Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Friday, June 27, 2003
It's amazing what a new space, new people, and a whole lot of excitement and vision can bring. I'm finally working on stuttering[odys] - a piece that I've been conceptualizing for many, many moons - thanks to the help of fellow artmakers @ the JAG. With Crispian, we've actually turned the concept/software into two pieces - one that elicits stuttering words, and a second which is a body-triggered music sampler. I really hope we finish in time to set it up for the Braai Klub this Saturday; his sounds are infectious...
Some things I didn't foresee:
Mapped out IA (Information Architecture) drawn across the gallery wall - plans for the upcoming CD-ROM
Children complaining that the entertainment system set-up is not yet running the new Matrix game
Some of my students from Wits impressing fellow artmakers, and asking for guidance in the exhibit space
Egg Salad (or in SA speak, Egg Mayonnaise) sandwiches every day
Photographers, filmmakers and other (not personally invited) guests who read about 24.7 - in various news clippings and on varying web sites - and showed up to participate and document.
Noise. Lots of noise coming from the basement of the JAG
The life that breathes in the oft-thought-to-be-scary center of downtown Johannesburg
Art As Usual.
Saturday, June 21, 2003
art as usual
Johannesburg Art Gallery
City+Suburban's 24.7 studio
TWENTY FOUR HOUR RESIDENCY PROGRAMME
LAUNCH ON 21 JUNE 2003
Join us and be a part of the transformation of our Museum. Tokyo Star will be
on hand with drinks and DJs for a preview of the 24.7 residency programme, from
three o'clock at the Johannesburg Art Gallery.
As of the 24th of June participants will be working live over a period of seven
weeks. The artisan, the artiste, the struggling artist and the commercial artist
practicing within the same time and space.
Some of us have specific experiments, performances and processes in mind. Others
will gamble on chance collaborations.
BRING YOUR CAMERA
Seven chapters of experimentation, namely New Media, Traditional Practice, Fashion,
Audio, Conceptual, Lens-Based Media and Public Art.
Tokyo Star will appear with the Braai Klub every Saturday afternoon. Expect
performance, process, examples, evidence and the occasional weapon of mass construction.
Live Monday through Sunday, 12h00-17h00
Chapter 01: 24-290603 NEW MEDIA. Electronic art, interactive physical computing...etc
Chapter 02: 01-060703 TRADITIONAL PRACTICE. Painting, sculpture & drawing...etc
Chapter 03: 08-130703 FASHION. Image manufacturing including haute couture...etc
Chapter 04: 15-200703 AUDIO. Audio experiments, dj's, found sound...etc
Chapter 05: 22-270703 CONCEPTUAL. Installation, advertising...etc
Chapter 06: 29-030803 LENS-BASED MEDIA. Photography, documentary, video art...etc
Chapter 07: 05-100803 PUBLIC ART. Intervention, graffiti, performance...etc
Further details
What is 24.7? Based on the principles of the City+Suburban 24 hour residency
programme. The 24.7 programme is presented in the public realm of the Johannesburg
Art Gallery. Art and social commentary produced live. A 'studio' will be set-up
downstairs at the JAG. This programme will be more structured than its predecessor-
24 hours over six days, four hours a day with seven 'chapters' of collaboration
and experimentation.
What is the 24 hour residency programme? Initiated in mid 2002 by Christian
Nerf at City+Suburban studios. Primarily offering artists an opportunity
to work in the city as well as creating a platform for potential collaborations.
The invited artist has a flexible timetable- 24 hours on site within a week.
The first participant was artist Barend de Wet, subsequently his project (knitted
bikinis) was exhibited, with a video produced at his residency, at the C3 Gallery.
Other artists include Stephen Hobbs and Tracy Hennen. The Braai Klub is an integral
component of the residency and allows for informal social networking.
What is City+Suburban studios? Founded in early 2002 by Kathryn Smith and Christian
Nerf with nathaniel stern subsequently
joined us. This is a working artist studio in Commissioner street, Johannesburg.
S[..]N recently presented a collaborative work on the Softserve event held at
the Castle in Cape Town. The studio has facilitated previews of documentaries
and video artworks. It is a meeting point for communicators from all disciplines,
connecting socially aware fine artists with their 'commercial' counterparts.
Final download
Documentation of this journey is key. Evidence of this nature is as valuable
as the end produce, if not the actual product. An exhibition of 24.7 evidence
will commence at the JAG on the 30th of August through to the 20th of September.
It's art as usual in Johannesburg.
24.7 is about the Bold & the Beautiful as much as
it is about the Best of the Best.
The overall process can integrate new participants on short notice so contact
thefacilitator@christiannerf.info
with a short proposal. Reviews and previews at www.artthrob.co.za
and daily downloads at www.247residency.blogspot.com.
