implicit art

So, there was that ekapa conference in cape town this last week. I, unfortunately, didn’t make it - was overseas - but heard some interesting things about it. The ballot seemed to have a lot more non-SA Africans on it, rather than the usual suspects, but I also heard there were a few no-shows, and a whole lot of gripes - by the usuals - to be sorted out. At minimum, I’m hoping some of the cats got the necessary bitching off their chests, and can move towards a great exhibition next year - they’ve got 9 months, and 2 years worth of work to do before then. There’s some amazing potential here - great artists, hard workers, interesting topics and organizers - so we’re all holding our breath and hoping that this will fill the BKAA void (among others), and then some.

Some articles here and here.

Did you hear about this? It’s really terrible.

Ed Young, 27, a conceptual artist, is due to undergo surgery in an Italian hospital on Wednesday.

Elize Young, his mother, said two Italian men overpowered her son shortly after he had sent an e-mail from an internet cafe and drawing money at an ATM in Ceunen.

“They not only robbed him of all his money and personal belongings, but also badly assaulted him…. They nearly killed my child.”

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