Among the hundreds of reasons why South Africa is worth visiting is the extraordinary emphasis it puts on celebrating art.

Johannesburg, particularly, is keen to promote local artists and is welcoming home one of the biggest art success stories to come out of South Africa with an exhibition of her work next month.

Marlene Dumas will be heading into the city to showcase a number of pieces from both private and public collections.

Held at the Standard Bank Gallery until the end of March, the exhibition entitled Intimate Relations is expected to welcome visitors from across the world.

Meanwhile, art enthusiasts who are interested in learning more about Johannesburg's local painters and sculptors are being urged to attend the Johannesburg Art Fair next month.

The first contemporary art fair ever to be held in South Africa, it promises to bring together the biggest collection of modern art on the continent in one place.

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