News | The Annual FNB Joburg Art Fair Celebrates Its Tenth Edition From 8 To 10 September 2017.
The fair will feature over 60
exhibitions within five categories, including contemporary and modern art, solo
presentations, limited editions and art platforms, with selected galleries and
organisations hailing from eleven countries across Africa, Europe and the
United States reports Wish Africa.
Notably, six participants have exhibited in every FNB Joburg Art Fair
edition since 2008, namely David Krut Projects, Goodman Gallery, Everard Read,
Gallery MOMO and SMAC Gallery.
New and contemporary exhibitions
The contemporary section will welcome MOV’ART, Luanda, exhibiting for
the first time at the fair, while Addis Fine Art, Addis Ababa and Circle Art
Agency, Nairobi joining the main contemporary section after their fair debut
last year as part of the 2016 East Africa Focus.
Other new exhibitors include 50ty/50ty,
Johannesburg in Limited Editions, NWU Gallery, Potchefstroom and Under Ground
Contemporary, Kampala in Art Platforms.
The solo presentations are dominated by women this
year, with six of the eight artists being female. South African artists include
Sethembile Msezane – represented by Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg and Cape Town,
Lady Skollie by Tyburn Gallery (London), Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi by the Mariane
Ibrahim Gallery (Seattle) and Bronwyn Katz by blank projects, Cape Town. In Toto
Gallery will showcase Ilana Seati, and SMAC Gallery will present a new body of
Chemu Ng'ok’s work. SMITH Studios will exhibit a unique presentation of the
collective HOICK and ELA - Espaço Luanda Arte will present António Ole.
Discovering artistic values
“The FNB Joburg Art Fair continues to play a significant role in
discovering the value that artists bring to society and has earned a reputation
as the ideal place for those interested in African contemporary art. As a
proudly South African bank with roots that extend into several other countries
on the African continent and further afield, First National Bank (FNB) helps to
sustain the support of art through this prestigious annual event,” says Mari
Van Niekerk, senior communication and sponsorship manager at FNB.
Also exhibiting at the Fair for the first time, BMW will present a BMW 7
Series by Ndbele artist Esther Mahlangu. Twenty-six years ago, Mahlangu was the
first woman to create artwork on a BMW 525i Sedan, and in 2016 she was once
again commissioned to refine a BMW 7 Series, which was exhibited at the Frieze
London art fair.
Vibrant and informative project showcase
As always, the FNB JoburgArtFair has planned a
vibrant and informative series of special projects and events. Lalela will host
the Educational Programme and Artinsure will host the Art Tours.
“We are excited to be involved in the walkabout
program for the second year because it’s our goal to make art accessible.
Professor Federico Freschi and Magkati Molebatsi will lead the walkabouts,
giving art lovers an insight into some of the works on display,” says Gordon
Massie, MD of Artinsure.
This year, the addition of a film programme will be
headlined by the Centre For the Less Good Idea, the brainchild of acclaimed
South African artist William Kentridge. On Friday, 8 September, audiences can
enjoy a specially curated selections of video works from The Centre Of The Less
Good Idea’s first season, which will be projected on a large outdoor screen in
Nelson Mandela Square.
The Talks Programme will once again take place at
the Theatre on Nelson Mandela Square and highlight the exciting content at this
year’s Fair. Notably, the programme includes featured artist Robin Rhode and
The Armory Show, New York, director Benjamin Genocchio – each delivering a
keynote – as well as a conversation that looks at The School of Anxiety, a
project by Moses Serubiri, showcased at the 10th Berlin Biennale.
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