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Design Indaba
25 February, 2015
The annual Design Indaba Conference in Cape Town features the best of global creativity on one stage. It is also simulcast live to cities around South Africa.
Every year the programme features a sterling lineup of international speakers from all corners of the world, coming together on the Design Indaba stage to present an up-to-the-minute survey on design and innovation from across the creative sectors. Surprise elements of dialogue, performance and music intersperse the speaker programme for an inimitable experience that makes Design Indaba what has been said by many to be the best creative conference in the world.
Early bird ticket sales open from Monday 17 November to 9 December 2014. Cape Town Simulcast ticket sales open when the main auditorium sells out (other cities open in January). BOOK Here!
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Henry Moore
February 9 - April 2, 2015
A giant of modern sculpture, Moore engaged the abstract, the surreal, the primitive and the classical in vigorous corporeal forms that are as accessible and familiar as they are avant-garde. His large-scale works celebrate the power of organic imagery at a time when traditional representation was largely eschewed by the vanguard art establishment. Their overwhelming physicality and forceful presence promotes a charged relation between sculpture, site, and viewer. This special exhibition explores the origins and processes behind Moore’s sculptures by recreating his maquette studio at Perry Green—now home to The Henry Moore Foundation—at the Davies Street gallery. His Wunderkammer of natural stones, shells, bones, animal skulls, and other found objects will be presented alongside the drawings and sculptural maquettes that they inspired, demonstrating the metamorphosis from nature to sculpture, from inanimate object to human or animal form, that was the impetus of his oeuvre.
Photo by Henry Moore
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Global design awards
January - March, 2015
Nova 2014? 2014 World Design Rankings in industry, strengths and weaknesses.
Ten new countries are included in the 2014 rankings: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Norway, Cyprus, Albania, Qatar and Colombia. The top 10 countries remained the same in 2013, except for China ascending from eighth to seventh position, which moved Brazil a step back.
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
For each country, three additional tables for strengths, weaknesses and opportunities are listed. The table of “Design Strengths” displays dominant design fields, in which a country is highly competitive and successful.
The “Design Weaknesses” table reflects design fields that are below average in comparison to other countries. The “Design Opportunities” table lists latent design categories that could be further explored by each represented country.
South Africa comes in at number 53 in the rankings. The only other African country to be included is Egypt, which performs substantially better at 25.
These insights are a valuable tool for policy makers to determine which specific design sectors or industries need government subsidies or subvention.
Tatyana fazlalizadeh
February, 2015
Current Artist in Residence at Made in NY Media Center by IFP in Brooklyn, NY
Feature Artwork in Spike Lee's Latest Movie, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Upcoming
Brooklyn Museum:
In Conversation: Brooklyn Renaissance with Spike Lee, Kehinde Wiley, and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
February 12th, 7pm
Photo by Dustin Chambers
Dion Salvador Lloyd
1 January 2015 Till February 10, 2015
On a cold January evening people as far as Southampton,Chichester and Bath came to my Private View at Northcote Gallery in London. I was overwhelmed by the support and would just like to thank everyone who came and saw 'Motherland' my solo show of new paintings and paperworks. There was a shining bright star that night to!!
Photo by Dion Salvador
The Grahamstown 2015 National Arts Festival
July 2 - 12, 2015
The 2015 National Arts Festival will be held from 2 – 12 July 2015 – and promises to be another amazing celebration of the best in performance and visual art in South Africa. The National Arts Festival is an important event on the South African cultural calendar, and the biggest annual celebration of the arts on the African continent. Starting at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days and is held in the small university city of Grahamstown,which is situated in the Eastern Cape, 130 km from Port Elizabeth.
Photo by: Joey at Grahamstown
The Grahamstown 2015 National Arts Festival EL Presents Tumi Tladi and Costa Tich
July 2 - 12, 2015
The 2015 National Arts Festival will be held from 2 – 12 July 2015 – and promises to be another amazing celebration of the best in performance and visual art in South Africa. The National Arts Festival is an important event on the South African cultural calendar, and the biggest annual celebration of the arts on the African continent. Starting at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days and is held in the small university city of Grahamstown,which is situated in the Eastern Cape, 130 km from Port Elizabeth.
Tumi Tladi and Costa Tinch are bringing with them to Grahamstown a performance based on high energy dancing and hip hop. Performing with SA's upcoming artist Cassper Nyovest, they are proving to be a force to be reckoned with at this year’s National Arts Festival. Both artists currently stand as ambassadors for the international brand Adidas of which they have earned through their music, dance and choreography internationally.
Photo by: Wakhe Dzingwe
2015 EXHIBITORS ANNOUNCED
July 2 - 12, 2015
The FNB JoburgArtFair returns to the Sandton Convention Centre from 11 – 13 September 2015, presenting 50 modern and contemporary exhibitors from 8 countries.
Exhibitors have a choice of different categories for the presentation of their artworks. ‘Galleries’ is the main exhibition sector for established galleries, while ‘Young Galleries’ is the category for new galleries younger than 3 years old. ‘Art Platforms’ focuses on not-for-profit arts entities and educational establishments and ‘Gallery Special Projects’ offers exhibitors the opportunity to present a curated project. This includes presentations by a single artist, multiple artists within a singular curatorial concept, or exceptional art historical material.
Special Projects and Talks are curated annually to offer audiences insights into selected modes of African art practice. The 2015 programme turns its focus to the role of contemporary performance art, staged live or recorded through the medium of film. Soon to be announced, the programme is directed by Fair Curator, Lucy MacGarry in conversation with Koyo Kouoh (RAW Material), Bisi Silva (CCA Lagos), Jay Pather (GIPCA), Karolina Lewandowska (Centre Pompidou) and Zoe Whitely (Tate Modern).