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2008
WALLS OF WISDOM
4 August 2008 [ MORE ]
FLOWERS, DOTS AND PUMPKINS: THE PASSIONATE ART OF YAYOI KUSAMA
3 March 2008 [ MORE ]
2007
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM CHINA – REWRITING WORLD ART HISTORY 
4 September 2007 [ MORE ]
THREE YOUNG ARTISTS FROM THE WESTERN CAPE: 

ASHA ZERO,
COLIN PAYNE,
ADRIAN KÖHLER 
4 February 2007 [ MORE ]
2006
NORIA MABASA – CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ARTIST
18 October 2006 [ MORE ]
Fancy a collection?
20 July 2006 [ MORE ]
The South African art market
19 May 2006 [ MORE ]
MATTHEW HINDLEY – ARTIST ON THE CUSP
20 April 2006 [ MORE ]
JEFF MWAZHA
3 March 2006 [ MORE ]
Mabasa and Schreuders at 
Nobel Square, V&A WATERFRONT
19 January 2006 [ MORE ]
2005
Auction Results 
21 - 22 November 2005
24 November 2005 [ MORE ]
ESTHER Mahlangu 
18 Oct  - 5 Nov 2005
1 October 2005 [ MORE ]
Sotheby's Auction Johannesburg 
5 & 6 September 2005
8 September 2005 [ MORE ]
WILLIE BESTER - METALized
11 August 2005 [ MORE ]
South African art in London
28 June 2005 [ MORE ]
Obituary :  Gregoire Boonzaier
23 April 2005 [ MORE ]
Sotheby's Auction 
Johannesburg 18, 19, 20 March 2005

11 April 2005 [ MORE ]
Sotheby's Auction
Cape Town 22 March 2005

23 March 2005 [ MORE ]
Norman Catherine Exhibition Opening @ 34 Long

1 March - 9 April 2005
34 Long, Cape Town

9 March 2005 [ MORE ]
 
Two NEW exciting exhibitions at 34LONG

1 March - 9 April 2005
Norman Catherine - Solo Exhibition
8 - 23 Feb 2005 
Becoming History - Tony Meintjes - Photography
 

21 January 2005 [ MORE ]
 
The OPENING


On Wednesday 24 November 2004 at 19h00 an exciting new art gallery will open its doors in a magnificent building nestled between two skyscrapers in the heart of the Cape Town CBD...
10 November 2004 [ MORE ]
2004
 
Speelman Mahlangu  (1958 - 2004)


On the 4th of November 2004 our Art Community again lost one of their finest sculptors and artists...
8 November 2004 [ MORE ]
 
Auctions


The Art for Aids Orphans Auction on 18 October 2004 at Sothebys Johannesburg, raised R1 057 650...

Sotheby's Cape Town sale on 26 October 2004...

Sotheby's Johannesburg Auction will be held on the 15th of November 2004...
 
31 October 2004 [ MORE ]
What to buy now and why...

If you are a South African art buyer, you might have pondered which artworks to add to your collection at the moment... here are 9 excellent suggestions and their merits...

31 August 2004 [ MORE ]
Is South Africa losing artists to the International Art Market?

...the question can very well be asked if we are loosing the cream of our art crop to a much more appreciative international audience ?

2 August 2004 [ MORE ]
Norman Catherine Retrospective 

The first ever Retrospective Exhibition featuring the work of artist Norman Catherine titled " Now and Then " will open at the Pretoria Art Museum on the 4th August 2004...

14 June 2004 [ MORE ]
Is it Real or is it Fake ? 

The proliferation of recent forgeries being passed off as genuine traditional artifacts has again drawn attention to the dilemma of curators, collectors and dealers who value integrity in establishing the authenticity of traditional artifacts...

7 June 2004 [ MORE ]
Sotheby's Auction Johannesburg
 
31 May 2004

Sotheby's Johannesburg is starting its auction calendar this month with the first sale that took place on the 31st May. 
2 June 2004 [ MORE ]
40 Years Exhibition of artists and designers

The Sasol Art Museum, University of Stellenbosch, is hosting an exciting exhibition of invited artists - all former students of the University... 
20 May [ MORE ]
AVA Milk-can Auction, Cape Town  26 May 2004

The Association for Visual Arts is hosting an auction of sixteen milk cans transformed into unique works of art... 
11 May [ MORE ]
African art auction 3 - 4 May 2004 Jhb.
 
Stephan Welz & Co. is having their second African Art, Artefacts, collectables and book auction in Johannesburg with the African Art on 4th of May 2004...
14 April, 5 May: results added [ MORE ]
Noria Mabasa 
 
One of South Africa's leading woman artists recently had a very successful exhibition in the Sasol Museum in Stellenbosch. Inspired by her dreams, these mythological visions are then transformed into clay and wood...
 
6 April [ MORE ]
Sotheby's Auction Cape Town 
 
Cape Town started its auction calendar this month with the first Sotheby's sale that took place on the 30th March. Although Fine art forms a small selection of lots compared to other lots comprising mostly of furniture, silver, ceramics and various other items, there were still a lively interest from a record number of buyers...
 
31 March [ MORE ]
Zwelethu Mthethwa : Lines of negotiation
 
The opening of Zwelethu’s Solo Exhibition called, Lines of Negotiation at the Jack Shainman Gallery will be on 18 March and will run till 17 April 2004. The exhibition will feature the Sugar Cane works...
 
10 March [ MORE ]
Sam Nhlengethwa : Glimpses of the Fifties and Sixties
 
A new body of work entitled ' Glimpses of the Fifties and Sixties ' by artist Sam Nhlengethwa has just opened in Cape Town....
 
1 March [ MORE ]
Hands that shape humanity
 
'Hands that Shape Humanity'  is an International art Exhibition that collects simple messages of wisdom from iconic men and women from all walks of life, from around the world...
8 February [ MORE ]
William Kentridge 2004
 
The Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea is currently hosting a William Kentridge retrospective exhibition. This exhibition is a major survey of all his oeuvre with a particular focus on recent works...
 
27 January [ MORE ]
Spier outdoor sculpture biennial II 
 
Waterway, is the second Spier Outdoor Sculpture Biennial that opened on 15 January 2004, featuring 13 local and international artists.
 
27 January [ MORE ]
A selection of previous articles: 
2003 :  
Zwelethu Mthethwa special edition 
Quality art always an investment
Photographic terms
Demystifying the numbering of Editions
Touch of Mandela
Obituary : Carl Büchner
Sotheby's sale Johannesburg
Willie Bester in Cape Town
First African Art Auction @ Sotheby's Johannesburg
A new look at Bronze
Cape Town Exhibitions this week
Artist Speelman Mahlangu's new 1.85m  sculpture
2002:
Vgallery in NY 
William Kentridge in NY 
Sotheby's sale Johannesburg 11 Nov 2002
Traditional art
Handspring  Puppet Company
New " art | southafrica magazine 
3rd Cape Town Public Sculpture Competition 
The latest on Willie Bester
Standard Bank National Arts Festival 2002
Sotheby's Johannesburg sale 13 May 2002
South African Artists speak out about Aids
Gerhard Sekoto
Sotheby's Cape Town sale
Dylan Lewis - Exhibition
Sarah Baartman comes home 
Artist in Residence - Moshekwa Langa 27 Jan 2002
The Procession continues... William Kentridge
2001:
Sotheby's Johannesburg
Francina Ndimande
Sotheby's  Cape Town Sale 16 October
S.A. Art @ Christie's London
Risks buying bronzes 
Alfred Krenz 
Robert Hodgins
Esther Mahlangu
Obituary : George Pemba 
William Kentridge : Zeno at 4 a.m. 
Sotheby's Johannesburg, 7 May
Gladys Mgudlandlu
New Publication William Kentridge
Sotheby's Cape Town sale highlights
George Pemba
Gerhard Bhengu
Ernest Mancoba

John Koenakeefe Mohl

Willie Bester's work " not African enough " for parliament
Jabulani Ntuli
Simoni Mnguni 
Graphic Techniques 
2000:
François Krige 
Art News
S.A. Art Markets in perspective
Suffering artists
Sotheby's Cape Town
An Exhibition of Giclée prints
Sculptor Maureen Quin
J.H. Pierneef
Ingwe Editions Art Foundry
David Brown Sculpture
Sarah Bartmann
Neglected Artists
Private Dealer reveals his collection.
Bart Simpson in Cape Town
What happened at Sotheby's?
William Kentridge's newest bronzes in London 
S.A Art @ Christie's London
Latest Sotheby's Cape Town Auction Results 
Conservation Framing
The future of South Africa's art...

What determines the price of a work of art ?

Exhibitions in Cape Town 

1999:

Maggie Laubser

Velaphi Mazimba @ Everard Reed

Irma Stern

Artery  Exhibitions in Cape Town.

Sale of the Century !!

Photographic Exhibition

Jacobus Kloppers & Alex Hamilton

Exciting Auctions...

Fun and Art : Paul meet Beezy in Sasolburg...

!Xu and Khwe art

Why are more people not buying Art ?

Obituary : Nico Prins

Read all about Artist Willie Bester

All about Fine Art at the Grahamstown Festival....

Christo Coetzee a retrospective exhibition

Beezy Bailey learns to fly again

Exciting results from the latest Stephan Welz / Sotheby's auction.

Quest for zero defect : controversial conseptual art

William Kentridge, the return of Ulysses

Our new Heritage Bill and how it will affect your collection...

Lighting and displaying your art

Video as an art medium

Breyten Breytenbach

Tribute to Lucky Sibiya

Ezrom Legae obituary

Neglected old Master Jeram Bhana and his Hindu art

1998:

All about Bronze Casting

A collectors guide reviewed

Exhibitions in Cape Town

The FREE art of GRAFFITI

Two new Books on South African Art

Art and Cyberspace

Artist Hannetjie De Clercq

National Museum in Trouble 

Lee Ping Zing 

A Few Art Styles explained

Need a Framer ? What to look out for...

Koi & San art

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