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Student life down to a fine art

MAIL & GUARDIAN. Curator Lerato Bereng is taking a year-long sabbatical from her job at Stevenson Gallery in Johannesburg. The Maseru-born curator is returning to Rhodes University, where she obtained her bachelor's degree. She goes back to the small frontier town of Grahamstown to study for a master's of art focusing on language and the accessibility of art.Not that art isn't accessible anymore. Source

Affordable art: Annual fair

MAIL & GUARDIAN: ArtSPACE durban's 10th annual Affordable Art Show features a remarkable array of fine art in nearly every medium by both established and emerging artists with the maximum sale price never exceeding R3500. Source

African art may get London fair

THE ART NEWSPAPER. By Anna Somers Cocks.Fair will be international, de luxe and is planned for 2013. Africa is increasingly seen as the continent of opportunity, and where there is economic vigour, the West starts looking for new talent to feed the market. So African art could now be getting its own international fair, from 14 to 20 October 2013, to coincide with Frieze. Its name is 1:54, there being 54 sovereign countries in Africa. Source

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FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ART MEDIA

History of art: a degree for the elite?

GUARDIAN (UK) For too long the study of art has been dismissed as a pastime for the well-heeled. This stereotype is unfair and outdated
Art. A word that has sat on a gleaming plinth and peered down at us mere mortals for centuries. In the past, the study of art was reserved for the wealthy and educated. Even today, galleries have become an elitist haven for the middle-classes. Source

Photography is the art of our time

GUARDIAN (UK) . The old masters painted the drama of life and death. Today photography captures the human condition - better than any other artistic medium of our age. It has taken me a long time to see this, and you can laugh at me if you like. But here goes.Photography is the serious art of our time. It also happens to be the most accessible and democratic way of making art that has ever been invented. But first, let's define photography. Source

Giant rubber duck brings Sydney art festival to life

AFP : A gigantic, bright yellow rubber duck floated into Sydney's Darling Harbour on Saturday as part of the Australian city's annual arts festival, a celebration where high-art meets popular entertainment. Each January hundreds of thousands of people attend theatre, music, dance, film, talks and other events for three weeks, often braving sweltering summer temperatures and thunderstorms for their dose of culture. Source

BUSINESS ART

What's in store for the market?

THE ART NEWSPAPER (UK). The growing numbers of the super-rich should keep the auction houses happy in 2013, but there are tougher times ahead for some. In January 2012, the outlook for the art market was bleak, with turmoil in the eurozone and recession in many of the world's major economies. Nothing changed-at the macro level, at least-throughout the year, so art dealers finished 2012 surprised that, for many, trade was not as bad as expected. Source

Art as an investment

SCMP: There are many collectors of fine art but few have made it into a profitable venture, writes Tiffany AP. A Van Gogh or a Picasso is valuable, but is it a good investment? Certainly the art world is filled with stories of sharp-eyed collectors who snapped up pieces from young, unknown artists only to see their value soar, Source

Citadel releases Art Stats

Art steals the show! Despite many uncertainties at the outset, 2012 is turning out to be a cracker-jack year for most global asset markets. Few investors expected global equities to be double digit positive, so having nearly all asset classes positive is indeed a rare surprise. Source

THE NEXT BIG THINGS IN SA BUSINESS ART & COLLECTING

South African Art Auctions 2013

Rudds Auctioneers
Sale : The Atlantic Art Gallery Collection - South African Contemporary Art
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Venue : Bree Street, Cape Town
Website: www.rudds.co.za

Strauss & Co.
Sale: Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Silver,
Ceramics, Glass & Jewellery: including Jewellery from the Erich Frey Collection & Cape Furniture from the Collection of Dr Bothma Buitendag
Date : Monday 4 February 2013
Venue : Cape Town, Vineyard Hotel
Website: www.straussart.co.za

Stephan Welz and Co
Sale : Cape Town: Decorative and Fine Arts Auction
Date : February 19 and 20
Venue : Alphen Hotel, Constantia
Website: www.stephanwelzandco.co.za

Bonham's London
Sale : South African Sale, including "A focus on William Kentridge"
Date : 20 March 2013
Venue : Bond Street, London
Website : www.bonhams.com/auctions/20617/60917/

Calls for consignments

Stephan Welz and Co - Johannesburg: Decorative and Fine Arts
April 23 and 24 Sale : Invitation to Consign: closing date 25 January.Website: www.stephanwelzandco.co.za

Bonham's London
South African Sale, including "A focus on William Kentridge"
Invitation to Consign: closing date 20 January.
Website : www.bonhams.com/auctions/20617/60917

ART SHOWS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEK

JOHANNESBURG / PRETORIA

Absa Art Gallery
Until 24 Jan 2013
”Re-Sampled”, an exhibition that takes selected works
from the Absa collection and puts the work forward to be ‘re-sampled’ by younger artists.
www.absa.co.za

Artist Proof Studio
Until 31 Jan
“iReflect”, the annual third year exhibition.
www.artistproofstudio.co.za

Association of Arts Pretoria
18 Jan – 5 Feb
annual members’ exhibition.
www.artsassociationpta.co.za

CAPE TOWN

Cape Gallery
13 Jan – 9 Feb
An exhibition of work by Mandy McKay, Helen van Stolk and Veronica Reid,
to be opened by Margie Johnson on the 13th at 16:30.
www.capegallery.co.za

Rust-en-Vrede Gallery
The process of translation
Opening 15th January - 24th January
www.rust-en-vrede.com

Salon 91
Until 26 Jan, “I’d Rather be Swimming”,
featuring some Salon91 favourites as well as some fresh all-new local talent.
www.salon91.co.za

EASTERN CAPE/ PORT ELIZABETH

ARTEC Gallery
15 Jan - 23 Feb,
"COLLECT!VE III", a selected exhibition of contemporary fine art
from professional artists of the Eastern Cape.
www.artsjourney-nelsonmandelabay.co.za