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WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY 2013

 

 

Mandela portrait breaks records - but is it art?
THE SOUTH AFRICAN. By Sertan Sanderson: A new portrait of Nelson Mandela breaks records by fetching R3.7 million and causes a row over whether it is good value for money. Days after the controversial portrait of Kate Middleton, painted by SA artist Paul Emsley, was unveiled in London, another portrait of a much-loved icon has caused a stir in South Africa. A portrait of Nelson Mandela sold for R3.7 million at an ANC fundraiser last week.
The record-breaking painting by newcomer artist Sifiso Ngcobo fetched the highest price in history for a work of art by a contemporary South African artist sold at a local auction, outshining award-winning and internationally renowned South African painter William Kentridge's previous records.
38-year-old Ncgobo also managed to sell a painting of President and ANC-leader Jacob Zuma for R1 million in December as part of an ongoing series of portraits of ANC figureheads. Source
 


ARTLIFE BUZZ HYPE- WHAT'S THE TALK ON THE TOWN

Rudd's Auctioneers Sale of Atlantic Art Gallery Friday 30th January

 

PROF COLIN RICHARDS MEMORIAL: Prof Colin Richards: MEMORIAL : at Michaelis in Hiddingh Hall, Hiddingh Campus, 31 Orange Street, Cape Town.FRIDAY 1st February 4 for 4.30pm. Please join us to pay tribute to our friend and colleague

 

 


Get Cracking ! 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
 

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TODAYS ART TIMES BIRTHDAY ARTIST FOR WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY

SA Artist's Birthday: GORDON FROUD
Happy Birthday to Gordon Froud, who has been involved in the SA and international art scene for 30 years, as a an artist, curator, educator and gallerist.See Gordon's Profile here
 


FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN ART MEDIA

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SA artist's official portrait of Kate gets mixed reviews
MAIL & GUARDIAN: MIKE COLLETT-WHITE: The first official portrait of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, popularly known by her former name Kate Middleton, was unveiled in London on Friday, and opinion was sharply divided over an image many deemed unflattering. The 31-year-old, who, as a glamorous future queen, is one of the world's most photographed women, is portrayed in the large canvas with a faint smile, long, copper-tinted hair and shadows under her eyes. Kate Middleton may be putting on a brave face, but the Duchess of Cambridge claims to be "very pleased" with the result. Source

Mandela portrait breaks records - but is it art?
THE SOUTH AFRICAN. By Sertan Sanderson: A new portrait of Nelson Mandela breaks records by fetching R3.7 million and causes a row over whether it is good value for money. Days after the controversial portrait of Kate Middleton, painted by SA artist Paul Emsley, was unveiled in London, another portrait of a much-loved icon has caused a stir in South Africa. A portrait of Nelson Mandela sold for R3.7 million at an ANC fundraiser last week.
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Department to pay a possible R29 million for Venice 2013 - Curators given 19 days to make proposals
ARTTHROB: Yesterday the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) sent out a press release calling for curators to 'submit a concept, motivation and profile for the South African exhibition to be realized within the framework of the 55th International. Source

The Artful Dodger: The ANC's art investment game
J Brooks Spector. Art experts are utterly baffled, if not horrified, by the R3.7 million raised at an ANC fundraising auction for a painting of Nelson Mandela by an unknown artist. J BROOKS SPECTOR follows the valuation – and comes up with a not-so-surprising conclusion.Source

 

 
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CONWAY - Salvatore Michaels Framed Art Superstore is launching the valley's first Ugly Art Trade In & Contest. "The valley has grown dramatically since the 1970s and '80s. Many homes and condos built over the years still showcase their original décor" says co-owner Sal Martignetti. "The Ugly Art Trade In & Contest is a way to revive your home by replacing the old outdated, ugly or hideous art that's been hanging there for years. You know the picture, the one your spouse or friend hates every time they see it. Or the piece someone gave you, or worse, made for you, that you had to hang, out of guilt. Source

Paris unveils airport art
IAFRICA: Valentin Bontemps: Fancy a slice of art in between flights? Culture vultures now have a chance to satisfy their on-the-go urges with a new museum in the heart of France's largest airport, showcasing collections from top art institutions. Meant as a "window" onto the capital's main museums, the exhibition space unveiled on Tuesday at Charles de Gaulle international airport will allow passengers "to get to know Paris' rich cultural offering better," said Pascal Bourgue, marketing and services director at Aeroports de Paris. Source

Virgin launches 'first art gallery at 35,000ft' for upper class airline passengers who can buy the pictures with their duty free.
One artist is taking his work to new heights, exhibiting and selling to airline passengers in the first art gallery at 35,000ft.London-based artist Ben Eine's artwork will be on show to plane passengers from London to New York in this unique collaboration with Virgin Atlantic.
Priced between £2,500 and £15,000, Eine's work, best known for his alphabet lettering on shop shutters in Shoreditch and Brick Lane in London, will be exhibited on planes from February 1 to 28.
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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 auctioneers eye another bonanza in early 2013
REUTERS: By Mike Collett-White. (Reuters) - The world's two biggest auction houses are predicting a bumper start to 2013, with estimates from key sales in London this February up sharply from last year. Confident that super-rich collectors and wealthy art institutions will continue their hunt for the very rarest works of art, both Christie's and Sotheby's are looking to improve on already spectacular gains in recent years. Source

Romania arrests three men over Dutch art heist: report
(Reuters) - Romanian authorities have arrested three men suspected of stealing paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Monet from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum in October, local news agency Mediafax said on Tuesday. Thieves made off with seven paintings, which also included a Gauguin, a Lucian Freud and a Meyer de Haan, thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars in a brazen and meticulously planned operation. Source

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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

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


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