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07 MARCH NEWSLETTER
Debate:
Dalro & Artists Estates vs Rising Value (Publishers, Art Auction
Houses, Galleries - online and publishing)
The Great Debate:
A debate is starting between Dalro, who represents it's artists' estates
and royalty payments (generated by the artists' works being published
in the media), and Strauss & Co, who is taking a bold stance against
the principle of paying Dalro to basically popularize the artist's image
in/on it's Auction catalogues. On the one hand, artists and artists'
relatives ( as well as Dalro) can gain enormous sums from collecting
royalties, however even Andy Worhol would possibly support Strauss &
Co in terms of the fact that the easier publishing and promotion of
the artist's image in the media would, in effect, heighten the value
of the artist's work. Could it be simply put that Dalro and their represented
artists' estates are penny-wise and dollar-blind? Then again it's good
that artists' rights be promoted, but at the end of the day, the artist
(or relatives) looses out on the estates' rising prices with art auction
houses, galleries and publishing houses potentially not publishing their
images in catalogues and online, due to payments to Dalro. Have your
say on our Art Times Facebook Art
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Articles related to
this debate include:
Onmin oor kuns-outeursgeld
: Beeld: Johan Myburg. Die kunsafslaer Strauss & Co. weier om outeursgeld
te betaal vir die gebruik van kunswerke wat deur die organisasie vir dramatiese,
artistieke en literêre regte (Dalro) geadministreer word. Source
Copyright row
bubbles on: SA Art Times : Michael Coulson: While both main local
auction houses continue to object to Dalro's efforts to collect royalties
for reproductions of pictures in sales catalogues, those for the first
two sales of the year, both in Cape Town, reflect different strategies.
Strauss & Co defiantly puts an Irma Stern on the cover, but its
MD, Stephan Welz, tells me that he does not intend to pay royalties
for catalogue pics. "I don't see why sellers of art works should
be disadvantaged in this way." The catalogue displays Dalro-stable
artists as prominently as ever. Read
more here
Auction
20617
London, New Bond Street
20 Mar 2013, starting at 14:00 GMT.
Sessions
The South African Sale, including "A focus on
William Kentridge", starting with lot 1.
Tretchi,
Kentridge feature in Bonhams sale
By
Michael Coulson: The
original of the world's best-selling print is not the sort of picture
that often comes up for sale, so it's not surprising that Bonhams
has put Tretchikoff's Chinese Girl on the cover of the catalogue
for its March 20 sale of SA art in London. But, at £300 000-£400
000, it's not the most expensive lot: it's topped by two Irma Sterns,
Zanzibar Garden (estimate £600 000-£900 000, the back
cover) and Congolese Beauty (£400 000-£600 000), a Pierneef
view of Stellenbosch (£500 000-£700 000, the inside
front cover) and Alexis Preller's Woman with a Lyre (£400
000-£600 000, the frontispiece).
Read more here
TALK
OF THE TOWN FIND US ON OUR BUSY DAILY FACEBOOK PROFILE
Design Indaba 2013: Where art, culture, science
and technology collide South Africa's had no shortage
of hard news to start the year with, but taking
a break from it all
Daily
Maverick: KATHY BERMAN found her way into
the Design Indaba - and concluded that design
really could change the lives of all South
Africans, if we're only open to the possibilities.
The Design Indaba 2013 is now in its 18th
year.Source
Visuele
bied min wat verstand en verbeelding kielie
Burger:
Melvyn Minnaar. Verskeie US Woordfees-tentoonstellings
Stellenbosch 'n Mens sou reken dat 'n kulturele
makietie wat die titel "Woordfees"
dra, 'n uitstekende ruimte vir visuele (en
ander) kunstenaars skep om juis met taal om
te gaan. Taal soos in woorde, teks, grammatika
en kreatiwiteit as serebrale uitdaging.
Tussen die verskeidenheid tentoonstellings
op vanjaar se Woordfees - en daar is heelwat,
amptelik, nie-amptelik en doodeenvoudig beursie-opportuniste
- is daar enkeles wat inderdaad die besoeker
se (fees-oorwerkte) verstand en verbeelding
kielie. Maar in die geheel kry 'n mens die
indruk van kuratoriale halfhartigheid, selfs
amateur- oppervlakkigheid. Source
Great
works of art are being left to disintegrate, campaign
group claims
Telegraph.co.uk
Some of Britain's greatest murals are being allowed
to disintegrate - wiping out a period of the country's
art history, it is claimed. Telegraph UK, By Hayley
Dixon While some of the pieces which adorn the walls
of schools, houses and iconic buildings have been
reduced to rubble in the course redevelopment others
have simply faded. The Twentieth Century Society
has launched a campaign to save artwork from the
post-war building boom, claiming it has become an
"endangered species". Source
Nude
Sculptures
Huffington
Post: By Ron Mueck Bring Hyperrealism To A Whole Other
Level Looks can be deceiving when it comes to Australian-born
artist Ron Mueck. Working in the realm of hyperrealism,
he creates jaw-dropping installations that at first
glance appear to be comprised of actual human beings,
stripped down to their birthday suits in the middle
of a gallery. But closer inspection reveals how the
artist plays with scale in his life-like nudes, creating
larger-than-life (or smaller versions) of frail human
subjects with spider veins, fat, and tangled hair.
Source
BUSINESS
ART
While
the rich get richer... As the top galleries branch
out, the middle tier is being squeezed
theartnewspaper:
By Charlotte Burns. While there has been considerable
growth at both the top and emerging ends of the
trade, the middle has stagnated. Mega-galleries
including Gagosian, David Zwirner, Pace and Hauser
& Wirth have all expanded internationally, but
mid-level galleries including Hotel, Agnew's, Haunch
of Venison and Saamlung have recently closed, and
there are fears that more will follow. Source
Can
$75,000 make you a high-flier? A prestigious new
course promises to teach graduates the skills needed
in the art trade-but it's not cheap
theartnewspaper:
By Bendor Grosvenor. Published online: 28 February
2013. I recently learned of two new and "unique"
educational courses, which, by coincidence, both
cost around $75,000. One, at Goodwood in the south
of England, will teach you to fly a Spitfire.
The other, in Los Angeles and run by Sotheby's
Institute of Art, will help you get a job in the
art world. Or so it claims.Source
Chicago
dealer buys second space-in cash, Kavi Gupta is
expanding into a new building making it the largest
commercial gallery in the city
By
Charlotte Burns. Chicago gallerist Kavi Gupta
has bought, and paid for in cash, a second gallery
space in the city. The 8,000 sq. ft gallery will
open later this year with a show of new works
by recent recruit Roxy Paine. "The gallery
has been doing incredibly well and we're at a
point when we could finance it on our own-we didn't
need any banks. It's kind of scary," Gupta
says. Source
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Time
is running out: SPI National Portrait Award 2013
Sanlam
Private Investments, in collaboration with Rust-en-Vrede Art Gallery,
Durbanville, has initiated South Africa's first National Portrait
Award. A significant single prize of R100,000 will be awarded for
the best portrait. In addition to the prize, the winning portrait
along with a selection of approximately 40 entrant works will be
exhibited at the Rust-en-Vrede Gallery in Durbanville, after which
the exhibition will tour to venues around South Africa. View website
and entry details here
THE
NEXT BIG THINGS IN SA BUSINESS ART & COLLECTING
South African
Art Auctions 2013
Rudd's
Auctioneers
Sale: Catalogue Sale of fine Antiques, Decorative Art, Paintings
and Collectables on
Date:
Tuesday 19th March will take place at their premises at .
Venue:
87 Bree Street, Cape Town
South
African Art is again well represented with names such as A. J. Basson,
H. Botha,
S. Carter, F. M. Claerhout, P. Clarke, C. Coetzee and W. H. Coetzer,
J. Dingemans, J. Doyle,
L. Jansen van Vuuren, E. Laubscher, T. McCaw, J. P. Meintjes, H.
Niemann, A. Podlashuc,
E. Roworth, R. B. Slingsby, R. Shepherd, M, F. E. Sumner and W.
G. Wiles.
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/
Strauss
& Co – Johannesburg
Sale : South African Art
Date : 20 May 2013
Venue : Wanderer’s Club, Illovo, Johannesburg
Website : www.straussart.co.za
Calls
for consignments
Stephan
Welz and Co - Johannesburg: Decorative and Fine Arts- Sale
date : 23 and 24 April 2013
Invitation to Consign: Closing date for consignments 25 January.Website:
www.stephanwelzandco.co.za
Strauss
& Co – Johannesburg - Sale : South African Art - Sale
date : 20 May 2013.
Invitation to Consign: Closing date for consignments: 22 March 2013
Website: www.straussart.co.za
THE
SA PRINT GALLERY LAUNCHES ITS FIRST SUMMER PRINT CATALOGUE
Click onto the
first SA Print Gallery Summer Catalogue or go to www.printgallery.co.za
to view more.
This Weeks Art Times
Recomended Shows includes:
Gallery
2
Until 28 March, ‘Khumbula Ekhaya’, first solo show of
Bambo Sibiya, the recipient of the ABSA L’Atelier Gerard
Sekoto Award for 2012.
140 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood. T. 011 447 0155 www.gallery2.co.za
UJ Art Gallery
6 - 27 March, “Roll Call”, an exhibition by Majak Bredell.
Lectures/walkabouts with the artist on Saturday 9 March at 10:30
and Monday 25 March at 10:30
Cnr Kingsway & University Rd, Auckland Park, Jhb. T. 011 559
2099 www.uj.ac.za/artscentre
William Humphreys Art Gallery
7 March - 8 April, “Double Agendas”, an exhibition by
Gregory Kerr.
On display from the WHAG collection: “Pioneers of Southern
African Art”, a selection of Monotypes and “People Portrayed”,
2 and 3 dimensional work.
1 Cullinan Crescent, Civic Centre, Kimberley. T. 053 831 1724/5 www.whag.co.za
Casa Labia
Gallery
Until 31 March, “Running Towards Yourself”, a solo show
by Natasja de Wet featuring large expressionistic portraits investigating
the notion of Self.
Casa Labia Cultural Centre, 192 Main Rd, Muizenberg. T. 021 788
6068 www.casalabia.co.za
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