Art News

RMB Latitudes Art Fair invited acclaimed architecture and interior design studio Boogertman + Partners – one of Africa’s largest architectural firms – to design the lounge in the centre court at this year’s fair.

For the sculptor, a sketch might be a provisional thought, a way of quickly and effectively committing an idea to paper, but there is also a vital relationship between sculpture and drawing – one that sees each practice informing and deepening the other.

This year, RMB Latitudes’ Special Project, ESSAY, focuses on the drawings and sculptures of two prolific South African artists, Sydney Kumalo and Amalie von Maltitz.

Each year, the outdoor spaces of Shepstone Gardens become the largest exhibition space at RMB Latitudes — an immersive garden of art, nature and discovery. This year, in response to the ever-pressing global climate emergency, RMB Latitudes, The Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa and ORMS present a powerful outdoor activation by artists Thirza Schaap and Nina Barnett.

RMB Latitudes Art Fair's Independent Artist Exhibition, AKA: INDEX is a platform to give exposure to independent artists, who often have to create their own networks and methods for getting their work seen by audiences. This year's exhibition is curated by Bonolo Kavula, and titled Invisible Thread.

The art and cultural organization Ora Loapi is spearheading a movement to reshape how Botswana's history is told, employing a strategy known as "flooding the archive."

For RMB Latitudes’ Botswana exposé, operating within an ethos of accessibility, collective engagement can be conceptualised and established through a singular focus on a locale.

Contemporary art is a moment that is simultaneously historical and a-historical. It is an institution characterised by art made today. But it permits a confluence of historical styles and motifs across periods, from classical genre painting and sculpture to new media and generative artificial intelligence.

The aim of the award is to discover, recognise and nurture a new generation of women-identifying artists from the continent. Apply now.

Bella Knemeyer merges her background in sculpture and landscape architecture to explore urban narratives and material flows.

Prism is a series of nine new works from multidisciplinary artist Adele Van Heerden, informed by a restorative residency in Biesenthal, Germany.

With a second Trump administration in sight, contemporary art is gearing to stage another four years of oppositional optimism to counter the Trumpian moment, perhaps broadly typified as a suspicion of the currents of political liberalism.

Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the Middle East and North Africa’s first dedicated New Media Art hub, has launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to establish itself regionally and globally as an interdisciplinary and innovative hub where art, technology and cultural heritage converge.

The Latitudes Art Fund aims to provide financial support to visual artists by covering the cost of essential art supplies.

Nigeria stands at a pivotal moment of transformation, where a comprehensive view of its socio-economic and cultural landscape is essential. There is a growing call for introspection and alternative approaches to financial resilience, a reevaluation of traditional values, and a shift away from individualism toward collective well-being.

Latitudes is pleased to introduce artist, writer and the author of the book, Yakhal'inkomo - Portrait of a Jazz Classic, Percy Mabandu. In his improvisatory essay, Mabandu tracks an ongoing sighting of musicians caught in the act of performance by a succession of artists across the space time continuum of South African art.

A group of young artists from Artist Proof Studio were selected for a residency programme in memory of Gianni Mariano, co-founder of Mastrantonio group, former BASA board member, chairman of the Artists Proof Studio board and mentorship pioneer, who sadly passed away in 2023.

In some way, the presence of a painting on every wall — from the pristine white finish of a gallery to the prehistoric archive of a cave — can be somewhat overwhelming. How has the language of paint transcended race, time, geography and cultural context?

As someone who comes from a creative industry you would think that I would have always been drawn into the art space, but like many others I have always found galleries, let alone art collecting, to be a space which intimidated me greatly.

An innate rapport with the natural world is the heartbeat of works by artist partners and stewards of the earth, Geoffrey Armstrong and Wendy Vincent. Over the past 25 years their Magalies Rock Garden near Hekpooort in South Africa has set the stage for the conception of dream-like works of genius.

A review of Steelwool and Other Paradoxes, the current show at Latitudes Centre for the Arts.