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Diriyah Art Futures opens applications for emerging new media artists

The Saudi Ministry of Culture has announced a call for applications for its ‘Emerging New Media Artist’ Programme, set to take place at the soon-to-open Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) centre. Latitudes spoke to Ibrahim Alsanousi, the acting CEO of Museums Commission, to learn more about their educational programme.

ANNA Award 2024

The third iteration of the ANNA Award is here. The aim of the award is to discover, recognise and nurture a new generation of women-identifying artists from the African continent and the diaspora.

Getting your art out there: a multi-faceted guide

As an artist, it can be easy to get lost in your own world and overlook the importance of connecting with others. But promoting your art and drawing attention to what is special about it, is almost as important as creating it.

Radically astonishing, and astonishingly still radical

Artists are using watercolour in ways that link them to a radical tradition.

Announcing the 2024 RMB Latitudes CuratorLab participants

Hailing from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa, these 10 aspiring curators are set to receive both professional guidance and one-on-one mentorship from industry-leading curators as they work towards curating their own shows on Latitudes.

Latitudes sits down with artist Phumulani Ntuli

Contribute to the National Visual Arts Survey

The National Visual Arts Survey is South Africa’s largest research initiative in the visual arts, and was first undertaken in 2009, resulting in the first major report on the visual arts in 2010. This year, the survey is being undertaken again to assess the changes and developments in the sector since then.

Speaking Art’s Language

Contemporary art is often criticised for its gradual abandonment of visual coherence in favour of the abstract. In other words, contemporary art’s pretentious dimensions have expanded to include its explanations. This is art because it is art: we’re trapped in a tautological circle. Not only could a child have produced this, but words used to mean things, you know. The greater the waffle, the worse the art; right?

RMB Latitudes CuratorLab 2024

RMB Latitudes CuratorLab is a practice-based, online curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. In 2024, ten aspiring curators will be guided through a facilitated online residency, designed to offer practical experience in the industry and to hone their curatorial skills.

Cut and paste art exposes the gaps in historical and digital archives

The contemporary condition is such that there are no longer any art movements – even if there are discernible aesthetic or conceptual qualities characterising the art finding favour.

Curator's Journal: On Independent Cultural Production in Johannesburg

My initiation into the world of Independent cultural production was a whirlwind affair, a rendezvous with the avant-garde Pool Space tucked away downtown on the corner of the ground floor of Ellis House back on the auspicious evening of March 15, 2015. The alchemical collision of minds behind this exhibition: Mandla Mlangeni - Jazz extraordinaire - and maestro of melodies, Shane Cooper, visionaries in their own right. This exhibition was woven into a series christened Starter Room.

Nobody Loves a Genius Child: Basquiat and the Anxiety of Autonomy

There is one artist whose works have remained divisive since they were unleashed onto the international stage in the early 1980s: Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Notes from a Curator's Journal

The art world has experienced a paradigm shift, with independent artists, disruptive curators, and marginalised individuals challenging established norms. However, reforms should be cautious of historical naivety and outdated practices.

Curators at art fairs: disruptors or validators?

Curators were always going to be absorbed into the art fair fray. Nevertheless, it is difficult, if not impossible, to marry the curatorial act with commercial imperatives, given dealers need to make sales to recoup the costs of participating and staying in business.

What do we do with misogynist male artists; does the Brooklyn Museum’s Pablo-matic show plot a good way forward?

The foundations of Western art history are currently undergoing a profound reevaluation, spurred by a growing recognition of the contributions made by women artists who were often marginalised or overlooked.

The metamorphosis of South African clay artists

A new wave of clay artists is being feted by international collectors and museums. A forthcoming book surveys the key exponents.

New Perspectives: A three way dialogue on sheltering spaces

ESSAY is an exhibition that showcases a cross-generational dialogue through the works of three artists - Sam Nhlengethwa, Katlego Tlabela, and Cinthia Sifa Mulanga. The exhibition, which forms a Special Project at RMB Latitudes, and is presented by Lexus in collaboration with Goodman Gallery, explores the complexities of identity, culture, and artistic heritage through a nuanced approach to colour and line.

Innovative technology makes professional art tools accessible

Milan-based Artshell is an art software development company that specialises in archiving and managing collections of artworks. The Covid-19 pandemic not only gave them new purpose but drove more innovation that would benefit art dealers and art fairs.

RMB Latitudes Talks Presented by Strauss & Co.

RMB Latitudes is thrilled to partner with Strauss & Co to offer three unmissable conversations on Friday 26 May. Be sure to book your seats as space is limited.

Meet the INDEX artists

INDEX is a new platform to give exposure to independent artists, who often have to create their own networks and methods for getting their work seen by audiences. Meet the artists!

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