TAF : Art. Style. Fine Dining

July 12, 2017

TAF : Art. Style. Fine Dining

By Coco

Turbine Art Fair is most likely the height of art fair's in Africa and globally.
This year The Forum company respectively, have reinforced their vision by bringing us as (the public) an opportunity to experience Artistic Luxury. Their aim was to have a befitting image that matched the timeless art collections provided by Strauss & Co, 50ty-50ty, Art in Forest, Art source, Anton Talijaard,, Bag Factory Artists any many more with a Touch of a modernist interior and quality catering.

"HEAVEN ON EARTH"

The Fair is set to take place over the weekend (13-16 July) with more than 50 galleries and exhibits from all over South Africa. It has quickly become the most anticipated art event on the art calendar and one of the must-attend events of the year. Below are the dates and ticket prices and further details provided by The Forum Company.

Dates and times:

13^th July 18h00 – 21:00

First Access cocktail event with substantial canapés and wine included in ticket price.Tickets R750 per person via webtickets

14^Th July 11h00 – 20h00

(walkabouts start, live music featuring Abby Nurock and artisan food on sale from 17:00 – 20:00)

15^th July 10h00 – 18h00

(TAF Artinsure talks, walkabouts and children’s area all commence)

16^th July 10h00 – 17h00

(TAF Artinsure talks, walkabouts and children’s area all continue)

Tickets: R100 at the door or R90 online via webtickets

R 200 Weekend pass (Fri, Sat & Sun)

R50 children, students & pensioners

For safety and convenience, TURBINE ART FAIR 2017 is now a completely cashless environment.

For more info or to buy tickets :www.turbineartfair.co.za

TAF17 Highlights and special projects

TAF TALKS SPONSORED BY ARTINSURE

“CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COLLECTING’ is curated by Art Advisor, Makgati Molebatsi and is proudly sponsored by Artinsure.

Why do people collect art? The panels, consisting of collectors and artists, will be sharing their stories behind their collections. How they started, what interests and attracts them, and why do they continue with their acquisitions. In acquiring artworks, do they buy within and beyond the walls. Do they think ‘my walls are full’ and stop with their acquisition, or do they continue beyond the confines of the walls, turning their acquisitions into collections. Does the term beyond the walls lead them to acquiring installation art, performance art and digital media? The conversations will explore these motivations, examining the diverse world of contemporary art eco-system, the role of the buyer, the artist, the gallery and the art fair within the art market“ says Makgati Molebastsi, curator TAF Talks.

Saturday 15 July 11:15 -11:30

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Makgati Molebatsi

11:30 - 13:00

Film Screening: Peggy Guggenheim - Art Addict

“Peggy Guggenheim had a wild life. One of her husbands was Max Ernst, another used to make her stand naked in front of an open window while he chucked whisky at her. But she was also, in the art world, a force to be taken seriously. When she closed her New York gallery in 1947 ahead of a move to her beloved Europe, critic Clement Greenberg wrote: “Her departure is in my opinion a serious loss to living American art… She gave more first showings to more serious new artists than anyone else in the country.” He wasn’t wrong. In New York, Peggy had shown, among many others, Mark Rothko, Joseph Cornell, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and, perhaps most important of all, her beloved “Jack the Dripper”, Jackson Pollock. Her own collection is still housed in her strange bungalow-like Venice palazzo.” The Guardian 27 February 2015 - The Best 10 Art Patrons

13.30 - 14:30

Building Collections

In conversation with Anton Taljaard on hisPierneef collection

15:00 - 16:00

Collecting within and beyond the walls:

Panel:NomahlubiShezi, Tshepo Hlongwane and Dawood Petersen and LiesleBarrath, joined by Tamzin Lovell Miller, in conversation with TladiMarumo

Individual’s motivation for acquiring and collecting art vary. Mostly its to adorn the walls of their living or work spaces. When does acquisition stop or extend beyond what has been acquired already. You invariably hear people say ‘ my walls are full’. Does that mean acquisition needs to stop at filling your walls, specifically at what can be displayed on the walls? Can it extend to storing some of the artworks, or decommissioning to make space for new works? What happens when one encounters an artwork that engages them, and its compelling enough to acquire; or its an artwork that does not necessarily need to be displayed on a wall. Does acquisition extend to sculptures, video, installation, even performance.

Sunday 16 July

11:30 - 13:00

Artsist and Collecting: Are they interested in building massive collections?

Panel: Usha Seerjarim, Nelson Makamo, Lawrence Lemaona joined by Kara Blackmore, in conversation with Makgati Molebatsi

Artists have well trained eyes and see more art than most people. In most cases, artists acquire artworks through trades and swaps with other artists. How far does their collecting extend? Beyond the wall, into storage; to include video, installation, performance? Do they experience pride of possession when an artwork acquired during an artists formative years becomes valuable when the artist becomes sought after, or do they see an opportunity to cash in? It is said ‘artists trading of artworks is an important part of art history. Gauguin swapped works with Van Gogh and Degas; Andy Warhol, who had a huge collection of other artists’ work, traded with Jasper Johns; records show that in the 16th century, Raphael exchanged works with Albrecht Dürer.’ (Melanie Girlis, Financial Times 10 June 2016)

13.30 – 14.30

Film Screening: Herb and Dorothy - You don't have to be a Rockefeller to collect art

Dorothy and Herb Vogel worked as civil servants in New York while quietly amassing one of the most important post-60s art collections in the US. They did this by living frugally and by pursuing unknown artists doggedly. Dorothy’s salary as a librarian was spent on food and rent, and Herb’s US Postal Service sorting clerk’s salary was devoted entirely to art, which they chose purely according to taste and whether they could get it home on the subway. The collection, so vast some of it had to be stored under their bed, included work by Richard Tuttle and Roy Lichtenstein, though in 1992, they donated it all to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the city where they honeymooned.” Ten Best Art Patrons; The Guardian 27 February 2015

15:15 – 16.45

Film Screening: Peggy Guggenheim - Art Addict