Bad at Sports Episode 244: Nathaniel Stern by Duncan MacKenzie “Bad at Sports is a weekly podcast produced in Chicago that features artists talking about art and the community that makes, reviews and critiques it. Shows are usually posted each weekend and can be listened to on any computer with an internet connection and speakers [...]
There’s a brief review of the Jozi and the (M)other City net.art site on Artthrob, by Chad Rossouw. Snip on me: Nathaniel Stern, a natural on the web, produced the most engaging work. He challenged the above-mentioned Sean O’Toole to live without electricity for a day. The documentation of their correspondence is a good insight [...]
A few weeks advance notice, but this is the show Doin’ my part to lighten the load was commissioned for. The JAMC site is also now live, and worth checking out – some great projects by my fellow South Africans! Jozi and the (M)other City 8 September – 26 September Michaelis Gallery, 32 Orange Street, [...]
Radio silence. It is mine. But not today. In the last few weeks, I’ve turned in a draft of my dissertation, moved out of Dublin, been to Zurich, and now I’m seeing friends and family in Johannebsurg before our big move back to the states (for me and Nicole – Sidonie has never lived there!). [...]
You can tell I’m uber uber busy (who isn’t? But I still used to make time for blogging…) when I am not only posting very infrequently, but also mostly / only in response to comments left here (and it’s not as if my comments section is very forthcoming). Last week it was something on my [...]
Marcus Neustetter and my net.art project / turbulence commission circa 2005, getawayexperiment.net, has been written up on the project page for artthrob this month, by their newly appointed new media editor, Chad Rossouw. Link. First, a congratulations to Chad on his new position – I’ve read some of his writings and know he can be [...]
via atjoburg: Upgrade! Johannesburg is proud to present: The Art of Sound – James Webb presents his major gallery installations and radio projects James Webb is a leading South African sound artist with a growing international reputation. He will discuss the challenges of his large-scale sound installations including Prayer (2002); The Black Passage (2006) and [...]
diane victor @ fried contemporary Made it to the Roles/Robes opening at Fried in P-town a few nights ago, and it was a strong show – I can’t believe that place has been around for an entire year now, and it is really going strong (huge turn out, for a starving audience of Cont-Art lovers [...]
Appearing to be an ordinary overall, it unfolds and translates into various forms
am down in the mother city again, i have given up on hassling and flowing and have to sit my ass down. oh yes before i forget i will become a Joburg later this month, please people bring me a cake and red wine to make me feel welcomed. so to the dudes in Jozi, [...]
it seems that heads are heading to cape town this weekend for the sessions ekapa. will be coming out from my hide out to join the masses this summer and will try to get some pics whilst there. i don’t know about the Jozi dudes but cape town seems to be getting a lot of [...]
Nice li’l article on p-comp in South Africa by Carine Zaayman in Artthrob this month. Granted, I’m more than biased, since it’s mostly about Ralphy Borland and me, but it’s really cool to see such a staple arts publication making a statement like that. Must read if you have no idea what the title of [...]
Yesterday, I took him for the obligatory drive tour of the peninsula.
OK, so artthrob has been slacking a bit lately, I know; they’ve been late on releases, and this time, are even missing a few of their regular features. And web geeks like me have been giving them a hard time (at least in our heads – and a much harder time than they deserve). But [...]
This month’s artthrob is Mos Def one you will not want to give a miss. Aside from the usual array of tidbits, there’s not a bad overview of new media work at the Kebbles, by Charles Maggs; he does more describing and explaining than critical discussion, but that’s still way ahead of the curve, so [...]
MUST READ: The New York Times > Movies > Will Michael Moore’s Facts Check Out? Did you guys know that Telkom is setting up T-Zones – 802.11b (WiFi) hot spots – around the country? Not sure how many are planned, but you KNOW I’ll be testing the one over in Rosebank as soon as I [...]
Near-Digital SA: Interventionist Influence (an e-interview with Carine Zaayman) was just published on rhizome. Should be free to view it on Friday (complete with pic of Carine!). Non-rhizome copy of the interesting piece (if I do say so myself) is here. Will be in Rhizome Digest next weekend. Tags: art and tech, carine zaayman, me, [...]
