ANNOUNCING THE OFFICIAL TALKS PROGRAMME FOR INVESTEC CAPE TOWN ART FAIR 2024 sponsored by iTOO Artinsure
Investec Cape Town Art Fair announces the Talks Programme, sponsored by iTOO Artinsure. Taking place on Saturday, 17th February in the Vasco Da Gama Room at the Westin Hotel.
Purchase your ticket now on webtickets to attend the 11th edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, taking place over the weekend of the 16th to 18th February 2024.
This year, the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, in collaboration with iTOO Artinsure, brings together the exceptional minds behind the fashion, music, architecture, and art world in an invaluable series of dynamic panel discussions on collaborative ventures, the future of creative intersection and how the ‘unbound’ can shape the future of the creative community.
View our programme now and RSVP to the talks that you would like to attend to reserve your seat. Additional seats will be made available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
“iTOO is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair through our support of the Talks Programme. The diverse range of panelists and topics will offer visitors a comprehensive insight into the art world. As a committed supporter of the arts, we are excited to play a pivotal role in promoting a platform that not only showcases the talent of established and emerging artists but also provides a unique opportunity to connect with our clients."
Gail Bosch, Head of iTOO Artinsure.
5 talks, 26 speakers; book your seat to the 2024 Talks Programme happening from 11h00 to 18h00, Saturday, 17 February at the Westin Hotel, Day 2 of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.
Talk 1: Creativity Unbound
Time: 11h00 - 12h00 Venue: Vasco da Gama Room, Westin Hotel
Speakers: Max Melvill, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Dada Khanyisa, Msaki Moderated by Ashraf Jamal
Architect Max Melvill, fashion designer Lukhanyo Mdingi, artist Dada Khanyisa, and musician Msaki in conversation with moderator, writer, and researcher, Ashraf Jamal explore what the ‘unbound’ means to their respective disciplines and how vital creative intersections are for successful interdisciplinary ventures. As highly regarded members of their respective fields, these panelists share their insights on how boundless creativity can shape the future of creative communities.
Talk 2: Themes of Language and Migration Across Media
Time: 12h30 - 13h30 Venue: Vasco da Gama Room, Westin Hotel
Speakers: Andile Dyalvane, Kamyar Bineshtarigh Moderated by Sean O’Toole and Olivia Barrell
Join art critic Sean O’Toole and art historian Olivia Barrell in conversation with ceramic artist Andile Dyalvane and painter Kamyar Bineshtarigh as they explore themes of language and migration across their respective artistic mediums, with an emphasis on clay and painting. The artists have each cultivated unique multi-disciplinary practices that have energised the possibilities of clay and painting. The role of collaboration and community will also be discussed.
Talk 3: Lest We Forget: Safeguarding the Legacy of Artists and their Work Supported and organized by Wildenstein Plattner Institute, New York
Time: 14h00 - 15h00 Venue: Vasco da Gama Room, Westin Hotel
Speakers: Sam Nhlengethwa, Sethembile Msezane, Nomusa Makhubu, Heidi Erdmann Rasch, Phillippa Duncan Moderated by Elizabeth Gorayeb
Discussing how artists can protect themselves and their works after they leave their studio, artists Sam Nlhengethwa and Sethembile Msezane join art professor, Nomusa Makhubu and independent curators, Heidi Erdmann Rasch and Phillippa Duncan in a round-table conversation, moderated by the Executive Director of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Elizabeth Gorayeb.
Addressing the vital role of art market stakeholders (artists, curators, dealers, archivists, and collectors), this group of panelists will unpack what it means to be custodians of cultural heritage and how we can approach archiving, documenting, and preserving relevant information that will benefit the "afterlife" of an artist's practice and production.
Talk 4: Curatorial Chronicles
Time: 15h30 - 16h30 Venue: Vasco da Gama Room, Westin Hotel
Speakers: Bernardo Follini, Wim Pijbes, Raphael Chikukwa, Khwezi Gule Moderated by Heba Elkayal
Influential directors and curators from iconic institutions worldwide- Bernardo Follini, Curator at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin; Wim Pijbes, Director of Droom en Daad in Rotterdam; Raphael Chikukwa, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe and Khwezi Gule, Chief Curator at the Johannesburg Art Gallery join Heba Elkayal, curator and writer from Cairo, Egypt in a conversation on reimagining spaces and curatorial innovations. These panelists will delve into discourse on community engagement and the integration of technology, offering diverse perspectives, addressing the challenges faced by museums, institutions, private foundations, and charting a course for their future.
Talk 5: Rethinking Art and Nature Behind Binaries
Time: 17h00 - 18h00 Venue: Vasco da Gama Room, Westin Hotel
Speakers: Natalie Paneng, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, Marlene Steyn, Boemo Diale, Cinthia Sifa Mulanga Moderated by Mariella Franzoni
In a time where the quest for a new political ecology is at the forefront of public discourse, Tomorrows/ Today 2024 turns into a platform where 12 emerging and underrepresented artists, with diverse aesthetic practices and geo-cultural backgrounds, rethink our connection with the non-human world. Through personal mythologies founded in post-humanist approaches, queer ecologies, or speculative recovering of pre-colonial knowledge, they offer alternative narratives for dwelling both in the outer world and the inner realms of the body and mind. This panel brings together the curator of the section, Mariella Franzoni, alongside some of the participating artists: Natalie Paneng, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, Marlene Steyn, Cinthia Sifa Mulanga and Boemo Diale. Together, they will delve into the artists' projects conceived for Cape Town, exploring how these practices contribute to the ongoing dialogue about our relationship not only with the environment but with ourselves, our past, and future.
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