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The African Art Business Newsletter
7 Sep 2022
- Strauss & Co, Africa’s Leading Art Auction House announces joint initiative with the Art Business Conference
- African Art Business News Digest to provide regular aggregated information
- Free Subscription
Cape Town/London – A new fortnightly African Art Business News Digest launches this week. Each edition will share selected top, recent stories as they relate to the market for African art and art sold in Africa. Produced in a joint initiative between Strauss & Co, Africa’s Leading Art auction house, and the Art Business Conference for your complementary subscription please register here.
“As both the art market on the African Continent broadens and international collecting interest in African art and artists continues to increase, the digest will provide a regular, aggregated selection of articles and content from both regional and global sources”, said Bina Genovese, a Managing Executive, Strauss & Co.
“Prioritizing news from the modern and contemporary art categories the digest will share selected stories as they relate to African art or art sold in Africa,” said Louise Hamlin, Art Business Conference Founder. “Building on the success of our Digital Art Digest, in this fast-moving environment, we are excited to offer this regular content to audiences.”
Launching as the art market starts the second half of the year, and just ahead of the keynote Royal Academy London exhibition dedicated to leading South African artist, William Kentridge, the African Art Business Newsletter will also share information about exhibitions and museum happenings, as well as wider topical issues such as art technology, NFTs and cultural property.
The African Art Business Newsletter will be produced by the team at the Art Business Conference founded by Louise Hamlin, formerly of the Art Newspaper and will be collated by respected journalist, Riah Pryor.
For more information please contact: Louise Hamlin + 44 7949 762950
Bina Genovese +27 83 680 9944 | Marina Smithers +27 82 556 2084
2022 Press Releases
October
- 4 Oct 2022 Strauss & Co announces its diverse programme of activities for Toyota US Woordfees 2022
- 12 Oct 2022 Impression/Expression theme leads the Strauss & Co October online offering
September
- 5 Sep 2022 Strauss & Co’s auction of Decorative Arts and Jewellery includes important Cape silver pieces from the Louis and Mavis Shill Collection
- 6 Sep 2022 The Oliver Powell and Timely Investments Trust Collection explores innovation and tradition in South African painting
- 7 Sep 2022 The African Art Business Newsletter
- 12 Sep 2022 Robert Hodgins: a life in colour
- 13 Sep 2022 Strauss & Co presents four works on paper spanning William Kentridge's prolific career
- 17 Sep 2022 Alfred Thoba: Black Modernist Maverick
- 22 Sep 2022 Vinous Treasures Await at this Year's Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
- 23 Sep 2022 William Kentridge flower print tops results at Strauss & Co's spring sale
- 26 Sep 2022 Strauss & Co's September Online-Only auction offers something for everyone
August
- 22 Aug 2022 Decorative Arts online sale offers a nostalgic glimpse into the past
- 22 Aug 2022 Strauss & Co's August online sale shines the spotlight on Eastern Cape artists
- 31 Aug 2022 Distinguished single-owner collections lead Strauss & Co's Cape Town Auction Week
July
- 5 Jul 2022 Strauss & Co's single-artist sale revisits the journeys of Pierneef, a lifelong traveller
- 11 Jul 2022 A new level of prices at the Strauss and Co fine wine Tabernacle auction
- 13 Jul 2022 Strauss & Co’s single-artist sale of works by JH Pierneef affirms his premium status
- 19 Jul 2022 Strauss & Co devotes single-artist auction to celebrated artist William Kentridge
- 29 Jul 2022 Paying homage to Die Kunskamer, the gallery that changed the course of SA art
June
- 3 Jun 2022 Strauss & Co celebrates a century of watercolour painting in its May Online-Only Auction
- 3 Jun 2022 Inspiration and Protégé
- 9 Jun 2022 Cheers and applause resound at Strauss & Co's landmark sale of works by Irma Stern
- 15 Jun 2022 Strauss & Co takes you on a journey through abstraction in their latest 19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary offering
- 15 Jun 2022 African designers feature strongly in Strauss & Co’s June sale of decorative arts
- 30 Jun 2022 Pierneef oils depicting scenes from his African travels
May
- 11 May 2022 The Peter Veldsman & Dirkie Christowitz Private Collection
- 11 May 2022 Strauss & Co’s marvellous Surrealism auction includes key works by Kentridge and Preller
- 15 May 2022 Five must-see artworks at Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg Auction Preview
- 18 May 2022 Strauss & Co’s focus on Surrealism yields top auction result for Kentridge drawing
- 20 May 2022 The Fabric of Society - Auction of important Southern African Textiles and Fibre Art
- 20 May 2022 Strauss & Co to host a comprehensive single-artist auction of works by Irma Stern
- 25 May 2022 Landmark auction of works by Irma Stern, South Africa’s top female artist
April
- 4 Apr 2022 Strauss & Co to offer a worldly selection of furniture, ceramics and jewellery in April
- 4 Apr 2022 Strauss & Co to offer a private collection of artworks and jewellery that highlight the genius of Alexis Preller
- 5 Apr 2022 Late Gqeberha artist's portrait set to sell for pretty penny
- 8 Apr 2022 Strauss & Co supports the growth of Art from the Continent as the main sponsor of the African Art in Venice Forum
- 11 Apr 2022 International collectors flock to Strauss & Co’s successful decorative arts auction
- 11 Apr 2022 Strauss & Co launches Africa’s first NFT auction with SA’s leading fine wine producers
- 12 Apr 2022 Figuration and Landscape Triumph at Strauss & Co’s first grand marquee auction of the year.
- 14 Apr 2022 Robust demand for historical Asian art informs Strauss & Co’s April offering
- 14 Apr 2022 Strauss & Co divulges the connections between the Venice Biennale and South African art as the art world converges on Venice
- 28 Apr 2022 As global museums reappraise the legacy of Surrealism, Strauss & Co’s sale expands the debate
March
- 4 Mar 2022 Special focus on portraiture leads Strauss & Co’s exciting March online sale
- 8 Mar 2022 Strauss & Co invites you to celebrate the inauguration of the Strauss & Co Shop
- 15 Mar 2022 Strauss & Co successfully hosts three online auctions of art, fine wine and furniture.
- 15 Mar 2022 Bidders snatch classic country furniture, vintage wine and art at Strauss & Co’s Online-Only Auction
- 15 Mar 2022 Important Senegalese portrait by Irma Stern invigorates Strauss & Co’s figure-rich April sale.
- 27 Mar 2022 From Laubser to Lewis: Strauss & Co sale explores the historical context to the figure in art
- 30 Mar 2022 Strauss & Co have partnered with premium jewellery designer Mahak Kala of Panchoo London for a unique offering to be launched in April through the Strauss & Co Shop.
February
- 3 Feb 2022 African Art Galleries Association announces Emerging Painting Invitational (EPI)
- 7 Feb 2022 Sixteen African artists picked for Emerging Painting Invitational Prize
- 9 Feb 2022 Strauss & Co’s bumper February online sale boasts a strong contemporary focus
- 18 Feb 2022 Emerging Painting Invitational (EPI) Prize Winners for 2022 Announced
- 24 Feb 2022 Education and outreach underpin Strauss & Co’s busy February programme
- 28 Feb 2022 Post-pandemic – How has Covid-19 changed the local art scene? Part 1
- 28 Feb 2022 We must support the art community affected by the pandemic, says Strauss & Co. Part 2
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