Cape Town Art Fair
latest news & developmentsMandy Johnston burns art to rekindle lost traditions
The Joburg-born artist’s latest exhibition uses burning steel wool sculptures and ash paintings to explore ritual, transformation and the transitions that shape our lives
Muneyi: A decade of storytelling and musical integrity pays off
Muneyi, a poetic voice from Limpopo, blends folk and tradition into something urgent, modern and, finally, something celebrated
Football shoots one past art
Project at Cape Town Art Fair demonstrates the links between the sport and art
The African art market boom — a myth or a reality?
The art market is more complex than other investment markets, such as stocks and government bonds, as art has an intrinsic value that cannot necessarily be quantified and plugged…
Brush off traditional views of art
The Mother City’s premier art event promises to leave viewers unbound
Cape Town Art Fair brings together 10 top artists of the future
The Tomorrows/Today exhibition includes tapestries by Talia Ramkilawan, sculptures by Githan Coopoo and Joanna Choumali’s embroidered images
The fine art of domesticating a revolution
As much as artists might rebel against it, art fairs and private enterprise are the new drivers
‘From No Fixed Place’, a space appears
"Violence targeted at erasing the bodies of women tells us that their physical, emotional, and political and intellectual labour remains a threat".
Capitalcentric art fairs are not for artists
"Africa’s relationship with art is a complicated and tumultuous one."
Art fair offers more than sales
South Africa’s art economy is lucrative, drawing international buyers.
Lady Skollie takes the art world beyond the white cube
The Jo’burg-based artist uses the digital arena to escape the "exclusive economy of art" and wants to be the queen of a sex empire.
Money talks: In art, now, the cart pulls the horse
The rapid growth of “art fairs” globally could either be the upside or downside of the future of the art industry, writes Melvyn Minnaar.
Cape Town art fairs tread a tenuous tightrope
Eclecticism in myriad forms reigned at two art events in the Mother City.
DON’T MISS THIS: Cape Town Art Fair
From screenings to exhibitions and debates, the Cape Town Art Fair 2014 is a first for the city and heralds from the successful Hong Kong Art Fair.