John Vlismas
Wilhelm van Rensburg
THINK TALKS AND ART WALKS
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ne of the most exciting art walkabouts on this
Sponsored by RMB Private Bank, the talks at this year’s RMB Turbine Art Fair are guaranteed to make you THINK.
An insightful walkabout to look forward to is ‘THINK
year’s schedule is ‘THINK Fun – Art that tickles
Big Ideas – RMB Turbine Art Fair installations’ by Tamzin
my fancy’ by comedian John Vlismas. Known
Lovell-Miller, this year’s installations curator.
for his extreme brand of comedy, Vlismas has
The exemplary knowledge of the Strauss & Co team will
performed at the Royal Albert Hall, received death threats
be on display on both the talks and walkabouts programmes.
from Steve Hofmeyer, and, among many things, is an artist
Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg General Manager, Susie
and a successful businessman.
Goodman will conduct the ‘THINK Knowledge’ walkabout,
As an artist, Vlismas is influenced by Francis Bacon
with Senior Art Specialist Wilhelm van Rensburg giving
and Robert Hodgins, and spent a lot of time painting with
the ‘THINK Growth – Art for Investment’ walkabout. Van
the latter before he passed away. He had his first solo
Rensburg will also give the ‘THINK History’ talk. He will
exhibition Off The Reservations in 2009, and has exhibited
discuss how contemporary artists respond to history and
numerous times since then, including a collaborative
present a selection of contemporary artists who responded
exhibition with Juanita Frier entitled Through the Roof and
to the exhibition Life Force: The Still Lifes of Irma Stern.
Underground at Art Eye Gallery in 2016. Vlismas invests in art as well as creating it, and says that art is ‘much more important to human beings than most realise.’
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Amsterdam-based art buyer and Instagrammer, Els van Mourik, will give the talk ‘THINK Africa’. Ronnie Apteker will lead a panel discussion in ‘THINK Film’. The discussion with artists, fashion designers,
