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EVENTS

Investec Cape Town

Fair looks forward

to welcoming

in-person and

online guests

in 2022

THK Gallery, Talut Kareem - Flowers
Christopher Moller, Frans Smit - I am Bitch, for Temi, Charcoal and acrylic on cavas,
2021, oil on canvas, 77.5 x 60 cm 152.4x121.92cm, 2021.

fter a hiatus brought on by Covid19 larger, more diverse audience.” said Peta “We cannot wait to welcome old and
and the subsequent lockdowns, Dixon, Investec’s head of Sponsorships. new friends and partners to Investec
AAfrica’s largest contemporary She goes on to say, “Cape Town tourism Cape Town Art Fair in 2022, and provide
art fair, Investec Cape Town Art Fair will has been badly impacted due to Covid19 a platform to connect, re-connect and
return to its physical home, the Cape Town travel restrictions, but we are hopeful that interact with one another. The return
International Convention Centre, from the 9th edition of the Investec Cape Town of the physical event offers some
Friday 18 to Sunday 20 February 2022. Art Fair will be a drawcard for the city reprieve and restoration for the global
For the 2022 edition, local and synonymous with art and creativity.” art community. We believe it will be
international art lovers will have the As artists and the art industry grapple with a deeply emotionally, spiritually, and
opportunity to engage with the art online the future of the art world, it is important for physically rewarding experience,” says
or in person, with Investec Cape Town Art Investec Cape Town Art Fair to stay abreast Investec Cape Town Art Fair Director,
Fair offering a hybrid of both platforms. of audience and consumer trends. The Laura Vincenti.
The ninth edition will bring together new hybrid offering takes into account the In addition to a broader artist
the excitement of the long-running inclination towards at-home viewing, while presentation, the 2022 Investec Cape
programme with a special new addition. making sure that the in-person experience Town Art Fair has some exciting new
Investec has been the title sponsor is worth dusting off those party dresses additions.
of Cape Town Art Fair since 2018. “We for. Investec Cape Town Art Fair draws The new ‘ALT’ section takes a different
believe art can break down barriers and the best from artists from different parts spin on a similar theme, inviting
bring people together. So, we’re delighted of the world, from Nairobi to Paris, Dakar alternative galleries to portray the way
to welcome back a face-to-face Fair, to Berlin, Lusaka to Leipzig, Milano and in which the pandemic has affected how
combined with the digital edition, which beyond, creating a diverse and delectable set artists engage with the real, and more
could bring the world of art to a potentially of options for viewers and buyers alike. importantly, virtual worlds of art.

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