Kentridge Takes a Line for a Walk

A few days ago I checked out another screening of the PBS series art:21 (season 5) down at Hamiltonian Artists (Washington, DC). In particular, the selection of episodes aired focussed on compassion, and featured some of the art-world's most recognizable, international talents -- William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, and Carrie Mae Weems. 

The entire lineup was impressive (as one would only hope), but as I want to keep this post short, let me just say "If you don't already know the three names previously listed, please get to know them ...soon." And if you know me, you already know, a fan a William Kentridge is something I definitely am/was. So upon further investigation into his current works, a twist of luck via Twitter and the exploration of a hyperlink or two, I landed upon this fun clip.

It touches on some of the newer work Kentridge is creating, so please enjoy. And if you are a Twitterer like me, let this be further proof of how random 140 character posts can help one build personally. 

Peace,

Jonathan

P.S. Please enjoy "Sometimes" by Bilal

Today is a great day. Congrats.

So yeah, today is indeed a great day. Obama does it again! So not only is he the first black president of the US, he's now the first black (err, African American) President of the US with a Nobel Peace Prize under his belt!! Congrats goes out to him, his family, and the White House staff for their diligent efforts to help unite the world as one, peaceful, global entity.

Click HERE and HERE for more on this historic day.

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And while my sentiments (to those who know what's up) are more like the end of Kanye's verse (2:29 on..) of " THE VIDEO OF THE MOMENT "these days, I'm glad we're all part of these historical times. Congrats again to Obama. Stay tuned...

Oh & maybe even more importantly, congrats goes out to you as well Dante' for finding and marrying your beautiful bride Ashlynn (sp?) over the weekend down in Charleston! Sorry that I felt I needed to be an ass hole to you over these past few months. But I'm sure if you understood the extent of the harassment you chose to be a part of, you wouldn't blame me.. And while, I wish you had chosen to trust that my talents and hard work over the years would land me exactly where I belong (without the trickery and sneak-around tactics of others), I understand you were only trying to help, so I'll no longer hold your actions (as well as those of Pete, E., Jefferson, James, Jeff, Brenda, Tia, Kev, Rachel, Pat, Jonathan, Sarah, Meg, Barry, Jack, Joe, Biff, C. & S., Matt, Ryan, Evan, Brandon, Dos, Nick, Shea, Biff, Melissa, K. and the rest of the checklist gang) against you. I've realized plotting revenge would make me no better than Thorpe and his little Sadan sidekick... karma surely has/will catch them. So peace be with you (all) and congrats again D! A lot of us thought we'd never see the day! I'll try to publish the wedding pics I took on Flickr or somewhere similar to give you access to my few wedding-day-candids ASAP. 

And thanks again Kev for finding the South Carolina beach fortress. The in-house elevator and pool table were both great looks. So sorry I had to hit that masse to sink the 8-ball on you. To be honest, the curve was so long, I didn't think I had a chance at making the shot either ..But I guess .."when you play with skills good luck can happen." <--(...around the 1:10 mark)