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De Klerk’s Forgiveness from the Grave: Funereal Notes on Art (continued) 

*This essay forms part of Bubblegum’s Collaboration with Bag Factory and their visiting curator from Uganda, EM Mirembe. It is the second part of Joburg based art critic and Azanian Philosophical Association member Athi Mongezeleli Joja’s reading of apartheid former president, F.W. de Klerk,  pre-recorded “last message” video. Read the first part here.  The metaphor of home instantiates more than just notions of…

De Klerk’s Forgiveness from the Grave, or, the Fatal Place of the Negress in the Frame: Funereal Notes on Art

*This essay forms part of Bubblegum’s Collaboration with Bag Factory and their visiting curator from Uganda, EM Mirembe. It is the first part of Joburg based art critic and Azanian Philosophical Association member Athi Mongezeleli Joja reading of apartheid former president, F.W. de Klerk,  pre-recorded “last message” video. Those who have wronged must be ready to make amends they can. They…

VTSEK STUDIO: merging cultures, comedy and art

A dreaded J. Cole and an old Nelson Mandela stand side by side, with Nelson looking off into the distance wearing a light canary yellow Puma tracksuit in towelling fabric — gold chains to tow. The caption, a J. Cole quote, reads, “One thing for sure if you ain’t aim too high, then you aim…

ARTNOIR // Creating space for black and brown art

It’s Black History Month in the United States, which presents Americans and the world at large an opportunity to learn more about historically minimised portions of a history that colour the present day existence of folks in the US and even worldwide. However, while most are detached from investigations of black history in the US,…

Exploring Machinima with Sheetal Magan and Stolen Pony

The term ‘machinima’ describes the use of real time computer graphics engines to create cinematic productions. Machinima is a portmanteau of the words “machine” and “cinema” and is one of the more practical examples of collaboration between technology and longform art. I came across this term and description as I was researching film director Sheetal…