This year's Art Talks are not to be missed. The Talks are free to ticket holders and inside the Fair.
"As in 2010, Alfa Romeo will once again partner up with the FNb Joburg Art Fair by sponsoring the Art Talks Programme. And, it's a match made in heaven...Alfa Romeo is a brand synonymous with history, culture, design and passion - all attributes that could just as easily be applied to the many diverse and talented South African artists that will be exhibiting at this year's event. Another striking parallel between art and machine is the way both have evolved over time. Local art has finally cast off ots constraints and lovingly embraced 21st century innovation and dynamism - ditto the master car builders that are Alfa Romeo. Here's to an inspiring FNB Joburg Art Fair and a positively scintillating Alfa Romeo Art Talks Programme."
Craig Westray, General Manager: Marketing, Fiat Group Automobiles South Africa
FRIDAY
Time |
Gallery/Special Project |
Speaker |
Topic |
11:30-12:00 |
Migrant-C
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Nirveda Alleck and Nalini Treebhoobun |
Art In Mauritius |
12-12:30 |
Grahams Gallery |
Graham Britz |
South African Art as an Investment |
12:30-1:00 |
Omenka |
Oliver Enwonwu |
The changing face of contemporary art in Nigeria |
1:00-2:00 |
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2:00-2:30 |
Rooke Gallery |
Joachim Schonfeldt |
State of the nation address |
2:30-3:00 |
Whatiftheworld Gallery |
Maja Marx |
Between looking and reading |
3:00 – 3:30 |
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3:30- 4:00 |
Everard Read |
Deborah Bell |
Art as power object |
4:00 – 4:30 |
FNB
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Angus Taylor
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FNB trophies
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4:30 – 5:00 |
Smac Gallery |
Kathryn Smith |
The world is my sculpture: Barend de Wet in conversation with Kathryn Smith |
5:00 – 5:30 |
Artco |
Gordon Clark |
Coloured |
5:30 – 6:00 |
VANSA |
Lester Adams |
Two Thousand and Ten Ways to do Public Art |
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WITS Art Museum |
Nina Cohen and Fiona Garson |
The Architecture of the new WAM |
SATURDAY
Time |
Gallery/Special Project |
Speaker |
Topic |
11:30-1:00 |
Goethe Institut |
International Speaker: Chris Dercon (Tate Modern) |
Audiences: How Much Do We Really Care |
1:00 – 1:30 |
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1:30- 2:30 |
Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing |
International Speaker: Mme Tao Yongbei |
TBA |
2:30-3 |
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3:00- 4:00 |
WITS University Press Visual Century: South African Art in Context 1907 – 2007 |
Steven Sack, Dr Jillian Carman and Mario Pissarra |
Visual Century: re-writing South African art history |
4:00- 4:30 |
Artspace Mentorship |
Louis Olivier |
Reflections on effective mentorship in contemporary art: A personal experience from a past mentee of the Artspace Mentorship Programme |
4:30- 5:00 |
Market Photo Workshop |
Musa Nxumalo & Zanele Muholi |
Nxumalo & Muholi in conversation |
5:00 – 5:30 |
20 Fine Years |
Janet Watts & Kim Berman |
20 Years of Partnerships at Artist Proof Studio |
5:30 -6:00 |
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Candice Breitz |
The Character |
SUNDAY
Time |
Gallery/Special Project |
Speaker |
Topic |
10:30– 11:00 |
October Gallery |
Elisabeth Lalouschek |
Contemporary Art: a new landscape |
11:00- 11:30 |
David Krut |
Stephen Hobbs |
Interrogating the Aesthetics of Decay |
12:00-12:30 |
Gallery AOP |
Marcus Neustetter |
In the making |
12:30-1:00 |
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1:00-2:00 |
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2:00-2:30 |
Omenka | Oliver Enwonwu | The changing face of contemporary art in Nigeria |
2:30-3:00 |
Featured Artist |
Paul Emmanuel |
Six Years of Scratching: Insights into an obsessive artist’s project |
3:00-3:30 |
Jacana Media |
Claudette Schreuders in conversation with Rory Bester |
Autobiography of Complexity – The Interplay of Autobiography and Fiction in Claudette Schreuders’ work |
Please note the schedule is subject to change.