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'Highveld passing' by MJ Lourens one of the works to be seen at Johans Borman Fine Art show entitled: -scape opening this Saturday 18 August, at his new amazing gallery space in Newlands, CT.See the show, & download a pdf catalogue here

Some of this week's SA Art News Highlights   1) COLOUR ROW: OWLHOUSE: ROCKS KAROO VILLAGE CAPE TIMES: Adele Baleta. The tourism lifeblood to the Karoo village of Nieu Bathesda in the Eastern Cape has taken a knock after the plug was pulled on the Athol Fugard Festival and tourists cancelled trips to the famous Owl House saying brightly coloured restorations has turned it into a garish amusement park. [more...]   2) BLACK LABELS WHITE SPEARS MAHALA: by Tobela Pemba: In light of Brett Murray’s Spear painting controversy and the rise of the Secrecy Bill, one could argue that our constitutionally enshrined right to free speech is under attack. Against this backdrop, the old Laugh It Off judgment might just be the constitutional precedent, the thin black line that protects our right to say what we like. Let’s recap: early 2001, SABMiller sued Justin Nurse, for printing and selling t-shirts that lampooned SABMiller’s Black Label packaging design. Nurse had replaced. [more...]   3) STEPHAN WELZ & CO. JHB SALE: EVERARD-HADENS STAR RISES   SA ART TIMES:by Michael Coulson. With not a single Irma Stern, and no major Pierneef, it was up to lesser names to make the running at Stephan Welz & Co's art auction in Joburg this week. And while neither Keith Alexander sold, in contrast to the interest he has attracted at some recent sales, the two landscapes by the rarely seen Ruth Everard-Haden filled the bill. Both estimated at R400 000-R600 000, one went for R840 000 (the only major lot to beat the upper estimate) and the other for R538 000 (as always, reported prices are "hammer plus", estimates just the hammer price). [more...]   International Art News Highlights   1) CHINA'S $13 BILLION ART FRAUD -- AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU FORBES: If you pay attention either to China or the art market, you’ve probably heard the story: China last year became – according to art industry experts – the world’s largest market for art and antiques, surpassing the USA.Well, here’s a shocker: it isn’t. Not even close.Of course, you probably suspected as much: but the reasons are only now becoming clear. Exclusive interviews over the past several weeks with Chinese art dealers, auction house officials and others reveal a level of corruption significant even by Chinese standards, and more, the potential global dangers of an art market now at unprecedented heights – and growing. [more...]   2) HOW OLYMPIC GOLD GAVE BRITAIN A FRESH COAT OF PATRIOTISM GUARDIAN (UK): The Post Office's gold-painted postboxes – celebrating Team GB's success – have gone down so well that now we all want one in our town. Has London 2012 set a new gold standard?The most unlikely Olympic artwork of the summer has to be the postbox that was illegally painted gold in Lymington, where Ben Ainslie lives. [more...]   3) GALLERY SYSTEM IS STRUCTURALLY WEAK THE ART NEWSPAPER: A new report by the non-profit dealers’ federation Cinoa finds that fair-led and online business is taking over as the main source of revenueBRUSSELS. The traditional gallery model is in decline, according to a new report by the non-profit dealers’ federation Cinoa (Con­féd­ération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d’Art), which found that fair-led and online business is taking over as the main source of revenue. Gallery visits are declining as the art market expands to new international centres served better by art fairs or electronic media. [more...]     AUGUST 2012 ART TIMES NOW AVAILABLE Click here to read the online edition   Administrator for SA Art Times   SA's leading visual arts magazine is looking for an administrator. Jobs include: Daily enquiries, subscriptions, invoicing, gallery listings. Knowledge of excel and word essential. Internet and email a must, and a keen and professional attitude to a dynamic visual arts community a bonus. Remuneration 8-10k depending on experience. Email: editor@arttimes.co.za

ADVERTISE IN OUR ART TIMES SEPT. - JOBURG ART FAIR 2012 EDITION Call Eugene on 021 424 7733 or email sales@arttimes.co.za ART TIMES GALLERY GUIDE HIGHLIGHTS Johannesburg UJ Art Gallery, Johannesburg Opening: 8 – 29 August, “Pointure” Guest curators, Ann-Marie Tully and Jennifer Kopping, draw together a broad range of thematic and material works that metaphorically express, in the inherent use of media, and in the process of making, notions relating to pointure (lace, trap and ghost). The exhibition represents the work of a range of established and emerging artists, working in a broad range of media. www.uj.ac.za/artscentre Standard Bank Gallery Opening: Until 15 September, “20th Century Masters: The Human Figure” The exhibition offers a fascinating survey of ways in which mainly French artists have depicted the human body over the last 100 years. It includes works by 19th-century greats Gustav Courbet, Jean-Francois Millet and Edouard Manet, paintings and drawings by artists associated with Impressionism - Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas and August Renoir, works by pioneers of early modernism - Fernand Leger, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Félix Vallotton, Victor Brauner and Wilfredo Lam, amongst others, as well as contemporary artists such as Annette Messager and Jan Fabre. www.standardbankarts.co.za Johannesburg Art Gallery JAG Opening: Until – 14 October, “MMXII” a solo exhibition by James Webb. www.joburg.org.za Bag Factory , Jhb Opening: From 3 August, “21BF” a retrospective exhibition from 21 Years of The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios. On show until 10 September.www.bagfactoryart.org.za Pretoria Association of Arts Pretoria Opening: 10 - 29 August, an exhibition of etchings by Mimi van der Merwe. 17 August - 8 September, “Namibian Women Artists’ Exhibition” Presented in collaboration with the National Art Gallery of Namibia and the South African National Association for the Visual Arts.24 August - 8 September, an exhibition of paintings by Magda Joubert. 31 August - 26 September, an exhibition of recent works by Lynette ten Krooden. www.artsassociationpta.co.za Brooklyn Theatre Pretoria Opening: 16 August – 1 October, “Die mooiste, mooiste maand – a foretaste” Purple Jacaranda Splendor of Spring by artist Jenny Boon. www.brooklyntheatre.co.za www.jennyboon.wordpress.com Bloemfontein Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein Opening: 30 August – 16 September, “24th Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture and Exhibition” in the Main Building. Sophia Gray (1814 –1871) was the first woman to practice architecture in South Africa and one of the earliest women in the world to do so. As a tribute to her achievements, the University of the Free State instituted the annual Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture and Exhibition in 1989 to recognise the contributions of a practising South African architect. The invited architect for 2012 is Stan Field. He has practised in three countries, where his work has been widely acclaimed.www.nasmus.co.za Cape Town & Surrounds Johans Borman Fine Art Opening: 18 August - 22 September, “-scape” a juxtaposition of the interpretation, symbolism and metaphorical aspects of the South African landscape by 20th Century Modern Masters such as Hugo Naudé and JH Pierneef with the works of Contemporary landscape artists.www.johansborman.co.za Cape Gallery Opening: Opening 12 August at 4.30 p.m. “The World We Live In: Foreign Exchanges or Subtle Connections” Annual Wild Life Exhibition on show until 15 September. www.capegallery.co.za Art b Opening: 22 August – 29 September, Vuleka Art Competition Exhibition of Selected Works. www.artb.co.za Gallery @ Grande Provence Opening: 12 August 2012 until 26 September 2012 “Walk This Earth Alone” This show celebrates the participating artist’s dedication to environmental awareness.Grande Provence Estate / Main Road, Franschhoek /www.grandeprovence.co.za Casa Labia Gallery Opening: Until – 31 August, exhibition of works by Gerald Tabatha all curated by João Ferreira. Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Rd, Muizenberg. www.casalabia.co.za SA Print Gallery Until 30 August: Alice Goldin and Jane Eppel Prints. www.printgallery.co.za Eastern Cape Ann Bryant Gallery Opening: 23 August - 22 September, “Paper Cuttings from Shaanxi” and “Selected Chinese Prints of the 20th Century”. www.annbryant.co.za Kwa Zulu Natal Tatham Art Gallery Opening: Opening 16 August @ 18h00, “Lumo” a solo exhibition of recent works by Dr Valerie Leigh in the Schreiner Gallery. Closes: 17h00 Sunday 7 October.On show until 2013, in the First Floor Galleries, South African Landscapes: “Storm in the Wheatfields” - History of the Tatham Art Gallery 1903 to 1974. www.tatham.org.za SA Fine Art Auction News Stephan Welz & Co's Art Auction, Cape Town Stephan Welz and Company's upcoming Cape Town Decorative and Fine Art Auction taking place on 2nd and 3rd October, will showcase a variety of South African and international paintings, set to delight and please buyers at all levels. Having consigned works over a broad spectrum, ranging from important historical works to contemporary art, this sale certainly encompasses South African art at its best. www.stephanwelzandco.co.za ADVERTISE IN THE 10TH SA ART INFORMATION DIRECTORY. Full Colour Banners from R 520 Read more at www.saaid.co.za Call Eugene on 021 424 7733 or email sales@arttimes.co.za To advertise here contact Eugene T. 021 424 7733 or email sales@arttimes.co.za   We are currently updating our mailing lists in order to be in line with the Protection of Personal Information Bill. If you are getting our emails by mistake, or no longer wish to be on our mailing list, please let us know and we will take you off the list. (You can click at the bottom of this mail or send us a reply email with the word ''.) If we do not get a response from you we will assume that you are happy to continue to hear from us!

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