Eco Film Festival this week in CT and JHB – 22 to 30 March, 2018 So, this climate change thing might just be real… and might just be, er, now. For many in SA we’re getting to practise what it’s like to interact with less-than-ideal climate conditions as our water runs low. Perhaps the drought is […]
Make your way to the Investec Cape Town Art Fair this February.
Missed your ski trip this winter, or just looking for a nice cosy place to have some after work drinks? Don’t fret. A London hotel has you covered.
38 galleries from 28 countries exhibited work, from as far afield as Nairobi, Cape Town, Marrakech, Douala and London.
THE ANNUAL Moniker Art Fair takes place at The Old Truman Brewery in the heart of London’s East End this year from 5 – 8 October. The fair, that brings together subcultures within the art world and who introduced Bitcoin as a payment method at the fair in 2015, has been at the forefront of […]
With so many festivals vying for your attention each year, we’re here to tell you that Womad is really the best and cutting-edgiest musical arena in the world.
‘OBJECT / IMAGE’ William Martin – Ceramics, Fabric & Drawings Velorose. 1B Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EE Finissage (closing event). 11.08.17 6pm to 9pm (RSVP: gallery@velorose.com) YOU’VE only got two days to catch British South African ceramicist William Martin’s breathtaking solo exhibition, ‘Object/Image’, which investigates the interrelation between representation and the represented through ceramics, fabric and drawings. Martin, […]
There is still time to catch Africa’s first comprehensive art exhibition in Australia. It’s also one of the largest African shows in the world this year.
Some of the most famous landscape artists in the world come from South Africa, and on the 5th of June at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg, some of their finest works go under the hammer.
South Africa’s entry into the 57th Venice Biennale has garnered serious affirmation from many quarters within the art community. The show is on until 27th November 2017.
Art buyers around the world have their trigger (mouse?) fingers at the ready, keen to bid on rare SA art gems… and it’s gonna be exciting.
Painting remains the benchmark medium for South African art collectors, with quality works by Irma Stern, J.H. Pierneef, Alexis Preller, Walter Battiss and Robert Hodgins commanding reliably firm prices at Strauss & Co live auctions. The forthcoming Cape Town sale, which will be held at the Vineyard Hotel on 6 March, includes a robust offering […]
Arguably South Africa’s best known artist opened his solo show ‘Premise’ at Circa gallery in the Waterfront last night. Lionel showed a range of new work, including stunning large bronze heads and examples of new subject matter, exploring identity through portraiture. The work incorporates new models, some full length and some in new mixed-media. Lionel […]
The 2nd of March is the last day of Uncommon Ground: New Art from the Landscape brings together the work of 11 contemporary Artists at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in Kensington, London, to bear witness to the reciprocal, critical and often un-classifiable relationship between the artist and the landscape. The exhibition includes the work […]
Art Africa 2017 opens its doors on the 24th and runs until the 5th of March. It’s Cape Town’s first fully curated trans-African Art show and well worth the attention of collectors and private art buyers alike. It will be held in Jubilee Hall, Watershed, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.
Ever feel like you miss the cool happenings in the Capital? Well, here you go. Now all you gotta do is brave the cold and get your butts out there! Tamsin Relly – Private View Party Tomorrow Night sees Tamsin’s new group show open at the exclusive House of Barnabas. Imagining the Amazon is an […]
2016 will be remembered as the year ‘diversity-angst’ came out the closet with a bang!
Social documentary photographer, Tanya Houghton’s recent exhibition suggests that a powerful way to dissolve such fear is through food
Do you really need an excuse to drop everything and flee to Paris in search of culture?
If that’s too spontaneous for ya, then perhaps Fulham on a Friday?
Although, in truth, the Eurostar to Paris may be quicker than the District Line to Fulham.
The art season in London has begun and South African artists are in the thick of it. Think quick… some of these are only this weekend!
Choose one (or if you are brave both) of these open exhibitions and enjoy a perfect day out. Works will be for sale and no doubt there’ll be wine to make the art shine that tiny bit brighter.
1:54 is fast becoming the biggest platform catering to the increased appetite for African art worldwide. Here’s a quick run down of the South African artists on exhibition. 1:54 runs from May 6-8 in Brooklyn.
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s multidisciplinary work alludes to mythology, geology and theories on the nature of the universe. The exhibition will include a number of new drawings, a large window drawing and a new, previously unseen video animation. Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: Polyhedra, 1 April – 7 May 2016
Georgie Shields of Circa Gallery SA tells us why they finally broke cover in the highly competitive UK art market. Circa UK can be found at 80 Fulham Rd, London SW3 6HR. Their Opening Group Show runs from 18 March – 23 April 2016
Leading South African artists including Norman Catherine, Sam Nhlengethwa and Beezy Bailey have joined Jonny Wilkinson, Arsenal FC and Aston Martin, to design one-off chairs for CHIVA AFRICA auction, which is happening first online and finally at Bonhams on the 15th of March
See pics of all chairs below
London’s first Chinese Lantern Festival has transformed the prestigious Chiswick House Gardens into a dazzling extravaganza of lights and culture – until 6 March 2016.
