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The 2025 RMB Latitudes Art Fair showcases over 300 art works at Shepstone Gardens
The Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Latitudes Art Fair's third edition took place in the enchanting Shepstone Gardens in Houghton from May 23 to 25.
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The art fair worked with over 50 galleries and over 300 artists, who showcased their talent over the course of the weekend.
From major local galleries, such as Southern Guild, Stevenson, and Everard Read, to nomadic gallery FEDE Arthouse, Strauss & Co auction house, and new Nigerian space AMG projects, every aspect of the art ecosystem was represented.
Co-founder of Resevoir Projects Shona van der Merwe said the exhibition, which was founded in 2021 by herself and Heinrich Groenewald, is an independent partnership specialising in collaborative curation.
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She added that their 2025 RMB exhibition featured six of their artists: Bulumko Mbete, Cathy Abraham, Keith Henning, Luis MS Santos, Mankebe Seakgoe, and Seretse Moletsane.
The fair's 2025 international platform took a deliberate and engaged focus on neighbouring country Botswana, with several exhibitors, working collaboratively to create a presentation that respects the balance between contemporary art and more traditional, foundational art practices in that region.
In the gardens, an outdoor exhibition: Disturbed Currents: Art for a Warming World, explored how it is we inform the climate, and how it, in turn, informs our own lived experience. While Essay sees stoneware sculptures by doyenne of South African Ceramic Sculptors Amalie von Maltitz shown alongside charcoal drawings by Sydney Kumalo.
Van der Merwe added that in 2023, Reservoir opened a space for solo exhibitions by independent artists on Bree Street in Cape Town.
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