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With, what?, 5 days until my first solo<\/a> show opens, I’m feeling a little woozy. Perfectionist and anxious guy that I am… if you are around, have some free time, a relatively able body, and want to help, lemme know!<\/a><\/p>\n But at least there’s some eye candy at the JAG to gaze on while breaking a bit. Peops have been talking about how good Clive Kellner will be for the JAG ever since he took over as Director; the word is that he’s a fantastic administrator. Yesterday, however, we got to see his chops as a curator. negotiated identities: black bodies<\/i> is a must-see of big names and interesting, provocative work. Pictured, stills from two projections that face each other in Berni Searle’s Snow White<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With, what?, 5 days until my first solo show opens, I’m feeling a little woozy. Perfectionist and anxious guy that I am… if you are around, have some free time, a relatively able body, and want to help, lemme know! 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