Art fairs are a convergence of elements 鈥 drawing together a diverse range of ideas, modes, artistic practices and sensibilities under one roof鈥攕ome of which are conflicting and others complementary.
鈥淟et鈥檚 keep in touch,鈥 reads an inscription on a pink ceramic vessel by Cape Town鈥揵ased sculptor Githan Coopoo that has been placed near the entrance to the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.
The Investec Cape Town Art Fair will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in February 2023 with an exhibition that examines the notion of time and promises to dive into concepts surrounding the past, present and future.
Figuration is a powerful conceptual thread linking historical, traditional, modernist, and contemporary art in Africa. Strauss & Co鈥檚 first offering of the year will be a prestigious non-selling exhibition, titled Giving Direction: Figuration, Past and Present.
The 2022 edition of Investec Cape Town Art Fair rolls into town next week, during which the convention centre will be transformed into a hustling, bustling ball of energy around which various satellites 鈥 including solo shows, pop-ups and parties 鈥 orbit.
Hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town Art Fair returns (18鈥20 February 2022) this year as the largest contemporary art fair in Africa, with 107 galleries presenting online and offline for the fair's 9th edition.