{"id":1509,"date":"2007-07-11T09:24:57","date_gmt":"2007-07-11T07:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/11\/opening-of-the-pre-crapalites-at-david-krut-projects\/"},"modified":"2007-07-11T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2007-07-11T07:24:57","slug":"opening-of-the-pre-crapalites-at-david-krut-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/11\/opening-of-the-pre-crapalites-at-david-krut-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening of The pre-Crapalites at David Krut Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>belated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidkrutpublishing.com\/dkp\/latest\/2007\/06\/opening-of-the-pre-crapalites-at-david-krut-projects\/\">re-blog<\/a> about upcoming Top Billing feature:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davidkrutpublishing.com\/dkp\/wp-content\/uploads\/News\/Lara\/Robert_Johan.jpg?resize=320%2C213\" alt=\"Robert_Johan.jpg\" title=\"Robert_Johan.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/>  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davidkrutpublishing.com\/dkp\/wp-content\/uploads\/News\/Lara\/_MG_4704.JPG?resize=320%2C213\" alt=\"_MG_4704.JPG\" title=\"_MG_4704.JPG\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Artists, celebrities, fashionistas, various creative types and practically anyone swarmed to The pre-Crapalite opening at David Krut Projects this past weekend. Artists Johan Engels and Robert Whitehead have transformed the space into their own pre-Crapalite universe that includes various flamboyant installations; their combined <em>Tele-Pathetic Conception<\/em>; Engels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 extraordinary <em>Word of Mouth<\/em> cover designs; Whitehead\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s enigmatic monotypes and range of limited edition prints and art works. The enormous crowd that gathered at David Krut Projects on Saturday appeared to be overwhelmed not only by the art works but also by the theatrical antics that were arranged by the pre-Crapalite duo. Such antics included \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Daphne de la Rey\u00e2\u20ac\u009d perched on a strawberry-decorated pedestal with an outfit to match at the entrance to the space; opening presentations by both Grethe Fox and The Right Honourable Pamela, The Lady Harlech and custom-made <em>hors d\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c5\u201cuvre<\/em> designed by the pre-Crapalites themselves.<\/p>\n<p>For those that missed the event or are fascinated by this creative duo, The pre-Crapalites will feature on Top Billing Thursday the 28th of June at 19:30 on SABC 3<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davidkrutpublishing.com\/dkp\/wp-content\/uploads\/News\/Lara\/_MG_4697.JPG?resize=425%2C283\" alt=\"_MG_4697.JPG\" title=\"_MG_4697.JPG\" height=\"283\" width=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davidkrutpublishing.com\/dkp\/wp-content\/uploads\/News\/Lara\/_MG_4825.JPG?resize=129%2C195\" alt=\"_MG_4825.JPG\" title=\"_MG_4825.JPG\" height=\"195\" width=\"129\" \/>  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davidkrutpublishing.com\/dkp\/wp-content\/uploads\/News\/Lara\/_MG_4960.JPG?resize=292%2C195\" alt=\"_MG_4960.JPG\" title=\"_MG_4960.JPG\" height=\"195\" width=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>belated re-blog about upcoming Top Billing feature: Artists, celebrities, fashionistas, various creative types and practically anyone swarmed to The pre-Crapalite opening at David Krut Projects this past weekend. Artists Johan Engels and Robert Whitehead have transformed the space into their own pre-Crapalite universe that includes various flamboyant installations; their combined Tele-Pathetic Conception; Engels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 extraordinary Word [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,30,8,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-links","category-re-blog-tidbits","category-south-african-art"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9blZT-ol","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1414,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/13\/work-in-progress-david-krut-arts-resource-opens-a-new-space-on-jan-smuts-avenue\/","url_meta":{"origin":1509,"position":0},"title":"Work in Progress: David Krut Arts Resource Opens a New Space on Jan Smuts Avenue","author":"nathaniel","date":"13 March 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Via DKW: David Krut Arts Resource is a vibrant and ever-evolving organisation. 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