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Robert Barry , March 6th, 2021 09:39 Musa Okwonga talks about his new novel, In The End It Was All About Love, out now from Rough Trade Books. The interview is followed by an extract from the book Musa Okwonga is showing me his old smart phone. “Here it is!” he says, grinning, having dived behind the webcam to retrieve it. It’s kind of an odd moment in the chat, because, in a way, it’s just an ordinary black iPhone, not much different from the one in my pocket or a million others in a million other pockets. But at the same time, it’s not just any old phone. This particular black iPhone played an important role in the writing of one of my favourite books of the year so far. This phone has been on a journey. ....
John Quin , March 6th, 2021 09:38 John Quin lauds the paintings of the Australian indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira Vincent Namatjira - MCA Foyer Wall, MCA. credit: Daniel Boud “It only took 99 years” The quote is from Vincent Namatjira’s recent acceptance speech after earning Australia’s prestigious Archibald Prize at the tale end of last year, the first time an indigenous painter had won in almost a hundred years of its existence. Namatjira’s triumphs continued only a couple of weeks ago in February with the unveiling of an enormous 14 x 9 metre mural at the Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay, downtown Sydney. You don’t get a much more central exhibiting space as a contemporary artist in Australia than that. The museum’s proximity to the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House (not to mention the glorious views from MCA’s café) make it an entirely appropriate venue for Namatjira’s success. A well-deserved if belated achievement becaus ....
The house that Jane built is filled with mysteries and strange reversals, finds Richard Foster This is a record that works by stealth. It’s possible that you can listen to Jane Weaver’s new LP, Flock, hum along, maybe break into a mild frug now and again whilst doing the dishes, and not suspect anything is wrong with the world. Only now and again do phrases like “smash the patriarchy” float into your consciousness through the gossamer patterns Weaver has created, to remind you that she really does mean business. For some reason Jane Weaver reminds me of the late great Victoria Wood, another dealer in life lessons through stealth and wit. Like Wood, Weaver remains happy to draw up her spells in a space in-between, despite seeming clubbable enough. Too sharp to be part of a pack, Weaver has always set her stall out on the outer reaches of pop’s bonfire. This positioning, whether by luck or judgement, has meant her gaze has never been overly burnt or blinded by ....
Christian Eede , March 5th, 2021 16:57 The new moniker sees the Hyperdub-affiliated producer looking forward following the success of his debut album Alcides Simoes, AKA Nazar, has revealed a new alias, Yaera. Following on from the release of last year s album, Guerilla, on Hyperdub, as well as a selection of self-released material under his primary alias, Simoes has debuted his new moniker with a track, Elavoko 1 , which you can watch a video for above. Simoes described his new alias as a necessary creation to prepare himself for a post- Guerilla journey, centring myself before anything else. The new track s title of Elavoko 1 , he says, comes from Umbundu and means hope . ....
Seeham Rahman , March 5th, 2021 09:29 In celebration of Beethoven s 250th jubilee, Seeham Rahman explores how queer identity and ballroom culture reflects the composer s identity as an outcast in Emilie Norenberg s debut short film Ball culture is ‘a celebration of [a] life that the rest of the world does not deem worthy of celebration’, remarks POSE’s Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista, founder of the ball’s House of Evangelista, on the momentous FX television show depicting the ‘80’s New York ballroom scene. Such a narrative is not only housed in Ryan Murphy’s fictional world, nor solely in New York. It emerges with every gestural detail and sequin that adorns the bodies of those who step foot into existing communities worldwide. Director Emilie Norenberg wonderfully portrays this truth in her debut short film ....