A breathtaking symphony of creativity where art seamlessly blends with nature. Immerse yourself in this fusion, exploring installations that defy the traditional gallery setting. This exclusive preview is your chance to be at the heart of the art world. Be among the first to discover the artistic gems that will shape the conversation this year, and connect with a passionate community of fellow art enthusiasts.

The walkabout is a chance to see the art scene through the eyes of a curator. Featuring unique perspectives on artistic exploration offered by Lawrence Lemoana, co-founder of the revolutionary Occupying the Gallery project; a unique roving, experimental open-studio project.

Don't miss this opportunity to spark conversations and gain a deeper understanding of contemporary art. After the tour, unwind and connect with fellow art enthusiasts over a glass of bubbly with your hosts.

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Hosted by Everard Read Gallery

Sponsored by BASA

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Moderated by Nkgopoleng Moloi (Editor, ArtThrob)

Speakers:
Annicia Maanyapelo (Founder, Women Who Collect)
Tshepo Hlongwane (Founder of Brown Eyes Boy and members of Chickpeas and Champagne Stokvoel)
Camilla van Hoogstraten (Head of RMB Latitudes' Collectors Circle, Head of Sales and Artist Network, Latitudes Online)

Stay on for tapas by Glenda Lederle and Kevin Collins, the dynamic duo behind Hyde Park’s annual tapas pop-up, Bocadillo.

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Latitudes Live is a curated programme of talks and activations that are aimed at facilitating and enhancing a holistic fair experience.

Join us for an intimate gathering in his booth, where you can engage in stimulating conversation while indulging in refreshing drinks and delectable snacks. This rare chance to connect with Nelson himself allows you to peek into his creative mind and gain firsthand insights into his artistic journey. A rare chance to connect with Nelson and likeminded individuals.

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We engage with the true value of championing an artist's career, supporting their livelihood and allowing a creative practice to thrive.

Speakers:
Refiloe Mpakanyane, Host of The Latitudes Podcast powered by iTOO Artinsure
Annicia Manyaapelo (Founder, Women Who Collect)
Lucy MacGarry, Co-Founder and Director Latitudes Online
Nandi Dlepu, Cultural Innovator & Collector
Gail Bosch, iTOO Artinsure

Set against sweeping views of the city, this event is a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in the arts over cocktails and canapés.

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To tether utility to culture, in order to best serve our needs. We are guided by a consideration of regional values tied to artistic expression, both through historical and modern manifestations, in order to design spaces that are sensitive to other ways of holding stories, based on African cultures and perspectives – to push culture forward in new and innovative ways.

Speakers:
Stephen Hobbs, Visual Artist and Co-Founder of public art consultancy, The Trinity Session
Gilbert Balinda, Rwandan-Belgian Architect, Educator and Critic
Julia Kabat, Exhibition Manager at Zeitz MOCAA
Kate Otten, South African Architect and Director of Kate Otten Architects (KOA)

Walk through RMB Latitudes with Freschi as he provides insights into the profound significance of sculpture in Africa, spanning both contemporary and historical contexts

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Please join our art specialists for a walkabout at our viewing rooms. Important examples by Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto, George Pemba, Sydney Kumalo and William Kentridge, amongst others, will be on show. The Live Auction will take place in Johannesburg on Tuesday 28 May at 7pm Viewing Times: 09-28 May: 9am – 4pm or by appointment. Contact danel@straussart.co.za for more information. 40 PAX

An evening curated by Homie.Lover.Friend, inspired by the indelible connection between art, design and architecture - art forms driven by the pursuit of truth and beauty.

More information about the event to be shared upon the receipt of your RSVP.

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For an evening where art harmonises with melody in a retro-chic atmosphere. Immerse yourself in curated vinyl sounds and mingle for a post-fair soirée.

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Thuli will illuminate the themes and styles explored by these artists, offering a unique perspective on the fair. Additionally, Nina Carew (Fair Manager, RMB Latitudes) and the Curator of RMB Latitudes 2024's International Galleries Platform will share special insights throughout the walkabout.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow art enthusiasts and enjoy a glass of bubbly after the tour.

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Departure from RMB Latitudes at 11am for an 11:30 Arrival.

Phumulani Ntuli holds a Masters degree in the Fine Arts–Arts Public Sphere from (ECAV) École Cantonale d’Art du Valais in Sierre, Switzerland and was awarded the Prix–Excellence for his ongoing research project Permutations of an Event centred around notions of archives and surveillance. Ntuli’s opus merges the ambit of artistic research, sculpture, video installations, and performative practice.

Ntuli has presented and contributed work within the context of the 2016 Kampala Biennale in Uganda curated by Elise Atangana; the 2016 Bone Performance Festival in Bern, Switzerland, curated by Valerian Maly; performed in the 2016 Act Festival in Geneva, Basel, Sierre and Zurich; and participated in residencies at the Fondazione Pisteletto in Biella, Italy and the Alps Art Academy in Chur, Switzerland.

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Sculpture has remained a primary form of artistic practice on the African continent. Taking a look at the evolution of sculptural practice – extending to changes in the societal role of both the object and that of its maker.

Speakers:
Ashraf Jamal, Academic, Writer and Cultural Theorist
Lungiswa Gqunta, Visual Artist working in performance, printmaking, sculpture and installation
Olivia Barrell, Art Historian and Founder of Art Formes
Xhanti Zwelendaba, Visual Artist working in sculpture, printmaking, installation and performance
Hlonipha Mokoena, Historian and Associate Professor at the Wits Institute for Social and Economics Research

Please join our art specialists for a walkabout at our viewing rooms. Important examples by Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto, George Pemba, Sydney Kumalo and William Kentridge, amongst others, will be on show.

The Live Auction will take place in Johannesburg on Tuesday 28 May at 7pm

Viewing Times:
09-28 May: 9am – 4pm or by appointment.
Contact danel@straussart.co.za for more information.
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With this in mind, this round-table discussion exists as a kind of group-imagining session in which we're prompted to imagine the future of African Art, and the kinds of institutions we'd like to build moving forward; to find actionable solutions that create long-standing infrastructure, based on the requirements of art institutions on the continent.

Speakers: heeten bhagat, Zimbabwean Researcher, Lecturer and Conceptual Methodologist
Sophia Sanan, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cultural Policy Consultant, Writer and Project Manager
Phumzile Twala, Arts Practitioner, Writer, Researcher and Public Engagement Curator
Ngaire Blankenberg, Canadian-born South African Museum Designer and Consultant

Vivien Kohler was born 1976 in Johannesburg, South Africa.The concept of liminality; the liminal city and its people, lies at the core of Kohler's work, which explores migration, marginalisation and displacement in the urban landscape of post-Apartheid South Africa.

Kohler constructs two and three-dimensional assemblage pieces; appropriating discarded material, painting naturalistic figures and detailed replications of packaging material (a layered visual metaphor signifying transience, migration, displacement), to articulate challenging social and economic circumstances that affect those on the periphery. "My works do not hide the realities of unfair perception, but symbolically display it in relation to the liberating verdict of the human spirit". Fascinated by man's ability to transcend 'the conceptual decay', he captures with gentle rawness the complexity of the human disposition. His work seeks to illuminate the duality of lived experiences by depicting, with an air of surrealist and meditative moments of the individual, mentally cocooned from, yet physically enveloped by life's detritus.

Kohler has produced ten solo shows to date shown both locally and internationally including Given to Fly (AVA, CT,2012), De(re)tritus (Lovell Gallery, CT, 2014) and This too shall come to pass (Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, 2022). Kohler has also exhibited two solo exhibitions at Sulger-Buel Lovell namely Clay Opera (2017) and At the Still Point of the Turning World (2018) curated by Andrew Lamprecht, and has exhibited at the African American Museum, Dallas, USA (2023) “If you look hard enough, you can see our future” a group exhibition. He is represented by Gallery MOMO.

Departure from RMB Latitudes at 11am for an 11:30 Arrival

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Kekana believes art is a powerful social science, shaping society and sparking important conversations. In this panel discussion moderated by Kekana, a range of experts will delve into the ways art is created and experienced.

This extends to identifying other living models often established as alternatives, how they contribute to the dissemination of artistic expression into the broader public space, as well as how they illustrate a capacity to draw from the ways in which everyday people already engage in artistic practice. Recognising the capacity for art to cultivate, record and share knowledge, we are prompted to think also about the extent to which curriculum is informed by African Art, its history, and traditional practices tied to indigenous knowledge systems — in relation to what is inherited from elsewhere, and how this ultimately affects the canon from which art is perceived and judged.

Speakers:
Lebo Kekana, Latitudes Live Curator, Visual Artist and Founding Director of FEDE Arthouse
Lawrence Lemoena, Visual Artist and Lecturer at UNISA, Department of Art and Music
Anelisa Mangcu, Curator and Founding Director at Under the Aegis
Marc Edwards, Senior Lecturer (ret.) Research Associate: Department of Multimedia