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Legacy Art Works #7 – Table Mountain 1&2

Posted on November 19, 2016 by

(2010) Table Mountain 1 (2010) Table Mountain 2 Table Mountain looks over Cape Town, South Africa. Because of my association with Abdullah Ibrahim it became one of those places that would arise in dreams.

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Nelson Mandela

Posted on December 5, 2013 by

Blues for a Hip King – Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya 1985 Any man that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose. -Nelson Mandela Something a martial artist would say. And, so he was, and Mandela was a man … Continue reading →

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Sathima Bea Benjamin 1936-2013, African Songbird

Posted on August 24, 2013 by

After negotiating a very short hallway, Abdullah Ibrahim and Sathima Bea Benjamin‘s suite at the Chelsea Hotel opened up to a living room with a window, and off to the left a small table mediated the entryway to the small … Continue reading →

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(ARK) Table Mountain

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

Table Mountain (S.Calhoun 2010) ‘Appropriated Random Kitsch’ or ARK. Theme is the one place in the entire universe I’d like to visit the most. (chosen, appropriated frames: using Dreamlines; hat tip to programmer Leonardo Solaas)

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Siren Song

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

There’s something comforting about leaving the TV on and tuned to the World Cup and hearing the vuvuzela peek through the sonic ambience of the house. When I first heard the singular drone, I commented, “I like that, it sounds … Continue reading →

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