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 slices of the art world of mzantsi.
is cape town the new big thing and are cape town artist now the big deal? Are cape town artists and galleries in?all eyes on ekapa!!
In Deshnoke, a small city in the northwest province of
Rajasthan, India, pilgrims cross miles of scorching desert on
foot to pay homage to Karni Mata, the Rat Goddess. Thousands
of rats, believed to be the reincarnated souls of mystics,
roam fearlessly through Karni Mata’s temple, even in broad
daylight. Human worshippers bring the sacred beasts enticing
grains and fruits in silver bowls, occasionally offering an
affectionate pat on the head or scratch behind the ears as the
satisfied rodents stretch lazily in the sun.
The grateful rats select the tastiest morsels, of course, but
generously leave some tidbits for their devotees. Having
completed their sacred mission, the worshippers go home
fulfilled, and the rats remain, happy and well-fed. All in
all, the system seems to be working just fine.
On this side of the globe, humans fail to see the divinity in
their rodent neighbors. Reincarnated mystic or not, rats are
unwelcome in most American cities. Surprisingly, in New York
City, cultural center of the richest country on the planet,
people are not only unwilling to worship or share their food
with their rodent brothers, they actually consider a vigorous
population of several million rats a public nuisance!
rats are becoming an obsession for me: for the rest of the story go here: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~lilbun/ts/nyrats.html
Hans Haacke, news, 1969 / 2005, at the state of the union show, Paula Cooper Gallery
You may have noticed a little bit of playing by Thando Mama on the blog over the past few days, as he gets to know the WordPress software — he responded to the artthrob article about how I’ve been looking for peops to participate in this space, and is learning how to upload and spell check now (!). Forgive the inconsistencies. If you are interested in blogging (I NEED writers now!!!!), contact me.
I, on the other hand, have been a little sickly, and running around like a headless chicken. Simon, Bronwyn and I have been catching as many of the Marina Abromovic performances as we can (between us, we’ve missed only two), checking out some amazing work at the MOMA and PS 1, running to the Berni Searle and DJ Spooky show on the LES, gallery hopping in Chelsea, etc and so forth.
Highlights include (no time to look up URLs, but by all means, google it!):
In South Africa? You should be sad if you missed the Colleen Alborough exhibition at KZNSA – shame on you. The eKapa conference in Cape Town is coming up, and looks hot — wish I could make it. Chat to Simon about his trip while there, if you can! Also, tell Franci Cronje hi.
But sooner, and in Joburg, don’t miss Etch A Sketch: “an experience into the unfamiliar edge where art and sound converge. Watch live collaborations between visual artists and musicians for the first time ever in the entire universe.” Wow. That’s awesome.
Drill Hall, Thursday 24 November, 7:30pm, R30, cash bar. Features include Joao Orecchia, mtkidu, Mitch Said and Templar Wales.