Investec Cape Town Art Fair showcases a diversity of work that represents the forefront of contemporary art from Africa to the world, and the world to Cape Town.

The city boasts a vibrant arts scene, driven by the top galleries on the African continent and beyond. Thanks to its diverse cultural heritage and geographic beauty, Cape Town is a compelling destination for both art world professionals and collectors alike.

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Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020| Q&A with Firdous Hendricks from Lalela

18 December 2019

For our final 2019 Q&A in the build-up to the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020, we spoke to Firdous Hendricks, Programme Co-ordinator of not-for-profit organization Lalela, which will form part of ICTAF 2020’s Cultural Platforms’ section. Here she sheds insights into Lalela and the world of a not-for-profit that provides educational arts for at-risk…

Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020 | Q&A with Owen Martin of the Norval Foundation

16 October 2019

For our second Q&A in the build up to the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020 we spoke to Chief Curator of the Norval Foundation, Owen Martin who is also on the selection committee for next year’s fair. Here he sheds light on the eco-system of art institutions in South Africa, what he’s busy with at…

Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020 | Q&A with Tšhegofatso Mabaso

27 September 2019

Today is National Heritage Day in South Africa and in the first of our series of Q&A’s in the lead up to ICTAF 2020, we speak to newly appointed Curator of Contemporary Art at Iziko South African National Gallery, Tšhegofatso Mabaso. She shares with us the misconceptions of what curating entails, what she loves about…

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  • WHATS ON. . Don’t miss Masimba Hwati’s @masimbahwati solo show, Sokunge, at SMAC @smac_gallery until 25 January. . The exhibition is based on research around various forms of cultural resistance and the use of symbolism to modify power and contest domination. The works in the exhibition draw on sculpture, sound and the body, as a means to explore the liminal spaces in the post-colonial context. The show attempts to reframe this space as a breeding ground for unfamiliar sounds, forms, hybridity, confusion and dissonance. . Sokunge, translated from Shona, describes a phenomenon wherein something presents itself as other than its true nature. When directly translated to English it means “as if”. The resulting phenomenon exists as an in-between space, referencing the real object while at the same time obscuring it. . Pictured: Sokunge 2, 2019, steel pipe, copper tubing, fabric and found objects, 250 x 100 x 85 cm. . #ICTAF2020 #ICTAF #ExperiencingArt #WhatsOnInCapeTown #peopleofictaf
  • SOLO Focus. . Capetonian artist, Kirsten Beets @kirst_b_kind , represented by Salon 91 @salon91art , paints a place somewhere between the real and imagined. . Her images encompass a sun-soaked, mythological idea of Eden in order to explore contemporary ethical realities. She is continually looking at the shifting relationship between people at leisure and the natural world. Snapshots of our curious human interactions with natural environments are all rendered in delicate detail and her exhibitions are complex collections of observations and imaginary musings made manifest in oil paint on paper, board and linen. Her carefully considered compositions tell a subtle story of serenity and loss, leisure and decay, stasis and transience. . Pictured: Islands, 2019. Oil on board. 910 x 1205mm. Framed. . #ICTAF2020 #ExperiencingArt #ArtistsOfICTAF #peopleofictaf
  • Tomorrows/Today Focus. American artist, Andy Roberts, represented by Hannah Hoffman Gallery @hannahhoffmangallery will be showcasing his paintings as part of the Tomorrow’s/Today section at Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020. His work draws from a breadth of historical and personal references, expressed as a mosaic-like assemblage that looks like topographical abstractions. The subject matter of his body of work draws on the literature and histories of diaspora and civil rights campaigns, which is consistently mapped onto the artist’s experiences living in Haiti and immigrating to neighborhoods such as East Flatbush and Harlem; roaming Prospect Park, Eastern Parkway as well Los Angeles. Pictured: 720 (2019), Oil on linen, 365.8 x 304.8 x 5.1 cm. #ICTAF2020 #ExperiencingArt #GalleristsOfICTAF #peopleofictaf
  • In our second clip, in the series Conversations on Collecting, we look at the significance of the collector/artist relationship in the context of an art fair such as the Investec Cape Town Art Fair. We chat to South African collectors, Nwabisa Xayiya @missus_x Carnita @carnitahendricks and Reyburn Hendricks @reyburn.hendricks and Tristanne Farrell. Video courtesy of @art_meets . #ICTAF2020 #ExperiencingArt #peopleofICTAF #collectorsofICTAF
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