The collected musings of Mmutle Arthur Kgokong, 2009-2018
if I was to introduce you to a delicious dish and you exclaimed with the expression ‘Mmmmm’ I would congenially nod with you the last roll of that ‘m’ because in silent agreement you and I would be bowing to a magnificence (magnifique) of that dish. Thus here the expression ‘Mmmmm’ would be pointedly expressing our delight, and allow me to say, resonance.
Sonequa Martin-Green's role in the new Star Trek series 'Discovery' ushers in a new heroine for a new generation. That is if you ignore long enough the framing narrative to the grand narrative of this iconic space opera.
Mmutleak: #SABC's dance drama #Tjovitjo is a grand proposal in the annals of modern narratives. Perhaps even a brave shot from the troubled #SABC. Unfortunate it is hurried unnecessarily •(3dDEFPoints/5)•
» Zyma Amien's solo exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum, ‘Real’ lives and “Ordinary” objects: Partisan art-making strategies with garment workers of the Western Cape - Continuation is part of the SASOL New Signatures Art Competition’s previous winner for 2016 continues the journey from where the winning work Paying Homage left off. The exhibition is …
Continue reading Intraparadox: Zyman Amien’s “Real” lives and “Ordinary” objects
» Lebohang Kganye is the overall winner of SASOL New Signatures Art Competition 2017. Her video installation 'Ke Sa Le Teng' is meticulously done. Taking its cure from pop up book construction and erecting a visual discourse from family photographs it weaves a narrative around the journey that artist's family traversed from the rural to …
Continue reading Intrabyteparadox: interview with Lebohang Kganye
» On the 23 of May 2016 I sat down with Taiwo Ohu against the background of his exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum at that time. He spoke to me about his training, the challenges that face in the crises of lack of traditional art making material and his then upcoming exhibition which was …
Continue reading Intraparadox Interview With Taiwo Olugbemega Ohu
Today all genders are equal however it is the foundation upon which each gender/identity(s), if you will, is nurtured that is of primary importance otherwise the picture will continue to ferment with cold violence. It starts with attaching value to boys and girls equally when they make their entry into this world. By attaching value to men and women equally without neglecting either one of them continuously. It starts here. Notice that I am not bitterly neglecting anyone behind.
