The Art of Art Fairs
Art fairs seem to be emerging everywhere, which is a good thing. They are crucial for the art world, and even more so for the African art scene. The FNB Joburg Art Fair, now in its 6th year, is one of the many significant art fairs that take place annually on the African continent. This year's fair took place at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg from September 27 to 29, 2013. As always, it was a great event, and it continues to grow each year. The Ayanda Mabulu painting and the controversy surrounding it during the art fair marked a victory for freedom of expression and visual artists in general. The media was out in full force to inform the public about the censorship, and Ayanda captured the spotlight. Here are a few interesting media comments I read... "Douglass and Labushagne decided this was too controversial for them and removed the painting. Really, what did they expect, for goodness’ sake............They claim they didn't want to offend any politici...