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The Fragility of Memory: Archaeology, Preservation, and the Construction of Identity
RMB Latitudes CuratorLab 2026 applications are open
A more inclusive vision of South African art at RMB Latitudes
INDEX: INDEPENDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION presented by National Arts Council
Anna Awards 2026 Applications Are Open
South Africa sets out vision and leadership for the Venice Biennale 2026
South Africa is preparing to take the global stage once again. Art Periodic South Africa (A°P), in partnership with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and with Latitudes Online as Strategic and Media Partner, is proud to unveil the governance framework for the South African Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia (2026).
What’s driving the democratisation of our art market?
The accessibility of art has been a perennial topic of discussion in art circles. While art galleries and museums are theoretically open to all, social, economic, educational, cultural, class, and racial barriers often complicate access in practice.
Interview with Japan-based curator and collector Dexter Wimberly
Latitudes’ Chelsea Selvan caught up with Dexter Wimberly, the American entrepreneur and Hayama, Japan–based curator redefining contemporary narratives.
When We Mistake the Map for the Territory…
To mark the opening of the RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2025, Marcus Neustetter—supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Pretoria—presented a live drawing and building projection. Rooted in his long-standing preoccupation with maps and the lines that divide and occupy territories, the work responds to today’s metacrisis with a provocative question: Are we following pre-drawn maps so rigidly that we no longer perceive what is truly happening in the territory itself?
RMB Investment Insights | Next-Gen Collectors: Separating Myth from Market Reality
We dig into how Millennials and Gen Z are redefining collecting: preferring more accessible price points, buying through auctions, supporting newer galleries, and leaning into art fairs not just for browsing but for community, identity, and story.
On behalf of… Journals: Curating around absence
As a distinction, perhaps our method of curating around absence begins with asking: who is not represented? This line of enquiry only opens the door to further scrutiny.
Experimental, generative, and collaborative: Impact is a verb at FADA gallery by David Mann
It should be in the interest of any good institution to consistently question itself and its ways of working. In the case of the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), the question it’s asking itself is this: What kind of impact does our work have – on us, our students, our faculty, and the world around us?
A New Era of Digital Art Dealing
The analogue art world faces mounting challenges – from rising rental costs for gallery and studio spaces to depreciating local currencies, which make participation in international art fairs increasingly expensive for South African art dealers.
A legacy in thread: Marguerite Stephens on life and work in the studio
A Collective Navigation: Season 11 Of The Centre For The Less Good Idea
For the last few months, the interdisciplinary arts space, The Centre for the Less Good Idea, has been revisiting work it’s created over the last two years, and building towards its 11th Season. Taking place at The Centre from 26 to 30 November, Season 11 takes the form of a five-day festival of visual art, dance, theatre, site-specific installations, pop-up performances, and talks.
The Impossibility of Presence:
Thrive Through Art Top Three Winners:
The Fragility of Memory: Archaeology, Preservation, and the Construction of Identity
RMB Latitudes CuratorLab 2026 applications are open
A more inclusive vision of South African art at RMB Latitudes
INDEX: INDEPENDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION presented by National Arts Council
Anna Awards 2026 Applications Are Open
South Africa sets out vision and leadership for the Venice Biennale 2026
South Africa is preparing to take the global stage once again. Art Periodic South Africa (A°P), in partnership with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and with Latitudes Online as Strategic and Media Partner, is proud to unveil the governance framework for the South African Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia (2026).
What’s driving the democratisation of our art market?
The accessibility of art has been a perennial topic of discussion in art circles. While art galleries and museums are theoretically open to all, social, economic, educational, cultural, class, and racial barriers often complicate access in practice.
Interview with Japan-based curator and collector Dexter Wimberly
Latitudes’ Chelsea Selvan caught up with Dexter Wimberly, the American entrepreneur and Hayama, Japan–based curator redefining contemporary narratives.
When We Mistake the Map for the Territory…
To mark the opening of the RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2025, Marcus Neustetter—supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Pretoria—presented a live drawing and building projection. Rooted in his long-standing preoccupation with maps and the lines that divide and occupy territories, the work responds to today’s metacrisis with a provocative question: Are we following pre-drawn maps so rigidly that we no longer perceive what is truly happening in the territory itself?
RMB Investment Insights | Next-Gen Collectors: Separating Myth from Market Reality
We dig into how Millennials and Gen Z are redefining collecting: preferring more accessible price points, buying through auctions, supporting newer galleries, and leaning into art fairs not just for browsing but for community, identity, and story.
On behalf of… Journals: Curating around absence
As a distinction, perhaps our method of curating around absence begins with asking: who is not represented? This line of enquiry only opens the door to further scrutiny.
Experimental, generative, and collaborative: Impact is a verb at FADA gallery by David Mann
It should be in the interest of any good institution to consistently question itself and its ways of working. In the case of the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), the question it’s asking itself is this: What kind of impact does our work have – on us, our students, our faculty, and the world around us?
A New Era of Digital Art Dealing
The analogue art world faces mounting challenges – from rising rental costs for gallery and studio spaces to depreciating local currencies, which make participation in international art fairs increasingly expensive for South African art dealers.
A legacy in thread: Marguerite Stephens on life and work in the studio
A Collective Navigation: Season 11 Of The Centre For The Less Good Idea
For the last few months, the interdisciplinary arts space, The Centre for the Less Good Idea, has been revisiting work it’s created over the last two years, and building towards its 11th Season. Taking place at The Centre from 26 to 30 November, Season 11 takes the form of a five-day festival of visual art, dance, theatre, site-specific installations, pop-up performances, and talks.
The Impossibility of Presence:
Thrive Through Art Top Three Winners:
