Power? Please. Power Play at the Goodman Cape
Monday, June 23, 2008
Shit, is this show even still up? A bit slow on the posting here, but rather late than never, right? Around two weeks or so ago I attended the opening of Power Play at the Goodman Cape.
In ice-hockey, a power-play is a period when one or more of the opposing teams players is in the sin bin, and you have a player advantage. Well, it felt like this show was a man or two down. The show was dominated by the Essop twins, newcomers, who I'm afraid, have overstretched their one idea. I wander if their meteoric rise has pushed them a little too hard, without letting them have time to develop. Or even edit for that matter. Two works would have been as successful as the ten on the show. For example, the bizarre fun and politics of their pit-bulling training machine was lost in the clutter. Perhaps it could have worked better as a sculpture. I worry these guy
s aren't exploring enough. Formula + Money = Glass Ceiling.I was so distracted by the pricing on the Moshekwa Langa's that I barely looked at them. The impression that lasts is that they were good and not very challenging or playful.
I missed the performance by Anthea Moys. But the documentation of her previous performances was confusing and incomplete and vaguely embarassing. I didn't feel like sitting around and waiting for one of the two lukewarm headphones attached to her videos. Maybe the answers were in there. Same problem with the video by Jean and Zinaid Meeran. What's wrong with sound?
Dan Halter's work was the highlight, a mielie pip engraved with the words: "When the Belly is Full The Brain Starts to Think." Lying on the floor, it was pathetic, unassuming and moving.
In cricket, a powerplay is when their are limits put on the fielding side with only two fielders allowed outside the 30 yard circle. This show kinda felt like that. Restrained, a little action outside the circle, but no one really in the outfield.
I also attended, the prints and editions show at Whatiftheworld, which I really enjoyed. Only two points to give:
1. Avant Car Guard, I like your work but: Formula + Money = Endless fucking Repetition
2. My work was the best on the show.
Labels: anthea moys, avant car guard, dan halter, Essop Twins, Goodman Gallery, jean and zinaid meeran, Moshekwa Langa, What if the world
posted by Robert Sloon at 10:54 AM
16 Comments:
2. My work was the best on the show.
chestnut ?
Chestnut? as in old joke? A little, but it's still funny.
i liked yours best
Celia.
Anthea Moys's performance was really funny, as in lousy and all over the place to the point where you had to laugh. A highlight was that the "coon troupe" who performed had umbrellas emblazoned with the Goodman logo. To them it made sense, apparently, as the Goodman has funded a the local troupe, but to stand up there looking down onto the flat roof below and see a performance of happy "coons" brandishing Goodman umbrellas at you certainly gave a very thought-provoking performance of patronage.
Love the 'my work was the best on the show' thing, really. Not enough slashies (critics/artists) have the cajones to say that. Love yourself, Sloonie. Regularly.
Has Mr Sloon been reading The Secret?
I think the idea with Moshekwa Langa is if you were to a pay thousand billian rand or whatever it was, you would recieve a portfolio with all those prints in it, one of each and a nice portfolio box. instead of just one
My work was the best on the show = Endless fucking Repetition (yawn)
I'm finding it quite incredible that an art audience that are supposed to be so clever can't spot a JOKE. Do you really think someone would say in all seriousness that their work was the best on the show? No wonder art that actually tries to send up maudlin seriousness is in such trouble and fails to reach anybody. People are so fucking thick its amazing. Don't any of you ever joke with your friends? Surely it can't be that painfully painfully hard just to have a sense of humour.
Yours,
Disgusted.
It was funnier last time.
it was only a blow job
My work was the best. Fuck.
my work was best = cheeky bugger
ha ha ha!!!
its funny.
the goodman show was kak. dan haltyer had the best piece - a bit literal but what the hell...compared to the rest it seemed like a masterpiece. dont know about the rest...who cares whose work is the best anayway...as long as its not kak.
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