“Militarized urbanism” – a term coined by geographer Stephan Graham. A term that describes the existence in South African cities, and is lived through the ubiquity and perceived necessity of concrete and electrified boundaries, pin codes, guard posts and CCTV. INFINITY STUDIO, a residency curated by Bubblegum Club and CUSS, will see invited artists from…
Group exhibitions very often provide platforms for interpretation of art within a broader conversation. Whilst solo exhibitions situate an artist’s work within a concentrated practice and the questions that a particular way of working provokes, group exhibitions allow for a more contextual approach; which artists are working in what ways and how does this locate…
Mounds of earth erupt from a soft slate coloured screed floor. Soil cocoons containing rectangular white boxes pepper the project space. Informative posters hang vertically off the walls, divulging details about Ubulawu – a collection of plants traditionally used in South African spiritual practice. The exhibition explores an Afrocentric approach to decolonial healing through ancient…
Bogosi Sekhukhuni is an artist whose previous work has explored the creeping dominance of the virtual over daily life. Projects such as Consciousness engine 2: absentblackfatherbot, a simulation of a conversation between a father and son, echo classic science fiction themes of artificial intelligence and post-humanism. He is actively conversant with these genre tropes- “I …
In this week’s episode of Bubblegum Club Stories we feature Bogosi Sekhukhuni for his first solo exhibition with Stevenson gallery in Johannesburg, titled Simunye Summit 2010. We chat to founder of the online store RHTC, Mpumelelo Mfula, about their recently opened space in Braam and his vision for local streetwear. We also visit artist Blessing…
Recovered Files is a series where we share throwback footage of creatives and their work. This gives the opportunity to see these creatives at a point in their lives and make connections to how their work has evolved technically and conceptually. As a continuation of a collaboration between Bubblegum Club co-founders Jamal Nxedlana and Lex…
A multiplicity of pixels emerges in waves radiating through the digital screen. Virtual information trickles onto foreign shores, extending telegenic space. The wondering travelers congregate together, bound beyond borders to construct reciprocal relationships in an increasingly globalized world. In 2013, VIDEONOMAD was born. The project stemmed from a desire to create a visible platform for…
Bogosi Sekhukhuni consolidates millennial media technology and inherited cultural practices – creating complex modes of identity in the digital age. Although geographically located in Johannesburg, the web of his reach extends far beyond the metropole. “I was raised to understand myself as an African first, and secondly as a South African. My grandmother is from…
Fuck your false sense of reverence as you snort and swallow for sensation, lapping up the glitter of smashed glass in sweaty rooms. Different artillery is required for these cities where hate can be placed on a heart through the harsh angles of the grind through grimey streets. In a summoning by the Open Time…
