DiscoverLatitudes PodcastStanding on quicksand with gallerist Mark Read
Standing on quicksand with gallerist Mark Read

Standing on quicksand with gallerist Mark Read

Update: 2023-08-30
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Refiloe interviews Mark Read, the chairman of Africa's oldest commercial gallery, the Everard Read Group. They talk about Mark’s unique experience of being raised in the art business; then going on to helm and grow the family enterprise and ultimately becoming an influential figure in the art community. They also focus on his parallel life as a dedicated naturalist and preservationist who uses his influence to support several philanthropic causes. The wide ranging discussion explores ideas around visual art as a primordial tool of human expression and connection; and Mark gives his views on the innumerable possibilities that art can create for anyone, and for South Africans in particular.

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Standing on quicksand with gallerist Mark Read

Standing on quicksand with gallerist Mark Read