13 November 2017, Nate Freeman reports at Christies $479.3 million Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale which kicked off the week of sales in New York.
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9 November 2017, Nancy Princenthal takes a looks at the current presentation of the Performa 17 Biennial in New York. This years edition has a strong emphasis on African artists including William Kentridge, Teju Cole, Kemang Wa Lehulere, Kendell Geers, Julie Mehretu, Zanele Muholi, Tracey Rose, Mohau Modisakeng, Wangechi Mutu and Yto Barrada.
7 November 2017, Garreth Van Niekerk reports on a collective of queer South African performance artists who are bringing the South Africa’s LGBTQ+ issues to the fore. The collective are in New York as part of the Performa 17 Biennial and are part of Zanele Muholi’s contribution to the performance festival.
8 November 2017, Broadway World previews Mohau Modisakeng’s performance in New York for the Performa 17 Biennial.
3 November 2017, Janelle Zara and Taylor Dafoe take a look at the first step in launching Art Basel Cities Buenos Aires in November 2018. Scheryn Founder and Director, Herman Steyn, was invited on behalf of Art Basel to participate in the week, culminating in a discussion with local gallerist, Nora Fisch, at the end of the week.
8 November 2017, Anna Sansom looks at the upcoming second edition of AKAA in Paris, France. The fair is another in a long list of fairs focusing on African art.
Herman Steyn, Founder and Director of the Scheryn Art Collection, was invited on behalf of Art Basel to take part in the first public engagement of the Art Basel Cities Initiative in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the week of 30 October to 5 November 2017 international VIPs including curators, collectors, and museum directors took part in a series of talks and workshops designed to offer professional development tools to artists and local institutions. In all, Art Basel hosted 33 hours of workshops and coaching sessions at Art Basel Cities House.
During the week long engagement Herman took part in a discussion with local Buenos Aires gallerist Nora Fisch. Their talk concentrated on the subject of how to move from a buyer to a collector, why there is a need for collectors, the reason for innovative structures such as Scheryn which allow collectors to collaborate and how to engage with individuals in order to stimulate interest and encourage art buying. The platform afforded Herman the opportunity to discover an entirely new arts community, engage with a number of projects and spaces within Buenos Aires and meet enthusiastic gallerists who introduced him to interesting and vibrant art produced by the artists.
1 November 2017, Andrew Russeth takes a look at the court case involving the Berkshire Museum, Sotheby’s and the sons of Norman Rockwell. The court case is a consequence of the Berkshire Museum wanting to sell works from its collection due to a “precarious financial situation that represents a threat to its continued survival.”
27 October 2017, Melvyn Minnaar looks at the A4 Arts Foundation, the new nonprofit arts space that recently opened in the East City of Cape Town.
6 October 2017, Alexander Forbes and Molly Gottschalk identify 10 artists to watch between Frieze, 1:54 and Sunday Art Fair. Billie Zangewa, who is part of the Scheryn Art Collection, is featured.