Archive for November, 2009

Not Waving But Drowning

11.29.2009 · Posted in Uncategorized

This Tuesday (19:30) sees an unusual exhibition opening in Kloof Street – Jake Aikman ventures out of Stellenbosch into the city, Salon 91 hosts an exhibition by a relatively well-known young contemporary, and curator to the stars, Andrew Lamprecht curates a solo show of paintings – having direct experience of artist, curator and gallerist, I’m ...

The Mobile Disco

11.25.2009 · Posted in Uncategorized

Hey guysWe have an incredible event lined up for friday. The Mobile Disco is presented by Pravda23 and promises to be something very special. Johnny B and Nick Knuckles are planning to broadcast a DJ set, through an iTrip, to a convoy of cars. Then place their many live instruments in each car so that ...

11.25.2009 · Posted in Uncategorized

This is a drawing I made last year, it is essentially puke throwing up. I don’t remember if it was a reaction to anything in particular but its been on my studio wall ever since. I recently had to leave my beloved studio so thought I could leave it up here for a little bit ...

Outsider looking in

11.19.2009 · Posted in kitty, outsider

My relationship with mixtape began when I saw it advertised on Artheat at the beginning of the month. However it hasn’t been that easy to get to know a physical manifestation of mixtape, as in meet James or Linda and have a chat. Perhaps it’s because everyone is very busy, so I have to use ...

Location

11.10.2009 · Posted in Uncategorized

This joiner is of what remains of the armory situated in the Tamboerskloof Farm. Urban legend has it that a tunnel from the Castle of Good Hope connects to this old armory, from the days of Dutch East India Company occupation. It used to be a South African military training base and now its occupied ...

Daniel Goldstein on thursday at 4pm

11.10.2009 · Posted in Uncategorized

Nearly 300 empty HIV medication bottles collected during the past 15 years—including those of HIV-positive artists Daniel Goldstein and John Kapellas and their partners, some dead, some living—were used to construct Medicine Man. The suspended sculpture is over life size. Strands of steel wire are threaded with translucent orange bottles of various sizes to create ...

Location

11.09.2009 · Posted in Apartheid, Swimming Pool, Woodstock

This could be a possible location for the video screenings but we’d need access to a generator for the projector and PA system. This site used to be a thriving pool during the good old bad days however post ’94 it attracted the “wrong element”, government funding died and it had to be closed. ...

Hello. WTF is Pravda23?

11.08.2009 · Posted in Music, band fashion, free, mp3, pravda23

Ah! what a pleasure it is being surrounded by art and ARTISTS!!! It makes my art skip a beat! Seriously, I’m ‘art pressed to find anything more ‘artwarming than ‘art-working art lovers. Thou art my crowd! I play alongside me mate Nick in a live electronic band called Pravda23. I’ll skip the whole story of ...