Living with art – enjoying and caring for what you have, especially if you have South African art. Watch here speakers, with brief presentations and comments/questions:
- Arisha Maharaj (pictured above) – demystifying buying at auction; Arisha is one of Strauss’ art specialists in Joburg – in’s and outs of buying/selling at auctions, in-person/online, the lingo…
- Gail Bosch, Head of iTOO Artinsure (Hollard, Joburg) – quick ABC about insurance – household/specialist insurance, where damage typically happens, their art register…
- Brett Deacon, co-owner of Picture Hanging Services – tips about how and where to hang art, what to avoid…Cape Town based but works internationally, like:
- Tami Stellings, founder DesignDecisions (interiors and project management) – her journey as a collector (and how art comes into her work)
The art (and insurance) world can be scary – this demystifies and inspires. Love your art at home!
This follows 11 Aug 2021 with:
- Stefan Hundt, the curator of Sanlam’s significant South African art collection in Belville, just outside of Cape Town, who has been advising their clients and many others about investing in art. Before he joined Sanlam in 1997, he was the curator at Oliewenhuis Art Museum, the national museum in Bloemfontein
- Phillippa Duncan, an avid and canny art buyer who consults on art. Based in Wynberg, she is on the Council of the Friends of the South African Iziko National Gallery and has just done her Art Masters at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. (She re-hangs her collection every year, see image below for the recent rehang with Picture Hanging Services.)
- Sara Hallatt who runs August House and set up their META Foundation which is all about helping artists and developing art audiences.
- Nyakallo Maleke from her studio in Doornfontein (Joburg) at August House where there are 50 artists, 12 are now exhibiting in central Cape Town spaces ranging from Eclectica to Alliance Française (Nyakallo is at the AVA and also has work currently on show at Iziko South African National Gallery)
- Roland Gunst aka John K Cobra, a conceptual artist, filmmaker and musician of Belgian-Congolese descent, whose studio is also at August House and has work at Nel (Church/117 Long St)
Watch this for free on YouTube.
#ArtAtHome topics
Buying – trust your instincts/taste, while balancing with budget
Investment/value for money/not be ripped off eg buying from friends/family, fairs, auction and studio/direct
Valuing over time and insuring against theft, accidents (special art insurance?)
Care, especially with this strong African sun and humidity issues, hanging over wood burning stoves, radiators etc
Transport between homes, from the gallery, international couriers etc
Research eg the artist, content – online sources, books and magazines/periodicals
Pros and cons of different media eg photography, prints and sculpture
“Catalogue” filing press clippings, excel spreadsheet etc to bespoke database and the Interpol App
Hanging and framing – importance, costs, tips and tricks
Conservation/restoration – avoiding damage and repairs, plus transforming artwork (often a way to get a ‘bargain’)
Planning the future – your will, bequests, leaving it to kids, a museum…
Selling
ENJOYING what’s on your walls or floors – kids’ school ‘master-piece’ to big name artist
It would be great to hear from you as I’m keen to keep this South African art collectors enthusiasm going, kate@cultureconnectsa.com
