Latitudes Podcast
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Latitudes Podcast is the voice of art from Africa.
Hosted by Refiloe Mpakanyane, the podcast explores new ways of accessing and thinking about the contemporary visual arts from Africa, while also seeking to build strong community and a robust archive of thought leadership. The podcast serves as both a resource and a platform for critical discourse, bridging regional perspectives and shaping the conversation about art from Africa and the diaspora.
The Latitudes Podcast is sponsored by iTOO Artinsure and is brought to you by Latitudes Online, a digital marketplace for Art from Africa - curated by experts.
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S2E11 Carla and Pieter Schulting: The Collector As A Patron Of The Arts
In this final episode of season two, Refiloe Mpakanyane speaks to Carla and Pieter Schulting, Dutch collectors whose journey into contemporary African art has grown into a 350+ artwork collection…
S2E10 Justin Naylor and Carel Nolte: Beyond Collecting and Investing in Artists
On this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane is joined by Justin Naylor and Carel Nolte. Justin is the CEO of iTOO ArtInsure (sponsors of the Latitudes Podcast) and Carel is the Chief…
S2E9 Buoyancy & Belief: Inside a South African gallerists world with Emma van der Merwe
Buoyancy & Belief: Inside a South African gallerists world with Emma van der MerweIn this episode Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to Everard Read Cape Town Gallery Director, Emma van der Merwe from the…
S2E8 Who Are the Art Critics of Today? Antwaun Sargent on Criticism and Cultural Change
What does it mean to be an art critic today, in a world where attention is shrinking and art is increasingly filtered through the scroll?Writer and curator Antwaun Sargent has spent the past 15 years…
S2E7 Heba El Kayal: Speaking Across Mountains
On this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane is joined by Heba El Kayal. Heba is a curator, consultant, writer and researcher, originally from Cairo with networks in the Middle East,…
S2E6 Touria El Glaoui | On An Equitable Art World
In this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to Moroccan born and raised Touria El Glaoui about the impact of her cultural work. As the founder of 1-54 Contemporary African Art…
S2E5 Thandiwe Muriu: Creating Locally, Impacting Globally
In this episode of the Latitudes Podcast, Refiloe Mpakanyane connects with Nairobi-based photographer Thandiwe Muriu. Thandiwe unpacks her knack for incorporating local wisdom into her art and…
S2E4 To Not Dream is To Die: The Philosophies of Ugoma Ebilah
In this episode of Latitudes Podcast Refiloe Mpakanyane is joined by Lagos based art curator, gallerist and cultural convener Ugoma Ebilah. In this conversation Ugoma talks us through the skills…
S2E3 Athi-Patra Ruga: Portrait Of A Boundless Artist
In this instalment of the podcast, multidisciplinary artist Athi-Patra Ruga joins Refiloe Mpakanyane, remotely from his farm and studio in the beautiful Hogsback area, in the Eastern Cape. The…
S2E2 Zizipho Poswa: Sculpting Legacy, Rooted in Ancestry
In this moving conversation, Cape Town-based sculptural ceramicist Zizipho Poswa joins Refiloe Mpakanyane to share the personal, cultural and spiritual underpinnings of her extraordinary art…
S2E1 Ayana V. Jackson – The Art of Showing Up
Chapter 1 of Season 2's podcast is all about flicking through the manual - a guide to the art industry: The door opener, the first step, the how-to enter and engage with the art industry. A…
S1E12 The Awe-Inspiring Mission of Valerie Kabov
Valerie Kabov is the Director of First Floor Gallery Harare as well as the co-founder of the African Art Galleries Association.She is an educator, writer and researcher whose international experience…
S1E11 Ubuntu and Isintu, Milisuthando Bongela on How Not to Forget
In this episode, Refiloe Mpakanyane speaks to award-winning writer Milisuthando Bongela. While her career began in fashion, her creative spirit has carried her into music, art, media and now film.…
S1E10 Setting your Change Agenda with Osei Bonsu
In episode 10 of the Latitudes Podcast, host Refiloe Mpakanyane speaks with British-Ghanaian, curatorial powerhouse, Osei Bonsu. A sought-after curator of contemporary art, Osei’s work has taken him…
S1E9 On Blackness and Beauty with Ekow Eshun
In Episode 9 of the Latitudes Podcast, host Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to Ekow Eshun; a British writer, journalist, broadcaster and curator, about his abiding penchant for doing the difficult (and…
S1E8 Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi: Making Art is a Way of Thinking and Releasing
In episode 8 of the Latitudes Podcast, host Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to the dynamic New York born, South African-based, multi-media artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, who received the Tollman Award for the…
S1E7 Painting Our Humanity With Charles 'Chuck' Collins
In episode 7 of the Latitudes Podcast, host Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to San Francisco based Charles 'Chuck' Collins. Whether working in law or sitting on the board of the San Francisco Museum of…
S1E6 South African Modernism and Surprising Tales From a Life in the Auction World
In this episode, Alastair Meredith chats to Refiloe about his fascination with South African modernist art; where it all started and why the genre remains the gift that keeps on giving to the South…
S1E5 The ABCs of Gen Z: Always be creating
In today's episode, host Refiloe Mpakanyane delves into why so many Gen-Z artists multi-task and produce at the intimidating rate they do. In conversation with dynamic young artists and ANNA Award…
S1E4 Simchowitz and Altman: The Lightning Rod and The Anchor
Our guests on this episode of the Latitudes Podcast are South African-born, U.S-based friends of more than 30 years: Stefan Simchowitz and David Altman. Their wide-ranging conversation with Refiloe…
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Latitudes Podcast has published 23 episodes since August 2023, covering topics in Arts, Society & Culture.
Latitudes Podcast is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 48m.
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