Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa and Southern Guild, the leading platform for contemporary South African design, will join forces to present a six-week exhibition of the most important South African Collectable Design at the Everard Read Art Gallery in Johannesburg from 2 August to 9 September 2012.
The exhibition will showcase new work from a who’s who of more than a hundred artists and designers such as William Kentridge, Conrad Botes, Brett Murray, Gregor Jenkin, Haldane Martin, Athi Patra, Michael McGarry, Egg, Tonic, Adriaan Hugo, Conrad Hicks, Ardmore, James Mudge, Silvio Rech, Pierre Swanepoel and many other luminary names. It will also introduce a dedicated new section for South African ceramicists.
Southern Guild has achieved remarkable successes in its drive to put South African design on the world stage over the past six months, says director Trevyn McGowan.
In December 2011 it became the first African, and one of only 24 international galleries, to present at Design Miami, generally regarded as the world’s most important collectable design fair.
In March this year, Southern Guild was invited to show at Design Days Dubai in a showcase of 22 of the best galleries from around the world. This garnered an extraordinary response from the international media and public and has resulted in South African design now being shown by some of the top galleries and stores around the world, says McGowan.
To further broaden awareness of local design, the Southern Guild exhibition at the Everard Read Gallery will include a series of interactive events, including a Southern Guild Talks programme and guided gallery tours for the public as well as schools.
It will also host the 2012 Southern Guild Design Foundation Awards, a non-profit organization established to bring about dynamic and targeted change in the Design Industry.
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