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{ Monthly Archives } January 2005

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2005 01 28 nathaniel technology Comments (0)

links and links

Thanks to PJ and Kieth for their great list of opportunities for those South Africans working in Art, Technology and Communication. Some highlights include: IEEE Award in International Communication Development Gateway Award Tech Museum Awards And also some thanks to Ralph Borland, for this really interesting link, on the work of Char Davies – founder [...]

2005 01 28 nathaniel art and tech
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re-blog and tidbits

Thanks to MTAA for this interesting link: artfacts.net: top 100 ranking artists. Yes, the list does go beyond 100, and even explains how the ranking works. SA’s own William Kentridge is at 33, I’m proud to say (well above Matthew Barney, which is surprising, yet comforting). Would you believe I’m not even listed? What a [...]

2005 01 24 nathaniel art
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things they are a buzzing in the JHB

We had two openings in the Joburg area yesterday. First was Moshekwa Langa’s new show over at the Goodman Gallery. It was an interesting survey of a great South African artist. I hear it’s a step up from his last show, which was seen by some as a minor disappointment, tho I have to admit [...]

2005 01 23 nathaniel art
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jacki mcinnes and james de villiers at gordart

jacki mcinnes’ work at gordart OK, so admittedly, I didn’t have much time to spend at this show, but with a quick squizz through, I could see that Cape Town-based McInnes has a real mastery of evoking and provoking in the variety of media she works with. I love her use of metal, sand, text, [...]

2005 01 21 nathaniel art
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spotlight on getaway

getawayexperiment.net has thus far been spotted on NEWSgrist, netart.review and mediatrips. Come on y’all. Get your getaway game on and post your own signs! There’re already tons of solidarity images out there that would add nicely to the mix, and we’re waiting to see just how much you can do to fox, google, joburg and [...]

2005 01 19 nathaniel art
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sigh

And, quoting myself from 7 march 2004, “you know those times when you have loads to do, but don’t want to do any of it, and despite this situation, you are bored out of your wits, and still can’t manage to do anything besides surf the web and read through old emails?” that’s me, right [...]

2005 01 18 nathaniel pop culture
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getawayexperiment.net

Announcing the long-awaited launch of getawayexperiment.net! Please contribute! A turbulence.org commission, getawayexperiment.net proposes a dialogue between the virtual and physical processes of sign and site design and perception. Stern and Neustetter have transformed several information-based web pages into collaboratively constructed communication sites. Initially, they commissioned local sign-makers in Johannesburg, South Africa to "re-mix" five websites [...]

2005 01 17 nathaniel art
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green man flashing

It starts! Malcolm Purkey officially starts his post as the new Artisitic Director of the Market Theatre, in Newtown, on Monday. Last night, he opened his first show to a packed house. green man flashing, written by Mike van Graan and directed by Clare Stopford, explores the sacrifices we make for self, for the common [...]

2005 01 14 nathaniel art
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Apple unveils CD-sized mini Mac, one ounce iPod | The Register

link: Apple unveils CD-sized mini Mac, one ounce iPod Man that Mac Mini looks hot – the perfect installation art machine!!!! . Also on the apple site you can find out more about their new iPod shuffle (your picks of the day for under $100), iWork 05 – competing with MS Word! – and iLife [...]

2005 01 13 nathaniel pop culture
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back in action

Hello world. And welcome to another exciting year with nathaniel and the non-aggressive – whatever the f@ck that means. Did everybody out in webland have a good holiday? Yeh, I did ok. Me and my better 2/3rds headed down to Cape Town for a few days to see some special peops, then drove up the [...]

2005 01 06 nathaniel me
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