amount to over 3,400 audio tapes. » Andy Warhol Biography. The Warhol Foundation: http://www.warholfoundation.org/legacy/biography.html.

STEVEN COHEN: 11 August 1962 SA-born Steven Cohen is well-known for his performance art. He speaks of art-making, his body, and how they relate: “One day I got sick and went to hospital and couldn’t get up in the morning. I lay in bed for months and watched the calendar go by as if it was a clock. I was 33 years old and in amazing pain. And much as I longed to paint again, I also kept thinking of going to gym and getting some muscles, and a sequined dress and some heels... This ambition helped me heal. I’d seen my skin go yellow and my piss go black, and felt the needles in the back of my hands all night. I knew my body was a powerful medium - I couldn’t wait to get well and work with it. Now when I’m tired of canvas and ink, I put down my brushes and put on my make-up and take off my clothes and go out”. » Steven Cohen Artbio. 1998. Artthrob: http://www.artthrob.co.za/may/artbio.htm.

JACOBUS HENDRIK PIERNEEF: 13 August 1886 - 4 October 1957 JH Pierneef was born in Pretoria in 1886, the year that Johannesburg was founded. His father, Gerrit, built the first house in the new town. His mother was the daughter of a Trekker. In 1900, Pierneef studied drawing under an architect at Hilversum. He worked part time in a paint factory, and attended night classes in drawing. Pierneef grew to became one of the most prominent South African painters of the 20th Century. » Jacob Hendrik Pierneef. 2012. Everard Read, Johannesburg: http://jacobushendrikpierneef.everard-read.co.za/johannesburg/?m=1&idkey=516

JOHN KRAMER: 20 August 1946 South African Realism painter, John Kramer was born in Worcester, the brother of successful musician David Kramer. “I used to make drawings and sell them to my grandmother when we were on holiday at Onrus. I had an uncle, Uncle Theo, who used to draw with me - he worked at an advertising agency at the time - he used to draw shoes and various adverts that used to fascinate me and there was always a smell of oil paints - like a magical smell.” – John Kramer » Philip Kramer. 2002. Interview with John Kramer. Rose Korber Art: http://www.rosekorberart.com/artists/kramer5.htm.

OBIE OBERHOLZER: 26 August 1947 Obie Oberholzer captures his formative years: “Born on a farm in Africa... Spent most of my first eight years running around barefoot like a wild little madman. Later went to an English High School and started wearing shoes. Managed to scrape through final exams but excelled at sport and girls. Was drafted into the South African Air Force, but did a lot more athletics than aerial combat. Went to Stellenbosch University and became reckless and exuberant. Studied Graphic design, drinking, dancing, rugby and athletics. Was made aware that cameras can produce images.” – Is now one of South Africa’s most well-known and well-loved photographers. » Obie Oberholzer. About. Obie Oberholzer: http://obieoberholzer.net/about-2/.

JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES: 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was a French neo-classical painter, and one of the major portrait painters of the 19th century. His father was a successful jack-of-all-trades in the arts, a painter of miniatures, sculptor, decorative stonemason, and amateur musician. Ingres was in love with women all his life. At age 61, he married married Delphine Ramel, aged 20. One cold winter day in his 87th year, he accompanied a young beautiful model to a carriage, as a gallant man he stayed bareheaded. He caught a cold, which developed into pneumonia and ended his life. » Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Olga’s Gallery: http://www.abcgallery.com/I/ingres/ingresbio.html. » Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Biography. 2002. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres: http://www.jeanaugustedominiqueingres.org/biography.html.

JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID: 30 August 1780 – 29 December 1825 Jacques-Louis David was born into a prosperous, Parisian family. When he was about nine his father was killed in a duel and his mother left him with his prosperous architect uncles. They saw to it that he received an excellent education but he was never a good student: he had a facial tumour that hindered his speech, and he was constantly distracted, drawing in class. He grew up to become a highly influential French painter in the Neoclassical style. » Jacques Louis David Biography. 2002. Jacques Louis David: http://www.jacqueslouisdavid.org/biography.html

TRACEY ROSE: 31 August 1974 Tracey Rose was born in Durban. Her mother was Griqua and her father had roots in the islands of St Helena and Mauritius. Both her parents were trade unionists. Rose is similarly rebellious and is sometimes referred to as difficult to handle. She is best known for her performances, video installations, and photographs. » Percy Zvomuya. A Rose thorn in the flesh (4 March 2011), Mail & Guardian: http://mg.co.za/article/2011-03-04-a-rose-thorn-in-the-flesh.

THE ART TIMES WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE ALL MEMBERS OF SOUTH AFRICA’S VISUAL ART COMMUNITY BORN IN AUGUST, INCLUDING: Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe (3 August) | Dee Donaldson (4 August) | Kilmany-Jo Liversage, Genevieve Herman (5 August) | Sarah Pratt (7 August) | Mary-Jane Darroll (9 August) | Paul Birchall, Stuart Bird, Pranas Domsaitis (15 August) | Kathryn Smith (17 August) | Matthew Hindley, Willie Jacobs (18 August) | Jane Gerrans Oliver (19 August) | Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk (20 August) | Ephraim Ngatane (22 August) | Michelle Le Grange, Ivor Powell (23 August) | Carl Buchner, Julia Rosa Clark (24 August) | Michael Tietz-Geldenhuys, Alexandra Dodd, Suzy Bell (25 August) | Peet Pienaar (29 August) | Ruarc Peffers (30 August) | Julienne Lemb, Mike Van Graan, Michele Batchelder (31 August) FAMOUS, INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS BORN IN AUGUST: Aubrey Beardsley (21 August) | Man Ray (27 August)

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Kendell Geers Self Portrait (1995)

By Lyn Holm. Nicolas Bourriaud states in “Postproduction” that in the Postmodern era, art can no longer present the question: ‘what can we make that is new?’ but rather ‘how can we make do with what we have?’. Likewise, Ines Gebetsroither quotes Geers in “On the encoded strategies of revolution” as identifying a strong need for the recycling and distillation of culture to prevent social pollution. This can be interpreted to mean that since we can no longer claim to produce anything completely original, re-interrogation of old ideas is more constructive than attempting to do so. We can ‘make do’ with our cultural baggage.

To discuss Kendell Geers’ “Self Portrait”, it helps to first discuss another artwork by the artist. “T.W. (C.V.)”, which stands for ‘Title Withheld (Curriculum Vitae)’ ,is Geer’s extended biography – a list of artistic, historical and personal events that have shaped his identity. First, is 6 April 1652 – the date Jan van

Riebeek declared the Cape of Good Hope a Dutch colony; an event that would eventually lead to Geers’ being born in Africa instead of Europe, and growing up a child of privilege only because of his lineage.

Gebetsroither marks “T.W. (C.V.)” as a type of self portrait; “a representation of the self as the sum of references to his own life story and art and the violent acts of world history.”

“Self Portrait” can be seen as the visual representation of the first biographic entry in “T.W. (C.V.)”. A Heineken beer bottle is smashed, the neck and a small strip of label are the only parts salvaged.

From among the scraps of signifiers from which the viewer can deduct meaning, the label’s phrase stands out: ‘Imported from Holland’. Gebetsroither sees this as a reference to Geer’s Boer ancestry, so that the artist too bares the label ‘Imported from Holland’.

The bottleneck itself can be read as a violent object.

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» Nicolas Bourriaud. 2002. Postproduction. New York: Lukas & Sternberg.

» Kendell Geers, Self Portrait, 1995, Gordon Schachat Collection, Johannesburg, courtesy Spike.

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In bar-brawls and gang fights when no knife is available, a broken beer bottle can easily become a suitable weapon. Gebetsroither notes that Geers refers to his position as artist as ‘terrorealist’- highly intuitive, motivated, criminal, and potentially destructive (after all, the bottleneck is not yet covered in blood).

Whether threatened by his lineage and hiding behind its striking power or merely questioning the social structure instigated by his ancestors, the viewer cannot be sure. What can be deduced is that perpetration is the artwork’s focus, and is perhaps its intention.

Gebetsroither notes that revolutionaries are essentially criminals because they set themselves against imposing laws and structures to overthrow them.

They re-interpret and re-imagine the world for the betterment of mankind, striving towards fulfilling that vision. In this way, the artist can become an activist for change, but first he must prepare to be a criminal.

of revolution. Spike: http://www.spikeart.at/en/a/back/ back/Portrait_Kendell_Geers_20.

» Ines Gebetsroither. 2007. On the encoded strategies

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Daniel Halter Mealie Pip (2008) “Lying on the floor, it was pathetic, unassuming and moving.” - Robert Sloon for ArtHeat.

By Lyn Holm. Without the installation of an inconspicuous magnifying glass craning over the tiny object, a single piece of corn could easily be lost in the dust and dander; its laser-etched words left undigested: “When the belly is full the brain starts to think”.

Corn is the staple diet of impoverished communities throughout Africa, so it is incredibly valuable when provided in any reasonable quantity. As a singular kernel, it is all but worthless. Contrary to the words engraved on this particular artwork, it cannot sustain the human body or mind.

Halter reveals that his works contain a subtle political edge and his sympathetic feelings towards those who suffer under unjust rule. Identifying himself as a Zimbabwean living in South Africa, he seems acutely aware of the nations’ shared – and so heightened – social issues. The awareness that solving widespread hunger is not always held as the highest priority in government may have sparked his interest in creating this tiny protest. A politically-charged reading of the text on the kernel might imply that a government allowing their people to remain malnourished robs them of what makes them essentially human.

In an artist’s statement about his practice, Daniel

At once dismal and hopeful, a single seed’s po-

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» Artist, Daniel Halter » Daniel Halter, “Mealie Pip”, 2008, Installation shot. » Daniel Halter, “Mealie Pip”, 2008, Laser-etched white maize kernel, approx. 1 x 0.8 x 0.3 cm, Edition of 10. Courtesy WHATIFTHEWORLD / GALLERY

» Daniel Halter. Artist’s Statement. WHATIFTHEWORLD / GALLERY: www.whatiftheworld.com/artists/dan-halter. » Andrew J. Hennlich. 2013. Crafting Experience in the Work of Daniel Halter, in Making Futures Journal Vol 3:

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tential to flavour the tongue for only an instant is equal to its potential to grow and produce a substantial harvest. When writing about the artwork, Andrew J. Hennlich identifies a play on words; considering a kernel of corn to be a ‘kernel of thought’. Held in a fleeting moment, it has the potential to stir a revolution but is as easily swept under the rug.

By placing a single kernel of corn in a gallery space, its potential is altered. Here, no one may eat it or plant it; but it is given the potential to draw public attention and to be discussed; to produce a kernel of thought such that those with full bellies might be inspired to think how to help those without.

www.plymouthart.ac.uk/documents/Hennlich_Andrew.pdf. » Robert Sloon. Power? Please. Power Play at the Goodman Cape (23/06/2008), ArtHeat: http://artheat. net/blog/tag/dan-halter/.

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Este Mostert It is a purely visual transfer of mental snapshots she has stored up, some of them stemming back to her childhood days.This talented artist has owned this space by strong discipline, especially when one realises that Este is a busy mother, housewife, cook and gardener. She lives an incredibly busy life and like many creative people, she is not always seized by the urge to be creative.

She readily admits the truth of this but says that the very act of creating a painting is spurred while she tends to her roses or chat with friends on the telephone. She also stated that the need to do nothing for a day is almost as compelling for her as part of the process of mood upliftment, the attainment of an almost spiritual satisfaction that has little to do with the mundane technical process of making another artwork.

Este Mostert, an artist

that may best be termed for creating ‘romantic dream worlds’; depicted in landscapes of people with esoteric figures. All of them are the result of an image bank that she has created over the years. She has the unique ability and talent of conjuring up these images, complete with finite detail and then conveying them onto canvas.

We believe her response will strike a chord with many creative people who have shown self-disciplined to make the physical process of their work mentally cathartic. To be able to make yourself do something well at which you excel is a true prerogative. As Este says, “You are left with a feeling of warm achievement that banishes all earlier edginess”.

She reflects a world of fascination and a true involvement with her inner self. And yet her mind is unassertive, indeed almost laid back. She hides well a mind of steel, a willpower that drives her to achieve more, and when questioned about it, she says it stems from her very young days in Kroonstad where, in her words “I grew up in a very disciplined environment.”

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27 AUG - 6 SEPT 2014 CAPE TOWN CITY HALL

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Eastern Cape

Clarens

Alexandria

Art & Wine Gallery on Main: Frederike Stokhuyzen, Gregoire Boonzaier, J.H. Pierneef, Erik Laubscher and Jean Doyle, T. 058 256 1298, www.artandwine.co.za

Quin Sculpture Garden: A permanent exhibition of Maureen Quin’s sculpture’s, drawings and paintings.

Alexandria ,T. 046 653 0121,C. 082 770 8000, www.quin-art.co.za

Bathurst The Workshop Art and Craft Gallery: Permanent gallery showcasing prominent E.Cape contemporary and emerging artists, sculptors, ceramists and crafters. Bathurst, C. 073 392 9436, www.bathurstcountryaffair.co.za

Clarens Richard Rennie Gallery - Clarens: Richard Rennie original Paintings,The Richard Rennie Gallery on Main street Clarens is home to the most recent paintings by Richard Rennie.

East London Ann Bryant Art Gallery main gallery: The Peep Show Exhibition,This a group show presented by the East London Fine Art Society. All artists are invited there is no strict selection criteria except the works must be in an A5 format, 21 August - 6 September 2014, Lecture by Dr John SteeleDr John Steele will talk on his dissertation for his doctorate in ceramics. There will be cocktail evening and lucky draw @ R 80.00 per person. Tickets available from the gallery. Thursday 7 August @ 19h00 Southernwood T. 043 722 4044, www.annbryant.co.za Floradale Fine Art: New work on show: Photographic documentary of Jeff Rankin’s masterpiece: “Learning to Dance” and new technology Aluminium prints show stunning views from the eye of the surfer, Pierre de Villiers. Beacon Bay, T. 043 740 2031

Port Elizabeth ART Gallery: ’Survivors’ Solo Exhibition by Gregory Kerr, 25/07/2014 till 30/08/2014, 51b Cuyler Street, Central Hill, C. 0723795933 ArtEC - EPSAC Community Art Centre: ’A Struggle without Documentation is no Struggle’ by Dr Peter Magubane, T. 041 585 3641, Until 29/05/2014 Fischers Art Gallery: Fischers Art Gallery: Previously, the first established Jewellery shop in SA. The Gallery’s unique Art Nouveau architecture now houses a stunning display of Fine Art and Giftware. 33 Goven Mbeki Ave. P.E. Downtown (City Hall and Library),T. 041 5856755 Galerie NOKO: 109 -111 Russell Road, C. 073 088 5883 GFI Art Gallery: This Art Gallery is unique in South Africa and possibly the world, as a corporate collection devoted to the science of aviation. T. 041 586 3973, www.ronbelling.co.za Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum: Standard Bank Young Artists Award Winner 2014: Hasan and Husain Essop, 24/07/14 till 31/08/14, For Future Generations’ Hugh Tracey and the International Library of African Music Until 28/09/2014 Reflections’ from the Art Museum’s Permanent Collection. 21/06/2014 – 12/10/2014Park Drive Central T. 041 506 2000 www.artmuseum.co.za Underculture Contemporary: The Problem of Crossing a Bridge, Isabel Mertz and Arnold van Niekerk ,09/07/2014 till 01/08/2014,98A Park Drive, Central,T. 041 373 0074, www.underculturecontemporary.co.za. ’Float’ Amanda de Wet, Anva Chiazzari, Nompumezo Gubevu, Tamaryn May Killian Snelgar, Lorinda Pretorius 13/08/2014 till 05/09/2014

Free State Bloemfontein Oliewenhuis Art Museum: ’Chaotic Region’ A recent body of paintings by Nigel Mullins, Until 17/08/2014.

Past Magic a retrospective by Louis Scott, A small selection of artworks to celebrate Bloemfontein artist and Palaeontologist, Louis Scott, Until 24/08/2014, Louis Scott (First Floor, Main Building), A small selection of artworks to celebrate Bloemfontein artist and Palaeontologist, Louis Scott, 10/06/2014 till 24/08/2014, Will you? Won’t you? Will you join the dance? by Wilma Cruise (Main Building – Oliewenhuis Art Museum), The work evidences the facility, creativity and depth of this artist’s well developed and mature practice and will demonstrate an artist in control of her means of expression, 24/06/ till 24/08/2014, Fear and Loss – Industrial Karoo curated by Katie Barnard du Toit (Reservoir – Oliewenhuis Art Museum), This exhibition represents a contribution of artworks by artists all over South Africa who are concerned about the Karoo ecology, 31/07/2014 till 31/08/2014, Waverley, T. 051 0110525 ext 611, www.nasmus.co.za Gallery on Leviseur: Nocturama, David Griessel, 25/07/2014 till 24/08/2014, Fertile Ashes, Tanisha Bhana, 30/08/2014 till 20/09/2014, Westdene, C. 082 835 2335, www.galleryonleviseur.co.za

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Johan Smith Art Gallery: Johan Smith, Elga Rabe, Graham Carter, Gregoire Boonzaier, amongst others.

Hennie Meyer, Karen Sinovich, and Heather Mills, among others, T. 058 2561620, www.johansmith.co.za Richard Rennie Gallery: For the latest dates for the 2014 Richard Rennie “Paint with me” workshops please send a request to clarensgallery@telkomsa.net, Total cost of a workshop is R2500 which includes 4 days painting with Richard and 5 nights accomodation and breakfast, Clarens, T. 058 256 1717, www.richardrennie.co.za The Gallery Clarens: Dedicated to exhibiting and promoting established, mid-career and emerging artists of imagination and ability, T. 058 025 6017

Kokstad Dog on a Leash Art & Gift: Art gallery and coffee shop.

Arts and crafts, Kokstad, C. 083 690 3437, www.dogonaleash.co.za

Smithfield Biba’s Art on N6: Installation of ancient and modern Africa, Markus Steinmann, New work by Lientjie Wessels and various Tribal sculptures from tribal Africa, 01/08/2014 till 31/08/2014, Portraits and landscapes Lienkie Wessels Evert Kapp Lynne Slettevold Smithfield, C. 082 711 6866

Gauteng Johannesburg 16 Halifax Art: Specialising in contemporary art, Bryanston, C. 0827846695, www.16halifaxart.co.za Absa Art Gallery: Absa L’Atelier awards, Absa L’Atelier continues to recognise and reward the skills, talent and imagination that exist in an extremely competitive and often challenging environment as well as presents a unique opportunity to artists to showcase their talent and embark on new and exciting opportunities. This year’s theme is Blood. Sweat. Tears, Absa Gallery, 161 Main Street, T. 011 350 5139, www.absa.co.za Alice Art Gallery: The Bigger and Better Extended Art Gallery Now Open, New Extended Art Gallery New Signatures 2014 Portchie Summer Exhibition Yearly Auction, Ruimsig, T. 011 958 1392, www.aliceart.co.za Art Afrique Gallery: Sandton, T. 011 2927113, www.artafrique.co.za

second solo show at In Toto Gallery, demonstrates the artist’s extension of his focus on organic forms and the contours they take. 31/07/2014 until 01/09/2014, Birdhaven, T. 011 447 6543, www.intotogallery.co.za Isis Gallery: Bastiaan van Stenis Brian Rolfe Wim Rautenbach Obert Jongwe, Until 25/8/2014, Rosebank, T. 011 4472317, www.isisgallery.co.za

Mpumalanga

Lizamore & Associates Gallery: ’Reveal’, Richard Smith, 8/8/2014 till 30/8/2014, Parkwood, T. 011 8808802, www.lizamore.co.za

Graskop

outoftheCUBE: ’Alliances’, ‘Torrent in the sandpit’, artists Hanne-Lize Delport and Christel Liebenberg, curated by Cape Town-based educator Emma Willemse.

‘Assemblage Studios. An experiment’, curated by Anthea Pokroy and Louise Van Der Bijl. outoftheCUBE will be at the Turbine Art Fair, booth number B21. On 16/07/2014 we will open a third curated show - ‘Works in progress’ - which will feature experimental and/or new works by artists who have previously exhibited on outoftheCUBE, Until 20/08/2014, Johannesburg, mandy.conidaris@gmail.com Protea Gallery: Specialising in well-known South African Artists, as well as those up-and-coming, T. 011 828 5035.

Purple Heart Gallery: Presenting South African Artists, Riana Vorster; Phillip Steyn; Cindy Rawlings; Nic van Rensburg; Pieter van Heerden; Chantell Potgieter; Stephen Hall; Christine Bell; Samson Knell; Kate Matier; Steve Strauss, T. 011 4757411, www.purpleheartgallery.co.za Res Gallery: Untitled, Johann Ryno de Wet, 02/08/2014 till 17/09/2014, Parkwood, T. 011 8804054, www.resgallery.com Rubixcube Gallery: Works by young and promising South African artists, Arts on Main, Johannesburg CBD, www.facebook.com/johannesburgrubixcube, C. 0722527763 Standard Bank Gallery: Selfies Portrait exhibition, Until 06/09/2014, T. 011 6311889, www.standardbankarts.co.za Stevenson: Into the BLACK, Serge Alain Nitegeka, 8/08/2014 till 12/09/2014, Braamfontein, T 011 4031055/1908, www.stevenson.info The Fine Art Studio: Offers part-time courses in Oil Painting and Drawing. Beginners and experienced artists alike, www.thefineartsstudio.co.za UJ Art Gallery: Monday to Friday 09:00-18:00 and Saturdays 9:00-1:00, APK Campus, Auckland Park, T. 011 559 2099, www.uj.ac.za White House Gallery: The White House Gallery at FNB Joburg Art Fair, Damien Hirst Jim Dine, 22/08/2014 till 24/08/2014, Illovo, T. 0112682115, www.thewhitehousegallery.co.za

Art Eye Gallery: Now represented by Arteye Gallery are the wonderful works of Lionel Murcott, Fourways, T. 011 4657695, www.arteye.co.za

Yiull Damaso Artists Gallery & Studio: Mixed Exhibition, Craighall Park, www.yiull.com, yiulldamaso@gmail.com

Artist Proof Studio: Specialises in printmaking, Newtown, T. 011 492 1278, www.artistproofstudio.co.za

Pretoria

CIRCA on Jellicoe: ‘Asylum of the Birds’, Roger Ballen, Until 27/08/2014, 2 Jellicoe Avenue Rosebank.

Crouse Art Gallery: A Variety of South African artists.

From new talent to old Masters, All year long, Florida, T 011 672 3821.

Everard Read Jhb: ’New Lease on Life’, Nelson Makamo, 10/07/2014 till 09/08/2014, 6 Jellicoe Avenue Rosebank, T. 011 7884805, www.everard-read.co.za Ferreira Art Gallery: Come meet Ian Hertslet and view his latest works from his studio at our premise this month. We offer while-you-wait-framing. On site Coffee Shop, hair salon and nail-bar. Open 7 days a week, Bryanston, T. 011 7063738, www.ferreiraart.com Gallery 2: ’Earth Garden’, Cheryl Gage, 16/08/2014 till 6/09/2014, Parkwood, T. 011 4470155, www.gallery2.co.za Gallery AOP: Collection of contemporary prints, Braamfontein Werf, T. 011 7262234, www.galleryaop.com Gallery MOMO: Contemporary art gallery, parktown North, T. 011 3273247, www.gallerymomo.com Goodman Gallery: Liza Lou, 06/08/2014 till 06/09/2014, Parkwood, T. 011 7881113, www.goodman-gallery.com Graham’s Fine Art Gallery: South African Masters, Graham’s exhibits a selection of South African masters including Irma Stern, J.H Pierneef, Maggie Laubser, Gerard Sekoto and Alexis Preller, Bryanston, T. 011 463 7869, www.grahamsgallery.co.za In Toto Gallery: Palimpsest, Palimpsest, James Delaney’s

UNISA Art Gallery: Twenty/20 – A clearer vision, growing the Mandela Legacy, T. 012 4415876, www.unisa.ac.za

Johannesburg Art Gallery: ’Over the Rainbow’, Until 31/08/2014,

Art etc: Showcasing a wide variety of SA artists, ranging from old masters to the budding future masters, Sandton City, T. 011 783 0842, www.artetc.co.za

Bayliss Gallery: ’Showcase three’, Among others; Richardt Strydom, Rupert de Beer, Mari Breedt, Lee At Meyerov, Stephan Delport, Elsa Ingerl, Jean Lemmer, Collen Cole, Dina Kroon, Ross Passmore, Rosemary Joynt, Happy Dhlame, Rheta Buitendach, Bongani Njalo, Jenny Marcus, 10/08/2014 till 31/08/2014, Norwood, C. 083 291 7672, www.baylissgallery.co.za

Telkom Art Collection: A collection featuring artworks by over 400 artists, some of them well established and some still up-and-coming, T. 012 3117260

Alette Wessels Kunskamer: Art gallery and art consultancy, specialising in SA art as an investment, dealing in Old Masters, and selected contemporary art, T. 012 346 0728, www.artwessels.co.za Art in the Park: Art works in watercolour, oil, pastel, acrylics, batik, sculpture, pottery and photography, C. 071676 3600, www.art-in-the-park.co.za Association of Arts Pretoria: 1959 - 2014 (an exhibition reflecting 55 years of creativity), Minette van Rooyen-Zaayman, 01/08/2014 till 28/08/2014 thINK (an exhibition of ink and other mixed media), Maritha van Amerom-Coetzee, 08/08/2014 till 27/08/2014, Year of the horse (an exhibition of oil paintings, sketches, sculpture and other media), Martin de Kock, 15/08/2014 till 10/09/2014, Putting the PRET back in Pretoria (an installation of sculptures and images of Pretoria), Carla Crafford and Guy du Toit, 22/08/2014 till 10/09/2014, Crossing a red line (a selection of delicately hand-cut wooden sculptures), Danelle Janse van Rensburg, 29/08/2014 till 17/09/2014, Nieuw Muckleneuk, T. 012 346 3100, www.artsassociationpta.co.za Centurion Art Gallery: A commercial satellite of the Pretoria Art Museum, T. 012 358 3477, www.pretoriaartmuseum.co.za/centurion Leonardo Gallery: Exhibition Premiere evening for the paintings of Susan Broodryk & Ceramic artists Monica van den Berg, Renowned writer Tom Gouws will open the exhibition, Susan Broodryk Monika van den Berg, 26/08/2014 till 27/09/2014, Moreletapark, T. 012 997 0520, www.theleonardogallery.com Pretoria Art Museum: Open Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 17:00. Closed Monday & Public Holidays, Arcadia, Pretoria.

St. Lorient Fashion & Art Gallery: Creative Mélange’. A group exhibition: Reflections of the young artists, A group exhibition: Azael Langa, Seretse Moletsane,Isabel Naude, Malose Pete, Thato Seboko, Ncedani Fodo, Kgotso Pati, Noko Mello & Sanusi Olatunji, 08 June 2014 - 31 July 2014, Pretoria, Brooklyn, T. 012 4600284.

Artistic Journey Art Gallery: Workshops, Art classes and Art Gallery, Panorama Rest Camp and Chalets, T. 082 600 3441

White River The Artists’ Press: Nnadipha Mntambo Lithographs, Monotypes and Lino Cuts, Beautiful prints by Nandipha Mntambo, Waterfield Farm near White River, T. 013 7513225, www.artprintsa.com The Loop Art Foundry & Sculpture Gallery: A collaboration and network for the avid art patron and collector as well as a full service facility for the artist, White River, T. 013 758 2409, www.tlafoundry.co.za The White River Gallery: A collaboration of 6 local artists.

Annalie Odendaal . Celeste Higgs . Everine Cason. Erica Schoeman . Ilona Petzer. Maria van Riebeeck Pienaar, White River, T. 0836758833, www.whiterivergallery.co.za

Natal Ballito Imbizo Gallery: Work from leading South African artists, Ballito, T. 032 946 1937, www.imbizogallery.co.za

Durban Artspace durban: Interface2012-14, By dala artchitecture, 14/7/2014 till 11/8/2014. ‘Impart’, Design School Southern Africa - Durban lecturers and students, 18/8/2014 till 30/8/2014, T. 031 312 0793, www.artspace-durban.com Artisan Gallery: Ranging from contemporary fine art to jewellery and cutlery, the Artisan Art Gallery also showcases many of South Africa’s award-winning ceramicists, Morningside, T. 031 312 4364, www.artisan.co.za Bellevue Gallery: Icthyology’ (study of fish), Fibre artists Sheila Nichol, Helga Beaumont and friends, Harry Lock and others. 11/08/2014 till 30/08/2014, Kloof, T. 0317172785 Durban Art Gallery: Looking Forward: Our Lives in 2034’, Selected artists hosted by artSPACE durban, 04/08/2014 till 14/09/2014. ‘Quiet Place’ An installation of photography and poetry: Angela Bucklnad and Giovani Vio, Opens at 18h00, 05/08/2014 till 26/10/2014, T. 031 311 2264, www.durban.gov.za Elizabeth Gordon Gallery: Exhibition and Book Launch of Barbara Siedle’s new book ‘Breathe the Dust’. On exhibiton will be the original water colours used in the book, Barbara Siedle, 30/07/2014 till 09/08/2014, Morningside, Durban, T. 031 3038133, www.elizabethgordon.co.za Bellevue Gallery: Watercolour Society 30/06/2014 till 18/07/2014, T. 0317172785, www.facebook.com/bellevuegallerykzn Gallery Umhlanga: Contemporary Umhlanga, T. 0315612199

African

KZN,

art,

Tamasa Gallery: A broad variety of contemporary KZN artists, Berea, T. 0312071223 The African Art Centre: Exhibits the work of both young and established black artists, working in contemporary and traditional styles, Morningside, T. 031 3123804/05, www.afriart.co.za

Pietermaritzburg art@butterflies.co.za, T. 033 3871356 Tatham Art Gallery (Schreiner Gallery): Olfactory and Culinary Containers: calling up the senses, Throughout human history, people from different cultures have created containers for domestic purposes. Skilled artists and crafters have utilized whatever suitable materials were available in their environment, but some of the most popular materials for creating practical vessels or excellent works of art were clay and sand, which enabled humans to make ceramics and glass.

From early times people have tried to capture and keep various aromatic substances in containers with lids.

Viewers are invited to imagine the colours, aromas and tastes of food and drink, and the fragrance of perfumes, in the containers on display. We leave the rest to your imagination, 24/07/2014 till 2015, Pietermaritzburg, T. 033 392 2801, www.tatham.org.za

SA ART TIMES. AUGUST 2014

GALLERY LISTINGS | ART TIMES ArtMark Gallery: Explosion of Vibrancy, exciting and energetic pallet knife and brush work which brings the canvas to life, A group explosion of vibrancy, 25/07/2014 till 31/08/2014, Kommetjie, C. 082 303 6798, www.artmark.co.za Artvark Gallery: Dramatic Etchings by acclaimed print maker Peter Midlane all the way from Grahamstown now showing at Artvark, Kalk Bay, T. 021 788 5584, www.artvark.org

Blue Caterpillar Gallery: Acclaimed Spanish artist Didier Lourenço exhibition of oils, watercolours & lithographs.

View our collection from a wide range of artists at www.artsales.co.za. 033-3871356 37 Willowton Rd Pietermaritzburg XXX Blue Caterpillar Gallery

Nottingham Road

Aladdin’s Art and Ceramics Gallery: Stained glass art, Nottingham Road, T. 0332666460, www.aladdins.co.za Ardmore Ceramic Art: Feature in leading galleries and collections, including the Museum of Art & Design in New York, the Museum of Cultures in Basel, Switzerland, and the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Caversham Road, T. 0339400034, www.ardmoreceramics.co.za

Umhlanga Rocks Makiwa Gallery: New Fine Art Gallery, Makiwa Gallery, Shop 5B, Lighthouse Mall, Chartwell Drive,Umhlanga Rocks, Fine South African Art, Original Paintings and Sculptures, www.makiwagalleries.com +27 (0)31 561 1194, Makiwa Mutomba, Tony De Freitas, Derric van Rensburg, Marlien van Heerden, Marlise le Roux, Johan Smith, Nicole Pletts, Sharleen Boaden, Roelof Rossouw, Kobus Kotze, Margaret Gradwell, Taya Maddock, Ongoing, Umhlanga Rocks, T. 031 5611194, www.makiwagalleries.com

Barnard Gallery: Paint Matters’, Alexia Vogel, Virginia MacKenny, Tracy Payne, Ryan Hewett, Jaco van Schalkwyk, Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi, Jan Henri Booyens, Sarah Biggs, Asha Zero, Katherine Spindler, Nike Romano, Khaya Witbooi, Katherine Bull, Alexandra Karakashian, 17/07/2014 till 28/08/2014, Newlands, T. 021 6711553, www.barnardgallery.com Blank Projects: Kery Chaloner, 14/08/2014 till 20/09/2014, Woodstock, T. 021 4624276, www.blankprojects.com Bronze Age: Woodstock, T. 021 4473914, www.bronzeage.co.za Brundyn+ The Planet’s Wake, Chad Rossouw, 24/07/2014 ends 30/08/2014, Survey’Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum24/07/2014 ends 30/08/2014. As god wants and the devil like it’Kiluanji Kia Henda24/07/2014 ends 30/08/2014.

Bo Kaap. T. 021 4245150 www.brundyngonsalves.com Carmel Art: Dealers in fine art, exclusive distributers of Pieter van der Westhuizen etchings, Green Point, T. 021 421 3333, www.carmelart.co.za Casa Labia Gallery: Interplay’, Anthony Abbott, 09/08/2014 till 07/09/2014, Reflections on water and Aloes’ Eric Judd 09/08/2014 till 07/09/2014.

Muizenberg T. 021 7886068. www.casalabia.co.za

Heather Auer Art and Sculpture: Original paintings, sculptures and ceramics by Heather Auer and other SA artists, Simonstown, T. 021 786 1309, www.heatherauer.com

North West Lichtenburg

Hartbeespoort Dam Edwards Fine Art: Modern and Contemporary Featuring works by William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas, Robert Hodgins, Cecil Skotnes and Edoardo Villa.

Sculpture by Anton Smit. Xanadu, Hartbeesport.

T. 076 472 9812.

Western Cape Cape Town 34FineArt: Inventory14’, A selection of works by Osch, Jimmy C, Takashi Murakami, as well as local artists Norman Catherine, Asha Zero, Jade Doreen Waller and Lionel Smit, will be on show. Until 31/10/2014, Woodstock, T. 021 4611863, www.vgallery.co.za/ www.34fineart.com A Word of Art: Focus on art activism projects within communities in South Africa, Woodstock, C. 083 300 9970, www.a-word-of-art.co.za Absolute Art Gallery: We stock superior quality art by the Masters, as well as contemporary artists, Bellville, T. 021 9142846, www.absolutart.co.za Allderman gallery: Pop up exhibition’, A new pop up exhibition featuring Charisse Gardiner, Anton Smit, Gavin John Risi, Dathini Mzayiya, Gill Cowen, C. 083 556 2540, gallery@new.co.za ArtB Gallery: Bellville Nudes exhibition curated by Clare Menck. On opening night Clare is planning a surprise for participants, Various artists will be invited to exhibit, using a variety of media, 06/08/2014 to 27/08/2014, Bellville, T. 021 9171197, www.artb.co.za

SA ART TIMES. AUGUST 2014

Everard Read, Cape Town: Winter Exhibiton, a rolling feast of new works from our top and upcoming artists, Until 17 August 2014, V & A WATERFRONT, T. 021 4184527, www.everard-read-capetown.co.za

Goodman Gallery Cape Town: Mikhael Subotzky, 16/08/2014 till 13/09/2014, Woodstock, T. 021 4627567, www.goodman-gallery.com

William Humphreys Art Gallery: Collection of 16th and 17th Century Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, British and French paintings, antique furniture and other objects d’art, Civic Centre, T. 053 8311724/5, www.whag.co.za

North-West University Gallery: The Purple Shall GovernMary Sibande 3/07/2014 till 08/08/2014 Potchefstroom Campus T. 018 299 4341

Eclectica Modern: An eclectic mix of modern paintings, sculpture and glass art, presented by a variety of well known artist, Peter Pharoah, Richard Scott, Beezy Bailey, Bastiaan van Stenis Lolly HahnPage, Hugo Maritz Tyrone Appolis, Liz Lacey, Vincent da Silva to mention a few, 9A Cavendish Street, Claremont, T. 021 6717315, www.eclectica.co.za

Ghuba Gallery: Ongoing collection of new works and contemporary African art, Hout bay, T. 021 790 0772, www.ghubagallery.com

Kimberley

Potchefstroom

Eclectica Art & Antiques: Purveyors of fine art, antiques and objet d’art, Wynberg, T. 021 7627983, www.eclectica.co.za

G2 Art: We are a permanent gallery in the Cape Town CBD. We offer a diverse range of contemporary art and sculpture by artists including, Jimmy Law Candice Dawn and David Liknaitzky, amongst others, Cape Town CBD, T. 021 424 7169, www.g2art.co.za

Northern Cape

Jonel Scholtz Art Gallery: Mielieland Exhibition is an on-going exhibition of South African artists in the heart of Mielieland countryJonel Scholtz, Stan Polson, Isabelle le Roux, Maria M, Derick van Rensburg, Mariaan Kotze en Nic OosthuizenLichtenburg T. 082 8538621 www.jonelscholtz.co.za

Donald Greig Gallery & Foundry: Private Gallery permanently exhibiting artworks of Donald Greig - internationally renowned sculptor of wildlife bronzes. The time-honoured cire purdue (lost wax) casting technique and bronze pour can be observed in the foundry. Open Mon - Fri 09.30 17.30, Sat 09.30 - 13.00 V&A Waterfront, Cape Town www.donaldgreig.com

Andre Stead, Until 20/01/2015, Gardens, T. 021 4221599, www.christophermollerart.co.za Clementina Ceramics: Showcase of contemporary South African ceramics featuring one-off works by Clementina van der Walt and complemented by designer crafts. Open Mon to Fri 9-5 Sat 9-3, Ongoing exhibition, Woodstock, T. 021 4471398, www.clementina.co.za

Red! The Gallery: ’Gaze’ an exhibition of larger than life energetic & engaging portraits. Including works that have a somewhat darker & mysterious undertone, that raises questions regarding identity & touches on human fragility , Solo Exhibition with Jimmy Law, 28/08/2014 till 11/09/2014, Steenberg, Tokai, T. 021 7010886, www.redthegallery.co.za Rialto Art Centre Strand: Expert Art Framing, Strand, T. 021 853 8061 Rose Korber Art: Rose Korber Art has moved to Sea Point. Rose can be contacted on 021 4330957 or 0832611173. Also on her email roskorb@icon.co.za, Camps Bay, T. 021 4389152, www.rosekorberart.com Ryno Swart Art Gallery: Works by Ryno Swart, Simon’s Town, T. 021 7863975, www.artistvision.org Rust-en-Vrede Gallery: ’After the place’, Janice Rabie, 29/07/2014 - 14/08/2014. ‘I Cannot Prove That You Exist’ James Jersey de Knoop29/07/2014 - 14/08/2014. Freshly Cut Lino’s Theo Paul Vorster 29/07/2014 - 14/08/2014Durbanville T. 021 9764691 www.rust-en-vrede.com Salon91 Contemporary Art Collection: ’Those who wander’, Gerhard Human, Daniël du Plessis, Jade Klara, Bruce Mackay, Jean de Wet, Hanno Van Zyl, Rikus ferreira, Ree Treweek, 25/07/2014 till 16/08/2014, Gardens, Cape Town, T. 021 4246930, www.salon91.co.za Sanlam Art Gallery: Permanent collection of South African art and a large exhibition space, Bellville, T. 021 9473359, www.sanlam.co.za

Infin Art Gallery: A gallery of work by local artists, Cape Town Central, T. 021 4232090, www.infinart.co.za

Sophea Gallery & Tibetan Teahouse: Various forms of fine art including photography, glasswork and digital art, Simonstown, T. 021 7861544, www.sopheagallery.com

Infin Art Gallery: A gallery of work by local artists, Wynberg, T. 021 7612816, www.infinart.co.za Iziko Michaelis Collection: Ongoing: Dutch works from the 17th–20th centuries in Iziko collections

Culture urban+contemporary Gallery: Culture Gallery is currently exhibiting a selection of artworks by both national and international artists such as Tracey Emin, Dan Baldwin, Shepard Fairey, Pure Evil, Conrad Botes, Anton Kannemeyer, Claudette Schreuders and Gordon Radowksy, 13/07/2014 till 31/08/2014, Ground floor, The Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock, T. 021 4473533, www.culturegallery.co.za

Johans Borman Fine Art: FNB Joburg Art Fair 2014 at Sandton Convention Centre, Cape Town preview at Johans Borman Fine Art, 09/08/2014 till 16/08/2014.

Solo shows by Richard Mudariki and Kyle Weeks, as well as a selection of works by Robert Hodgins, Walter Battiss, Cecil Skotnes, Dumile Feni, Jaco Sieberhagen, Simon Stone and Nigel Mullins.22/08/2014 till 24/08/2014.NewlandsT. 021 683 6863 www.johansborman.co.za

Deziree Finearts: A Collection of Contemporary Colonial and African Oil Paintings, Deziree Smith, Ongoing exhibition, Fish Hoek, T. 021 7851120, www.dezireefinearts.co.za

Kalk Bay Modern: Open daily 9.30am - 5pm, Various artists, Kalk Bay, T. 021 788 6571, www.kalkbaymodern.com

EBONY Cape Town: Heath’, Jack, Jane and Jinny Heath EBONY is delighted to have the opportunity to showcase a small but unique selection of works by the Heath Family, Until 02/09/2014, Cape Town, CBD, T. 021 424 9985, www.ebonydesign.co.za

021 424 7488 / 083 460 6460. elbe@mogalakwena.com www.mogalakwena.com

SMAC Art Gallery, CT: Provide a platform to continually present exhibitions that assist in the process of reviewing and revising South African art, Cape Town Central, T. 021 422 5100, www.smacgallery.com

Iziko SA National Gallery: ‘Impressions of Rorke’s Drift - The Jumuna Collection’, Until 02/11/2014, Cape Town Central, T. 021 4674660, www.iziko.org.za

Eatwell Art Gallery: Exclusively exhibits the artwork of the Eatwell family. The artists, Lynne-Marie Eatwell, Eric Oswald Eatwell and Mags Eatwell, Noordhoek, T. 021 7892767, www.eatwellgallery.com

3 Church Street (between Adderley & St George’s Mall), Cape Town. Mon - Fri 09h00 - 16h00

Hout Bay Gallery: Exhibiting artists in the Gallery are Sam Allerton, Sarah Danes Jarrett, Claude Chandler, Pascale Chandler, David Kuijers, Anthony Johnson and many more. We are open 7 days a week, Hout bay, T. 021 7903618, www.houtbaygallery.co.za

Commune.1: ’Groot Geraak’, Gordon Clark, 7/8/2014 till 10/9/2014. Solo Exhibition Ayanda Mabulu7/8/2014 till 10/9/2014Cape Town CBDT. 021 4235600 www.commune1.com

Die Kunskamer: Works by leading Artists, Irma Stern, Hugo Naude, Cecil Skotnes, Cynthia Villet, Norman Catherine, Hardy Botha, Bill Davis, Gail Catlin, Simon Stone, David Brown and Pierneef, Sea Point, T 021 4349529, www.diekunskamer.co.za

Mogalakwena Gallery: Exhibits work that reflects cultural aspects of the African Continent.

The 2nd floor showroom exhibits soft furnishings - textiles and textures, all made by hand.

Kalk Bay Sculpture Studio: Fine Art Bronze Foundry, Jean Tiran, Pete Strydom, Chris Bladen and Gilbert Banda, Ongoing, Kalk Bay, T. 021 788 8736 Lindy van Niekerk Art Gallery: A selection of artworks by new and prominent SA artists and SA old Masters, Bellville, T. 021 9137204/5, www.artpro.co.za Lutge Gallery: Cape & architectural antiques, art & ceramics, tables designed by Allan Lutge from reclaimed wood, Cape Town, Cape Town Central, T. 021 424 8448, www.lutge.co.za Quincy’s Antiques Art and Collectables: Art, Antiques, Curios & Gifts, Rondebosch, T. 021 685 1986

South African Jewish Museum: Interactive multi -media displays and engaging accounts of South African Jewish History, Cape Town Central, T. 021 4651546, www.sajewishmuseum.co.za South African Print Gallery: Work by leading South African artists, Woodstock, T. 021 4626851, www.printgallery.co.za South African Society of Artists: Art by leading South African artists, Cape Town Central, T. 021 6718941, www.sasa-artists.co.za StateoftheART Gallery: ’Aria’ a solo exhibition of paintings inspired by different arias.Turning her gaze upwards Catherine has captured a detailed representation of the dramas playing out in the sky, Catherine Ocholla, 05/08/2014 till 23/08/2014, Cape Town Central, T. 021 8014710, www.stateoftheart.co.za Stevenson Cape Town: Some Assumptions, Ian Grose, Until 23/08/2014, PerspectivesNew works by, among others, Wim Botha, Helen Sebidi, Penny Siopis, Berni Searle, Sydney Kumalo and Alexis Preller.Until 23/08/2014WoodstockT. 021 4621500 www.stevenson.com The Art Connection: The Art Connection: A portfolio of South African artists. Permanent exhibition at ‘The Gallery at The Bay Hotel’, Victoria Road, Camps Bay, priscilla@theartconnection.co.za, Kalk Bay, C. 0824636307, www.theartconnection.co.za The AVA Gallery - Association for Visual Arts Gallery: Sydelle Willow Smith’s ‘Soft Walls’, Cape Town Central, T. 021 4247436, www.ava.co.za The Cabinet: Pop-up exhibitions and events that will showcase local and international design ideas, Cape Town Central, C. 0820844422, www.facebook.com/ thecabinetcapetown

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ART TIMES | GALLERY LISTINGS The Cape Gallery: Pause: the annual wildlife exhibition,, 03/08/2014 till 30/08/2014, Cape Town, T. 021 423 5309, www.capegallery.co.za.

The Cellar Private Gallery: Dealing exclusively in original and investment art, offering works by a variety of renowned and upcoming SA artists, Bellville, T. 021 9134 189, www.thecellargallery.co.za The Framery Art Gallery: Original South Africa and African work in all mediums. Seapoint, T. 021 4345022, www.theframeryartgallery.tripod.com/id1.html The Framing Place: Conservation framing, Framing of art, Block mounting and Box frames, Observatory, T. 021 4473988 The Lisa King Gallery: Specializing in top SA abstract/ contemporary art, sculpture and exotic glassware, Green Point, T. 021 421 3738, www.lisaking.co.za The Lovell Gallery: At the Turbine artfair: ‘Booth and installation show’. Joburg Artfair: ‘Booth’. Gallery currently closed for renovations. Reopening on the 31 of July at 6pm. Artist Jenna Burchell, 31/07/2014 till 13/09/2014, Woodstock, T. 021 4475918, www.lovellgallery.co.za Erdmann Contemporary: Moved to 84 Kloof Street, Gardens, www.erdmanncontemporary.co.za, T. 021 422 2762 The Studio Kalk Bay: Contemporary Art Gallery, Kalk Bay, www.thestudiokalkbay.co.za UCT Irma Stern Museum: 4 Women, 4 Journeys in Clay’ features work by four potters. All use clay differently and distinctly which reflects their personal journeys. Exhibition celebrates lives of women and Womens Day, Sarah Walters Lisa Ringwood Lynette Morris-Hale, Catherine Brennon, 02/8/2014 till 23/08/2014, Rosebank, T. 021 6855686, www.irmastern.co.za What if the World Gallery: Michael Taylor /Solo Exhibition, 03/09/2014 till 04/10/2014, Woodstock Capetown, T. 021 4472376, www.whatiftheworld.com Windermere House: The private art collection of Cape Town based artist Rachelle Bomberg. Artist available by appointment, Muizenberg, T. 021 7881333, www.artbomberg.com Whimsical Collection: Wildlife at Leisure, Deziree Smith, 21/09/2014 till 03/10/2014, Kalk Bay, C. 0824021879, www.whimsicalcollection.co.za

Breede River Edna Fourie Gallery: Open Saturday 10:00 till 17:00.

Wednesday and Sunday 10:00 till 13:00, McGregor, T. 0833025538, www.ednafouriegallery.co.za

Calitzdorp Kraaldoring Gallery: Ceramics by Clementina van der Walt and others. Mixed media, including photography

by Albie Bailey. Gallery open by appointment only, Email and whatsapp only, Calitzdorp, T. 0825757969, www.clementina.co.za

Franschhoek

Langebaan

Atelier at 1 unie: Private ongoing viewing of Contemporary Art and Sculpture by Johannes du Plessis by appointment. www.johannesduplessis.co.za, T. 021 8764382 C. 082 5796403, Franschhoek, johannes. dup@telkomsa.net

Bay Gallery: Supporting excellent, local artists, many of whom are members of S.A.S.A. All mediums exhibited, Langebaan, C. 0733048744, www.baygallery.co.za

Art in the Yard: Art is selected from upcoming, local and international artists, Franschoek, T. 021 876 4280, www.artintheyard.co.za

Sheena Ridley: At Langkloof Gallery and Sculpture Garden meet the artist, learn about her mediums in which she works, and see where her inspiration comes from, Langkloof, C. 083 589 2881, www.ridley.co.za

EBONY Franschoek: On Show:, Franschhoek EBONY will be exhibiting the usual contemporary and classic mix of South African artists such as Soly Cisse, Walter Oltman, Ernest Ullman, Hugo Naude, Jean Theron Louw, Grace Kotze, Claudio Ongaro, Saskia Williams, Salvador Dali, Sam Nhelengetwha, Judy Woodborne, Phumlani Nyawo and more. On display as well as the usual mix of great South African craft and design, Franschoek, T. 021 8764477, www.ebonydesign.co.za Is Art: Contemporary art, Franschoek, T. 021 876 2071, www.is-art.co.za The Gallery at Grande Provence: Works by Christelle Van Zyl and André Nadal. Important works by Shany van den Berg, Christelle Van Zyl, André Nadal, Shany van den Berg, 01/08/2014 till 30/08/2014, Franschhoek, T. 021 876 8630, www.finearts.co.za The Shop at Grande Provence: New works by Nico Masemolo, 01/08/2014 till 30/08/2014, Grande Provence Estate, T. 021 8768630, www.finearts.co.za

George Crouse Art Gallery: Original paintings by well known South African Artists: Anton Benzon, Carla Bosch, Maria, Gerrit Roon, Makiwa, Danielle Novella & many more. We deal exclusively in original SA Art, specifically investment art, George, T. 044 8870361 Strydom Gallery: Selection of South African masters.

Electronic exhibitions, George, T. 044 8744027, www.artaffair.co.za

Greyton Adele Claudia Fouche: Ongoing exhibition. Adele also offers workshops and retreats in this beautiful setting, T. 082 5224010

Mossel Bay Artbeat Gallery: Pottery and sculpture, by Alex Potter, Mossel Bay, www.artandclaymosselbay.co.za, C. 0813565295 Art@39Long: Featuring the work of mostly Southern Cape Artists. Exquisite ceramics by Hennie Meyer,Clementina and Charmaine Haines on offer.

Flexcible trading hours, Running Exhibition, Mossel Bay, C. 0825763338, www.artat39long.wozaonline.co.za

Hermanus Abalone Gallery: Art Perspectives’ during ‘Kalfiefees’ until end of August. A group exhibition by prominent artists - painting, drawing, sculpture and photography.

Titia Ballot, Alta Botha, Lien Botha, Elzaby Laubscher, Judith Mason, André Naudé, Susanna Swart, Lynette ten Krooden, Louis van Heerden and Herman van Nazareth , 06/08/2014 till 30/08/2014, T. 028 3132935, www.abalonegallery.co.za Rossouw Modern Art Gallery: Contemporary Art Gallery, 3 Harbour Road Hermanus, T. 028 313 2222, www.rossouwmodern.co.za Village Art Gallery: Artist and owner Brian Robertson, who exhibits work in both oil and watercolour, Hermanus, T. 028 3163355, www.villageartgallery.co.za Walker Bay Art Gallery: View the wide selection of paintings, sculpture & ceramics by established as well as up-and-coming SA artists, Hermanus, T. 028 3122928, www.walkerbayartgallery.co.za

Exhibition Opening: Klein Karoo Klassique, Prins Vincent Building, Oudtshoorn, 14-17 August 2014 Marinda Combrinck Studio & Gallery 33 Andries Pretorius Street, Calitzdorp, 6660, Contact nr: 079 968 1588.

De Rust Portal Gallery: Selected contemporary artists, including Carl Becker, JP Meyer, Estelle Marais, Diane McLean and Hermann Niebuhr. Gallery hours flexible, De Rust, T. 082 2976977, www.art.co.za Village Art Gallery: Ongoing exhibition with work by artists Mariaan Kotze, Glendine, Diane McLean, Neels Coetzee, Duggie du Toit, Ann Gadd, Karien Boonzaaier, Bill Strapp, Estelle Marais, Kevin Standly, Ella, Marianne Vorster and Lana van Blerk, amongst others, De Rust, T. 044 241 2014

Clanwilliam Kunshuis: Art by leading South African artists, T. 027 482 1940, www.kunshuis.co.za

Elgin The Gallery at South Hill: An elegant, modern & versatile venue in the heart of the Elgin Valley, just one hour’s drive from Cape Town, Elgin, www.facebook.com/ pages/Art-Event/410886465695179. C. 0844124107,

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Willie Botha Sculpture Gallery: Permanent exhibition of work by Sculptor Willie Botha, Paintings by Pieter Vermaak, Johan Calitz and Shelley Adams, Hermanus, T. 028 3132304, www.williebothasculptures.com

Knysna A Different Drummer: New lamps by Trevor Opperman and new works by Hannalie Taute, Trevor Opperman Hannalie Taute, 01/08/2014 till 30/08/2014, Knysna, T. 044 3825107, www.finearts.co.za Dale Elliott Art Galleries: Leaders of the painting course concept in South Africa, Knysna, T. 044 382 5646, www.daleelliott.co.za Knysna Fine Art: New works by Frans Mulder & Lucinda Mudge. Recent works by Phillemon Hlungwani, Frans Mulder Lucinda Mudge Phillemon Hlungwani, 01/08/2014 till 30/08/2014, Thesen House, T. 044 382 5107, www.finearts.co.za

Langkloof

McGregor Edna Fourie Gallery: Ongoing exhibition which includes a permanent collection as well as works for sale- all by the artist Edna Fourie,, C. 083 302 5538, www.ednafouriegallery.co.za

Oudtshoorn ArtKaroo Gallery: Three Rooms, Three Artists’, Showcasing authentic Karoo fine art during the Klein Karoo Klassique in Oudtshoorn. Neels Coetzee, Gail Strever, Helen Pfeil, 13/08/2014 till 13/10/2014, Oudtshoorn, T. 044 279 1093, www.artkaroo.co.za Rosenhof Art Gallery: Studio gallery of Lisl Barry.

Diverse range of subjects done in oil: inspired by the Klein Karoo landscape and it’s people to water studies, among others, Baron van Rheede, T. 044 272 2232, www.lislbarry.co.za /www.richardhenley.co.za

Paarl Hout Street Gallery: Specialising in paintings and fine art by more than thirty SA artists, Paarl, T. 021 872 5030, www.houtstreetgallery.co.za

Piketberg

Sasol Art Museum: Permanent collection of paintings, graphic works and sculptures, as well as an anthropological collection. Regular temporary art exhibitions of national and international artists, Stellenbosch, T. 021 808 3691 Slee Gallery: Contemporary art gallery, Stellenbosch, T. 021 887 3385, www.slee.co.za/gallery SMAC Art Gallery: Trevor Coleman Abstraction: 1960 - 1977, Solo exhibition, 26/06/2014 till 23/08/2014, Stellenbosch, T. 021 887 3607, www.smacgallery.com Stellenbosch Art Gallery: An extensive selection of paintings, sculpture, handmade glass & ceramics by selected Western Cape artists, Stellenbosch, T. 021 887 8343, www.stellenboschartgallery.co.za US Art Gallery: Regular temporary art exhibitions of national and international artists, as well as permanent exhibitions of the visual art collections, anthropological and cultural historical objects, and the University history, Stellenbosch, www.usmuseum.weebly.com/index.html T. 021 8283489

Swellendam

Plettenberg Bay

Die Steg Art Galery: Solo exhibition of new paintings by resident artist Marnitz Steyn, Swellendam, T. 028 514 2521

Lookout Art Gallery: Featuring a wide variety of both new and well-loved artists, including Fiona Rowett, Jocelyn Boyley, Sue Kemp and Gail Darroll, amongst others, Plettenberg Bay, T. 044 533 2210 Old Nick Village: A selection of individual shops and galleries showcasing some of the best of South African creative manufacturers and fine artists, Plettenberg bay, T. 044 5331395, www.oldnickvillage.co.za

Kunstehuijs Fine Art Gallery: Representing a variety of established and up-and-coming South African artists, Swellendam, T. 028 5142905, www.kunstehuijs.com

Villiersdorp Dale Elliott Art Gallery: Gallery, Framing and a teaching studio for Art Courses, Villiersdorp, T. 028 840 2927, www.daleelliott.co.za

Wellington

The White House Venue & Theatre: Exhibition venue, Plettenberg bay, T. 044 5332010, www.whitehousevenue.co.za

Port Owen The West Coast Art Gallery: Revolutionary Relocation Clearance, Danie Malherbe Dot Dixon Sidne Melck Marius Maartens Elmarie Smit Mariette van Jaarsveld Johanette van Deventer Jen Wingrove Jacques Westraad Reynel Kruger Iris van Dyk Sean Caulfield, 11 July - 28 July (Wine and snacks every friday night of the month @ 6 PM), Port Owen, Velddrif, C. 082 460 6650, www.westcoastartgallery.co.za

Prince Albert Prince Albert Gallery: Established in 2003, the gallery always has an eclectic mix of art on display, Prince Albert, T. 023 541 1057, www.princealbertgallery.co.za

Riebeek Kasteel

Anne-Ghrett - Breytenbach Galery:

The Gallery - Riebeek Kasteel: Curated by Astrid McLeod, The Gallery features a selective mix of paintings, sculptures and ceramics by established and emerging South African artists, Riebeck Kasteel, C. 083 653 3697

galery@breytenbachsentrum.co.za

Robertson The Robertson Art Gallery: We specialise in original art of more than 60 top South African Artists, Robertson, T. 023 626 5364, www.robertsonartgallery.co.za

Somerset West

083 415 0002 021 864 2988

Wilderness Beatrix Bosch Studio: Unique works in leather, paintings & photography can be viewed at her studio, Wilderness, T. 044 877 0585, www.beatrixbosch.co.za

Gallery 91: Collection incorporates scultpure, ceramics, functional art, paintings, etchings and photography, Somerset West, T. 021 852 6700, www.gallery91.co.za Wallace Hulley Gallery: Unique Collection of Watercolours, Oils and sculptures. By appointment only, Studio Spanish Farm, Somerset West, C. 083 268 4356, www.wallacehulley.com Liebrecht Gallery: The Becoming Child, Tanya Poole, Opening 7/08/2014 till 05/09/2014, Somerset West, T. 021 852 8030, vineyardartists@gmail.com

Stellenbosch Art at Tokara: Walls, Helen Timm, Foni Kofi, Nichola Leigh, Michael Meyersfeld and more, 15/01/2014 to 31/8/2014, Crest of the Helshoogte Pass Stellenbosch, T. 021 808 5900

Sally Bekker Art Studio: Exhibition of Pastels by Marion Weymouth and Oils and Watercolours by Sally Bekker and Dave Croad, Knysna, C. 082 342 3943

Art on 5: A studio gallery in the heart of old historic Stellenbosch run by 2 artists Maryna de Witt & Emzi Smit exhibiting their work & local ceramics. maryna@ adept.co.za Like us on Facebook, 7b Andringa street, T. 021 8877234

Shell, Sealife & Art Experience: Shells and More - a permanent exhibition of silk scarves, original oils, watercolours and constructions by Mosie Hope, Mosie Hope, T. 028 435 7888, www.seashellhouse.co.za

Rupert Museum: Showcasing the unique private art collection of Anton and Huberte Rupert, Stellenbosch, T. 021 888 3344, www.rupertmuseum.org

The Art Business Contemporary Gallery and Art Consultancy: Specialising in: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculptures end limited edition Artists’ books by South African artists, Piketberg, C. 083 739 6196

Lynn Schaeffer Gallery: Artworks and ceramics by SA artists including Derric van Rensburg, Ann Nosworthy, Darryl Legg and Lynn Schaefer, Knysna, C. 0721744907, www.lyndos.co.za.

L’Agulhas

Oude Libertas Gallery: Antieke Kuns- Ancient Art’: Soil, Sea and Sky. Bonsai, Bronze, Clay, Paper and Paint an exhibition curated by Roena Griesel and cocurated by Hettie de Klerk, Willem Pretorius (Bonsai), Anton Bosch, Mila Posthumus, Vernon Swart, Strijdom van der Merwe, Judy Woodborne, Renée Le Roux, Tania Babb, Hettie de Klerk, Dianne Heesom-Green, Tyrone Appollis, David Walters, Lenie Harley, Hanlie Bosch, Nic Bladen, Jake Aikman, Laura du Toit, Hennie Meyer and Willem Pretorius (Bonsai), 23/07/2014 till 20/10/2014, Stellenbosch - c/o Adam Tas and Libertas roads, T. 021 8098412, www.oudelibertas.co.za

D-Street Gallery: Contemporary art gallery, Stellenbosch, T. 021 883 2337, www.dstreetgallery.com

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NUSHIN ELAHI’S

LONDON LETTER READ MORE AT WWW.

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This is the summer for the human figure in art in London. The BP Portrait Award is an annual favourite, putting real people in the frame, but the Hayward Gallery betters that with a stunning exhibition called The Human Factor (until 7 Sept), which looks at the figure in contemporary sculpture. Much of it is provocative, some is disturbing, surprising or silly, but all of the work has the human form at its heart.

It seems incredible that there hasn’t been a sculpture exhibition on this scale in many years.

From around the globe, but in particular from Germany, artists grapple with our modern existence in a myriad ways. This is one of those shows where images of the work only tell some of the story, as much of it happens in the interchange between viewer and artwork. A diminutive figure kneeling in prayer creates an expectation of piety as you approach it from behind, but creates a frisson of shock as Hitler’s upturned face confronts you. Him is Maurizio Cattelan’s discourse on the nature of religion and Christian forgiveness.

The ability to cast direct from life means some of the figures are quite startlingly real. By placing the three progressive casts of his model in a sexually provocative pose in That Girl (T.G. Awake), Paul McCarthy turns the viewer into a voyeur. Yinka Shonibare presents a headless version of Degas’s pert young ballerina, but dressed in his signature African cloth and holding a gun behind her back: youth and revolution. Another Degas ballerina, this time by Ryan Gander, has climbed off her plinth to peer over a window at the London skyline, or grabs a quick fag behind it. There are lots of shop mannequins, exploded, dressed or undressed in comments on man’s interaction with his fellow man. Some of the most banal creations are from Isa Genzken, looking like something from a bad high school sci-fi drama. From giant figures with bottle cap heads, the pitch black St Catherine against a backdrop of ivy,

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a one-legged nude made of polystyrene to a twofaced Jack Lemmon, this is the human form at its most surprising and intriguing. Something here is bound to make you smile, shudder with revulsion or turn away in discomfort. This isn’t an entirely uncracked mirror it holds up for viewing.

The BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery (until 21 Sept) on the other hand, is soothingly endearing in the human warmth it captures.

These are artists painting people you may see on the street, in the office, your living room, or even your bathroom mirror. They are traditional images, largely taken from photographs, judging by the level of detail, with little that pushes any artistic boundaries.

In all the works there is a visible, even intimate, bond between painter and sitter, which is what gives the show its popular appeal.

The winning work – also by a German – is of a homeless man on the streets of Stuttgart, with a wire mesh background that echoes the grand medieval portraits in that city’s gallery. The second prize is a loving portrait of a mother, with a Hebrew inscription above her, but a surprising choice given that her closed eyes mean the viewer can’t engage with her. Far more powerful is a large portrait of Korean mother, whose tired eyes reflect a lifetime of sadness and resignation. It is a very moving celebration of motherhood and the sacrifices it demands.

Some years ago a Van Gogh joined the National Gallery’s Impressionist rooms, on loan from a private collection. It’s a simple picture of two red crabs on a glowing jade green background, but it’s now one of my favourite paintings for its sheer audacity of colour and richness of texture. The juxtaposition of the colours is painted with enormous bravura and confidence. The colour sings so that it draws your eye from many more complex works in the room.

Next door is another favourite – an unusual Degas, done almost exclusively in red oils although it looks

like one of his pastels. A girl leans back, grabbing her hair in discomfort as an older woman brushes it vigorously. Both of these paintings are on show in the National Gallery’s exhibition Making Colour (until 7 Sept), which makes use of much of its own collection. Another symphony in red, which I had never noticed because it hangs in the Renaissance galleries, is Masaccio’s image of two saints, their cloaks in different hues of the same colour.

This inventive show offers the simple delight of a child’s art book, where you can enjoy the picture without regard for the artist, the period or the style.

One of its pleasures is that it juxtaposes old and new, so you see how two artists used red with 500 years between them, or how new materials in green paint changed the way Cézanne could portray the countryside compared to Philippe Rousseau some 30 years earlier. Working its way through the colour palette, with the addition of silver and gold, you can learn about the effects of gold paint versus gold leaf, or simply take a new look at some old favourites.

Another exhibition at the National Gallery, Building the Picture: Architecture in Italian Renaissance Painting (until 21 Sept) may sound dull, but it gives one the tools with which to appreciate great artists of the past. Knowing how to decode these works unlocks the treasures often hidden to modern eyes – exactly what an institution such as this should be doing with its collection.

On the subject of colour, American Sam Francis (at the Bernard Jacobson Gallery until 29 Aug) was not an artist I knew, but his delight in pure pigment would be difficult to match. Also a proponent of Abstract Expressionism, this Californian artist isn’t as well-known as his East Coast counterpart Jackson Pollock, or Mark Rothko. His colour has more intense clarity than Pollock’s, although both are described as ‘action’ paintings. The importance of white against his jewel-like colours makes this exhibition the perfect modern footnote to the National Gallery’s show.

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OPPOSITE PAGE: » Header: In the National Gallery’s exhibition Making Colour, red is illustrated by Masaccio’s Saints Jerome and John the Baptist, about 1428-9, and Degas’s Combing the Hair (‘La Coiffure’) about 1896. » Bottom Left: Vincent van Gogh, Two Crabs, 1889, On loan from a private collection. © The National Gallery, London.

» Row 1 Centre (Top): The Human Factor, Installation view – Ryan Gander’s ballerina. Photo: Victor Frankowski.

» Row 2 Right: Human Factor, Iza Genzken, Untitled, 2012, Photo: Victor Frankowski.

» Row 1 Centre (Below): The Human Factor. Paul McCarthy, That Girl (T.G. Awake) 2012 - 2013, installation view.

Photo: Linda Nylind.

» Row 3 Left: BP Portrait Award, Mother #1 by Yunsung Jang, 2013, Installation View

» Row 1 Right: Maurizio Cattelan, Him 2001, Photo: Linda Nylind.

» Bottom Centre: BP Portrait Award, Installation View » Bottom Right: Hillside in Provence, Paul Cézanne, about 1890-2 © The National Gallery, London.

THIS PAGE: » Row 1 Left: Hayward - Human Factor - Ryan Gander installation view. Photo: Victor Frankowski.

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» Row 3 Centre: BP Portrait Award, Installation View » Row 3 Right: BP Portrait Award, Installation view of the sitter in Patrik Graham’s Engels

» Row 2 Left: Sam Francis - Untitled 1974, Acrylic on paper. » Row 2 Centre (Left): Human Factor installation view of Yinka Shonibare’s ballerina & Thomas Hirschhorn Photo: Victor Frankowski.

» All other Photos by Nushin Elahi » Read more at www.london-letter.com

» Row 2 Centre (Right): Human Factor, Iza Genzken, Untitled, 2012, Photo: Victor Frankowski.

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BUSINESS ART | AUCTION HOUSE NEWS

Strauss & Co’s success still leaves market uncertain

By Michael Coulson. While Strauss & Co’s June auction in Joburg was reasonably successful, it still left the total turnover of the leading sa houses in the first half of the year at well below last year’s levels. Judged on its own, though, a gross 2% over the low estimate would be welcomed by any auction house.

For once, the sale was restricted to art, albeit with a smattering of international lots in both sessions. The day sale of minor work included 149 lots of SA art, of which 106 (71.1%) sold, for about R4.55m, against the estimate of R4.21m, while of the evening session of 104 lots 79 (76.0%) sold for R29.62m (estimate R29.29m). Overall, thus, 185 of 253 lots sold (73.1%) for R34.16m, 102% of the lo estimate of R43.5m.

The difference between the percentage sold and the gross in relation to estimate suggests that while the market may be getting more selective, what are seen as quality works remain in demand. Significantly, while only two of the top 10 estimates didn’t sell, the failures included the top estimate, an Irma Stern still life, the other being a Gerard Sekoto portrait of a young woman.

Top price achieved (hammer plus charged) was R2.96m for an Alexis Preller still life (estimate R2.6m-R3.2m -- hammer price only -- the front cover lot), followed by R2.73m for Stanley Pinker’s Camping in the Kouebokkeveld (est R2m-R3m). Of the top 11 estimates, next came another Preller, Ndebele Village, at R2.39m (est R2m-R3m, the inside back cover). On R1.82m was a Pierneef landscape (R900 000-R1.2m, inside front cover), R1.59m a Stern Mother & Child (R1.5m-R2m), R1.25m Walter Battiss’s Medley (R500 000-R800 000, opposite the title page), R1.02m a William Kentridge drawing (R750 000-R1m, the back cover), R739 000 Robert Hodgins’ Don Giovanni in Hell (R650 000-R900 000) and R591 000 yet another Preller, Grand Mapogga (R500 000-R800 000).

Also on R739 000 were two lots outside the top 10

estimates, Anton van Wouw’s bronze Skapu Player (est R600 000-R900 000) and Maurice van Essche’s Harlequin (R400 000-R600 000), while some of the international art went well. In the evening session, British artist Ivon Hitchens’ Long Boat fetched R1.08m (R500 000-R700 000), and the best prices in the day session as well as the highest premiums to estimate of the whole sale, were two Chagall colour lithographs estimated at R30 000-R50 000, which were amazingly bid up to R205 000 and R193 000.

With individual sales taking less than their 2013

equivalents, and in spite of there being one more sale this year, as Stephan Welz & Co is increasing its frequency, the two main local houses’ first-half sales took R85.1m, against R107.8m last year.

With Bonhams in London taking the equivalent of R49.5m (R63.5m), the total of R134.6m is 21.4% less than last year’s R171.3m. A shortfall of this size is unlikely to be made up by year-end; it remains to be seen, though, whether the Citadel art index will show any correlation between levels of activity and price levels.

» Alexis Preller (South African 1911-1975), Seychellois Still Life, 1949, oil on canvas laid down on board, 49 by 59,5cm.

Art Auction : Buyer’s Market First Published in the Financial Mail | Matthew Partridge. AT STRAUSS & Co’s winter auction at the Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, on June 30, Alexis Preller came out the winner, with his oil, Seychellois in Real Life, fetching nearly R3m. Preller’s work has generally fetched high prices on the secondary market. Another of Preller’s paintings was in the top 10 lots by value; his Ndebele Village fetched R2,4m.

Also featured in this category, at number eight, was William Kentridge’s Zeno Landscape II, which went for just over R1m after premium. This is one of the black and white drawings from his film, Zeno at 4am, shown in Brussels and New York in 2001 and in Grahamstown and Stellenbosch in 2002.

At number five was a relatively small Irma Stern titled Mother & Child done in 1961, which was hammered down at R1,4m. This was closely followed by one of Walter Battiss’s famous orgy scenes titled Medley No 1 . At number 10 was Maurice van Essche’s Harlequin, which fetched R650000, well above its low estimate of R400000. Other expected favourites at the top of the list where JH Pierneef’s Lowveld in Summer at number four, going for R1,8m, and Stanley Pinker’s Camping in the Koue8

bokkeveld at number two, realising nearly R2,8m.

Though these are by no means high figures (sales at Strauss & Co have been known to reach tens of millions), there are nevertheless some good indicators in the top 10 lots by value. Preller has on occasion been dwarfed by Stern and Pierneef and that his work topped the list suggests the market still has some play. Kentridge’s presence also suggests that the secondary market for contemporary art is beginning to show its legs.

The next top 10 list in the financial summary of the Strauss & Co sale are the lots that exceeded their estimates. Topping this list was Marc Chagall with two colour lithograph prints, Dawn at Saint-Paul and Couple à l’Éventail, which achieved R180000 and R170000 respectively, far exceeding the conservative low estimate of just R30000.

Fourth place belonged to another European artist, Joan Miró, whose colour lithograph Latido II fetched R75000, again well above the low estimate of R14000. A preliminary drawing titled Three Figures

by Preller occupied third spot. But the highlight of this section was undoubtedly contemporary artist Richard Penn, whose Unknown Physics, a colourful

abstract oil on canvas, fetched R120000, quadrupling the low estimate of R30000.

The biggest seller in this list holds the number nine spot. Ezrom Legae’s Standing Figure II in bronze fetched R290000 against the R80000 expected.

Battiss occupied two positions, suggesting the desirability of his works, with his oil paintings Karoo at five and Limpopo at eight. The fact that of the 271 lots on sale 200 were sold suggests that it is a buyer’s market. This is a good indicator for those looking to expand their collections.

» Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957), The Baobab Tree, Picture: Strauss & Co Auctioneers

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Stephan Welz & Co’s New Studio Opens in Sandton Square (Supplied) South African auction house Stephan Welz & Co. will open a dynamic new studio exhibition space in Johannesburg’s Sandton Square on 23 July 2014 with the launch of a collection of Aston Martininspired photographs created by South African artist Clint Strydom.

Simply called The Studio, the space on Mandela Square in Sandton City is a fresh and fluid multi-purpose exhibition space. “We’ve created The Studio specifically with the bustling cosmopolitan surroundings of Sandton in mind, and intend for it to become the foremost venue for inter-disciplinary exhibitions of South African art and artists, lectures by leading connoisseurs of the arts, and the display of the finest art, design and decorative arts that South Africa has to offer,” said Grace O’Malley from the Stephan Welz & Co Studio.

The 170-square-metre Studio is an open industrial space. “It’s an adaptable blank canvas with a minimalist look which can be transformed for different types of art, or even live performance,” said O’Malley.

The Studio’s first exhibit features contemporary photographs taken by Clint Strydom at Aston Martin’s Design Studio in Gaydon in the UK and at the luxury car manufacturer’s showrooms in South Africa.

“Viewing this collection of work printed on the best quality cotton paper and produced in limited edition, one is immediately struck by the sophisti-

cation and diverse playfulness in lines which appear as abstract compositions,” said paintings consultant Fred Scott. “The realization that these images represent Aston Martin cars comes as a surprise to the viewer,” he said.

“It was never my intention to represent the car in its realistic form,” said Strydom, the artist. “I was inspired by the beauty of the car and the emotions and feelings I experienced when viewing it through the lens of my camera. Lines, shadows, contours, colours, light, reflections and perspectives all merge to portray the car as an artwork in itself,” he said.

Elements: Clint Strydom’s Aston Martin Collection will be exhibited at The Studio from 23 July - 6 August. Stephan Welz & Co in Cape Town will also host this exhibition from 30 July - 8 August 2014.

more information and regular updates, visit www. stephanwelzandco.co.za or contact 011 026 6567 or 011 026 6586 Shop L38: Nelson Mandela Square, cnr Maude and 5th Streets, Sandton, 2196

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE STUDIO INCLUDE: 16 September: A Presentation of Prisoner of Boer War Art and Activities – Part II – Ceylon, a talk by Robin Woodruff.

1 - 22 October: Roel Roelofsen: The Life and Works of a Forgotten Master The Studio is open to the public at no charge, Mon – Sat, 10h00 - 18h00 and Sun, 10h00 – 16h00 . For

» Photograph: Graeme Wyllie

Better results from Stephan Welz & Co

By Michael Coulson. With 75 of the 119 lots of SA art (63.0%) sold at Stephan Welz & Co’s auction in Cape Town last week, it was a much better result than the firm’s recent Joburg sale. On the downside,

though, only half the top 10 estimates sold, including only one of the three seven-digit works, so a gross of about R7.7m (including fees) was a less impressive 53.2% of the low estimate of about R14.5m.

Top price was R1.34m for a Pierneef landscape (estimate R1.3m - R1.8m). Of the other top estimates that did sell, Eleanor Esmonde-White’s portrait Grace fetched R549 000 (R500 000 - R900 000), an Adolph Jentsch landscape R392 000 (R350 000 - R600 000), a Maggie Laubser landscape R336 000 (R300 000 - R500 000) and Anton Smit’s sculpture Transections R258 000 (R380 000-R700 000).

Of other featured works, Fred Page’s Mothers of Nostalgia (detail, inside front cover) went for R280 000 (R250 000 - R450 000) and another Smit, Burning Man (index page), for R157 000 (R140 000 - R250 000).

Prices of interest also include R426 000 for Anton van Wouw’s bronze General de Wet (R150 000-R250 000), R246 000 for a Lucas Sithole sculpture (R180 000 - R350 000), and R213 000 for 42 small painted tiles by Johannes Phokela (R150 000 - R250 000).

Of the most represented artists, two of four Pierneefs and one of four Hugo Naudes sold. On three each were Walter Battiss and Pieter van der Westhuizen (all sold), Debbie Bell, Paul du Toit and Terence McCaw (two each), Esmonde-White (one) and William Kentridge and Francois Krige (none).

» Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African 1886-1957), Stormwolk, Transvaal, 1945, oil on canvas board, 45 by 60cm

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DODGY EBAY SELLERS PEDDLE TALL TALES AND FAKE ART Artnet News | Eileen Kinsella : Several online art sale scams recently uncovered on eBay have underscored the need for buyers to be vigilant when shelling out money for works online. Stories invented whole cloth about the provenance, or ownership history, of a work, right down to questionable forms of authentication documents, have been used to peddle purportedly authentic Jackson Pollocks, Keith Harings, and Andy Warhols alongside other well known artists...

ARTS SALES: CAN THE MARKET SUSTAIN THESE RISES? The Telegraph | Colin Gleadell : Broken records for the figurative painter Peter Doig, while the youngest generation of “process” painters sees prices rocket by as much as 3,000 per cent in a year Last week’s contemporary art sales in London raised £243 million, comfortably within the pre-sales estimate of £186 million to £265 million...

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SWEDISH GALLERY HOLDS FIRST ART AUCTION BASED ON EMOTIONS Gawker | Dayna Evans : Kosta Boda, a glassworks art gallery in Kosta, Sweden, recently did an experiment at an art auction that is unlike any before: bidders, instead of bringing cash to spend on the over €25,000 worth of art at the auction, needed to only bring their emotions...

JEFF KOONS: A MASTER INNOVATOR TURNING MONEY INTO ART The Guardian | Felix Salmon : Jeff Koons has a new retrospective at the Whitney, and the works on display have been valued at half a billion dollars. Here’s how he does it Jeff Koons is an impossible artist. That’s a large part of his appeal, in fact: he creates fantastic, impossible objects. And if you succeed in looking behind the mirror-polished surface of his art, you’ll see something quite fascinating, something which speaks volumes about the status of contemporary art in today’s society...

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RECORDS SMASHED AS EMIN’S BED SOLD TO JAY JOPLING FOR £2.2M Tracey Emin’s installation My Bed was sold for £2.2m at Christie’s last night, more than quadrupling her previous sale record. The artist was present at King Street to see her controversial artwork bought by Jay Jopling, dealer and founder of the White Cube gallery...

PHILLIPS ORGANISES UK’S FIRST DIGITAL ART SALE The Art Newspaper |By Rachel Corbett : The auction house has partnered with Tumblr and Paddle8. Phillips and the blog platform Tumblr are scheduled to host the UK’s first auction dedicated to digital art on 3 July in London, with online sales at Paddle8. Lindsay Howard, the director of the Brooklyn digital art space 319 Scholes, has selected 23 works for the auction, called “Paddles ON!”...

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State of the Art Part 1 Written By Stefan Hundt: Sanlam Special Investments. Over the last decade and a half the proposition that art is an investment and acceptable asset class has grown in acceptance in South Africa. This mirrors a world trend following the enormous upwards revaluation of art world wide. Just looking at prices, as shown by an index such as Citadel Art Price index anyone can see the enormous jump that took place between 2003 and 2008. In this and following articles I intend to survey the state of the visual arts in South Africa and from the vantage point of a curator outside the commercial and museum spaces. In this first article I present the very positive aspects of the art-market that make it attractive for emerging and established collectors.

The revaluation of South African art since the turn of the millennium has resulted in considerable growth in activity in the broader art market.

This has in large been beneficial for artists, entrepreneurs, commercial galleries and art advisors etc. South Africa has by comparison to the developed world and much of the emerging market economies a miniscule art market when it comes to value and volume terms but with regards to its production of artists, this country often punches above its weight.

A little more than 10 years ago there was one auction house with a national footprint offering specialist catalogued sales of artworks. Today there are at least seven auction houses across the country that offer specialized sales of artworks one of which is located in London.

The number of commercial art galleries that sell quality historical and contemporary South African art has over the past decade more than tripled. Where previous one could count on the fingers of one hand the number of galleries that one would bother to look at seriously there are so many in Cape Town and Johannesburg that keeping track of their exhibitions is impossible.

Then there are the Johannesburg and Cape Town Art Fairs which have been well received by the industry and the public alike. The FNB Joburg Art Fair has proved its sustainability and it is looks promising that the Cape Town fair will be too. Both fairs have attracted international attention with international buyers, museum and interest groups attending these on a regular basis.

Add to this the commitment of Jochen Zeitz’s MOCAA, Piet Viljoen’s New Church Gallery and a number of private initiatives still to come to fruition which include public-private initiatives which promote public art and public participation.

With regard to our practicing artists, taking into account the character of this country’s population and the extreme disparities in wealth education, South Africa has probably produced more successful artists per capita on an income parity comparison than most of the developed

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world. Internationally South Africa can boast a number of successes of which William Kentridge, Kendell Geers, Marlene Dumas, Sue Williamson, Johannes Phokela Joachim Schoenfeldt, Mary Sibande and Nicholas Hlobo are only a few to mention and who have been reported on by the international and local media. There are many more artists who have been successful beyond this country’s borders of which the South African media publishes next to nothing unless it’s in English and comes in a ready package to be pasted into a small column.

All these aspects, and there are many more too such as the arts festivals and competitions etc, contribute to the growing strength of art market in South Africa and anyone with a serious interest in the visual arts should be aware of this. For those contemplating investing in art as an asset class this positive outlook should prove encouraging and build confidence in the possibilities of including art in an investment portfolio – I will discuss this in more detail in article to follow.

There is much pessimism about the art-market and art world, which in some instances is not without reason but is often characterized by an exceedingly narrow view of the market and the institutional art-world more generally.

Despite that enormous growth in value and investment in the visual arts many public institutions have not been able to reap much benefit from this art boom and in some instances their role as arbiter of quality has diminished to almost a point of irrelevance. I use the term ‘many’ – not all. Municipally and nationally funded art museums across the country have seen little direct benefit from this “boom”, whereas universities have benefited considerably (almost every university of good standing has added or are about to add a significant gallery space to their sprawling infrastructures). Persistent and progressive underfunding is only one underlying cause of this. A closer look at management practice and restrictive legislation would reveal that much is regulated but there are also significant opportunities that can to be identified and exploited. These public institutions are the foundation for a credible and thriving art-world and market as they play a significant role as independent assessors of quality and provide a forum for public education that is desperately needed today. Without the capacity and ability to fulfill their primary mandate to collect, research and preserve significant and relevant examples of visual art, these institutions cannot fulfill their commitment to exhibit and educate on a credible and relevant basis. Despite the difficult circumstances they operate under a number of these institutions still continue to produce credible and internationally worthy exhibitions. They deserve a lot more support than they get presently.

Stefan Hundt Curator: Sanlam Art Collection Specialist: Sanlam Private Investments Art Advisory Service Stefan Hundt has been curator of the Sanlam Art Collection since 1997. Since his appointment the collection has expanded with additions of some 500 artworks dating from late 19th Century to the present. The collection boasts a representative overview of South African art valued conservatively at R158 million.

As curator Hundt is also responsible for exhibitions. Over the past decade he has been responsible for the regular exhibition at the Sanlam Art Gallery, as well as regular national travelling exhibitions that have showcased the Sanlam Art Collection and first time solo exhibitions by under-recognised artists.

Prior to his appointment at Sanlam, he served as curator for the Oliewenhuis Art Museum, a satellite of the National Museum in Bloemfontein. He continues to practice as an art historian publishing articles on corporate collecting and catalogues featuring the Sanlam Art Collection and selected artists. For the past 20 years he has played an active role in the South African art world, 16 of which have been dedicated to expanding the Sanlam’s investment in its art collection.

Hundt also leads the Sanlam Private Investments Art Advisory Service which was launched in September 2010. It is the first of its kind in South Africa. The Art Advisory Service helps investors choose artworks that are likely to enjoy good returns, as well as set up an art portfolio that forms part of an investor’s overall portfolio.

Hundt holds a BA in Fine Arts with honours from the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) and studied History of Art at the University of Cape Town (UCT).

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