RMB Latitudes Art Fair to take place this coming weekend in Johannesburg
By Edward Tsumele
This coming weekend will witness what has become an important annual fixture on Johannesburg’s art calendar, the RMB Latitudes Art fair at Shepstone Gardens, East of Johannesburg.
It is where art enthusiasts, collectors, researchers and tourists to the city will converge to saviour art5 and more art from the African continent. The art on display during the fair is as varied as it is edgy. This year it promises to be not different.
One of the young artists to look forward to at this year’s art fair is a trio collective of young artists who met during their student days at Wits School of Arts.
CITYLIFE/ARTS has sourced a video of the trio that we publish today in this edition.
IN the video members of the art collective Veto discuss their collaborative creative process, which merges academic research with explorations of femininity and girlhood. The artists reflect on their shared history with the RMB Latitudes Art Fair and their approach to developing an intentional, immersive booth presence that highlights their unique individual and collective voices.
Meet the Veto Collective inthe final instalment of The Faces of RMB Latitudes, which offers an intimate window into some of the artists and creative voices at the centre of contemporary African art today through six short films.
Founded in 2021, Veto, (meaning the rejection of authority) is a collective of women practitioners, including Sichumile Adam, Buqaqawuli Nobakada, and Chuma Adam. Emerging from the Wits School of Arts, the collective works across painting, sculpture, installation, and printmaking to produce layered social commentary.
Rather than positioning their work in direct opposition to established art histories, Veto re-centres its explorations within South Africa’s own historical and cultural dialogues, examining how contemporary Black womanhood is shaped and understood in the country’s social landscape. Under the guidance of artists like Gabrielle Goliath and Sharlene Khan, the collective has produced lithographs examining the commodification of women within Johannesburg’s nightlife, alongside publishing The Little Black Book for Girls (2022) in collaboration with Pulp Paperworks, Victoria Yards.
RMB Latitudes Art Fair is set to take place in the enchanting Shepstone Gardens from 22 May – 24 May 2026. Be sure to get your tickets before they sell out! Follow the link in the bio for more info and to purchase tickets.
You can view the video below, filmed & edited by Jonathan Pinkhard Creative Director & Producer: Chelsea Selvan Produced by RMB Latitudes.
Have fun and watch.