David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :
'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)
(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.
regarding an uncertain disposition
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laughalfull
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laughTAR cLub
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Everyone loves T & P in their box orifice sma shit
'Asses of Fire'.
After that, who could f f f fu get this grate scene
FIAPCE
...from T & P in 'Not Without My Anus'.
Up Date : Terrance & Phillip to sTAR in
'E is for Effart, F for Art'
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On Kawara — Silence
Members’ Party and Private View
February 6, 2015
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
5th Ave at 89th Street
New York City
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watch : final three rap battles
read : final three rap battles
HAND SPACE Theatre of the Actors of Regard
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Roland Barthes was rarely photographed without a cigarette in his mouth : w|hence breath, fire, light, colour, smoke, fumes, animation, signal, parole :
words, speech, story, conversation, lecture ...
Breathing-in breathing-out, the image body of
le maitre Barthes conducts with his two batons
bLineage re. Smoke Signals Read In Mirrors
Cigarette in parole hole, pigment pen in hand,
all in unison.
Red and read / read verses red ...
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enso
circle, way of mind
enso (regard)
sTARing
CJ of JAHM
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enso (regard)
sTARing
yOu of YOU

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In the beginning was The Literature Club
Going forward, as they say...
Today follows on from yesterday
The Logos Club from The Picture Club
The Seventh Function of Language
from HHhH with Sight Gag
Ceci n'est pas une hache / This is not an axe.
La trahison des images / The Treason of Images h/ere
Ceci n'est pas une hache / This is not an axe.
La trahison des images / The Treason of Images FIAPCE
Ceci n'est pas une haiche / This is not an aitch.
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This month marks 15 years since
the inception of the Foundation Picture Club,
a very special event that occurs every month
just for AGWA Foundation Members.
You're invited to join our expert Gallery Guides
on an adventure through art to further develop your understanding of the treasures in your State Art Collection.
This month's Picture Club is titled
and will be looking at works by
David Noonan and Mike Parr.
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ARTWORK CREDITS
Nathan Beard
Untitled (Portrait with Yaai) 2016
photographic decal on glazed porcelain, PVD coating
25 x 36 cm, 28.5 x 39 cm (framed)
© Nathan Beard
Photo: Uri Auerbach
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from MCA (Sydney) for their
Annual Appeal
photo : Daniel Boud
and from MUMA (Melbourne) for their
Boiler Room Lecture: Ritual intimacy
Christian Thompson, We bury our own (Energy matter) 2012.
Courtesy of the artist, Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne, and
Michael Reid, Sydney and Berlin.
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Melbourne Football Zen Mind
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with a feather duster
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