An in-depth exploration of a sense of otherness – identified through multiple and differing perspectives on history and heritage – sets the tone of Absa Gallery’s Our contemporary needs and
With registrations for the 34th Absa L’Atelier opening on 1 March 2019, Creative Feel remembers some of the artists who have been honoured with this coveted prize and the significant
Keeping a nonprofit organisation (NPO) afloat is no easy task, especially in the realm of the arts. Funding is a constant challenge, and managing the day-to-day administrative and programming tasks
Every month, the MD of Aspire Art Auctions, Ruarc Peffers, contributes a column on the business of collecting and investing in art. 2018 proved a momentous year for the South African fine art
If you had to tell the story of South African art over the last 100 years, what kind of twists and turns would it take? Where would you begin? These
The 18 August edition of Art & Design Saturday at Keyes Art Mile is a powerful reflection of how women create success through a culture of excellence and creative collaboration.
Strauss & Co is once again cementing its reputation as South Africa’s leading Fine Art auction house with the announcement of its first themed online sale, Abstract South African Art.
The latest Aspire auction in Cape Town saw strong performances in the contemporary segment and their varied and excellent sculpture offering. Aspire Art Auctions’ latest auction, on 25
Throughout his legendary career, Steven Cohen has often presented works at Dance Umbrella. This year, as the festival turns 30, Cohen’s put your heart under your feet… and walk! serves
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its first-ever dedicated contemporary art sale, due to be held on 17 February 2018. The venue for the 71-lot sale is
Sunday November 12 sees Aspire Art Auctions host its latest sale in Johannesburg, featuring a range of impeccably selected and important historic, modern and contemporary works. A full programme of
The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios, in partnership with Strauss & Co. & the Everard Read Gallery, is excited to announce that the call for the 2017 Cassirer Welz Award is
The largest contemporary art museum in Africa, and one of the most exciting cultural attractions in South Africa, has now opened its doors to the public. The Zeitz Museum of
The Fulcrum Group, in collaboration with The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios and Business and Arts South Africa, BASA, are excited to announce that the call for entries for the annual,
A portrait of a raffish shepherd by Maggie Laubser, a stylised homage to Hieronymus Bosch by Alexis Preller, two drawings of William Kentridge’s fictional alter ego and a rare night-sky
The Absa L’Atelier is one of Africa’s most prestigious and revered art competitions. Each year, it provides young visual artists aged 21 to 35 with the opportunity to develop their
On Monday night, a previously unseen painting by JH Pierneef will go under the hammer at Strauss & Co’s June auction at the Wanders Club in Joburg. On Monday night,
STEVENSON Cape Town is pleased to present Restless Republic by Penny Siopis. Siopis’ interest in materiality and contingency, form and formlessness in painting is longstanding. Over the last decade, she
A Painting Today proposes an encounter with painting, the most traditional of media, filtered through the contemporary logic of Instagram. Because of social media, the most common way to view
The British Museum is currently hosting the first major UK exhibition on South African art titled, South Africa: the art of a nation The exhibition, hosted by the British Museum in
25: A Contemporary Art Auction will be taking place at the Absa Art Gallery on 17 November, in celebration of the Bag Factory’s 25th anniversary Founded in 1991, the Bag Factory was one
Strauss & Co’s spring sale in Cape Town generated R58 million. A record for the Cape Town office and the second highest individual sale result for South Africa’s leading auction house. The
Paintings dominate the offerings in Strauss & Co’s October sale in Cape Town, but there is a noticeable contemporary attitude about this spring auction. Two still life paintings by pioneering
“Very few artists command the respect and admiration of their peers in the way Robert Hodgins does, a reverence often verging on cult status.” Kendall Geers
Strauss & Co’s June sale which takes place in Johannesburg on 1 June 2015 showcases many exciting works of art by South African and international artists of stature. These include