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...midst of last weekend’s blizzard, Thenjiwe N. Nkosi and studio-mate James W. Heisey-Rotner ’04 have created an oasis in their Linden Street painting studio. A Johnny Mercer song plays on the radio as Nkosi brews a pot of tea. The walls of the studio feature black and white paintings depicting buildings in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Nkosi spent much of her childhood...
Nkosi’s ability to tell a story serves her well as a filmmaker. For her non-fiction video course, she is editing a video titled Crossing Night. For the past two summers, she has worked at Artists Proof, a community art studio in Johannesburg that specializes in printmaking. Nhlanhla Xaba, one of the studio’s founders, died in a fire while he was “crossing night,” or working all night in the studio. Nkosi’s film documents the creation of a project called “Reconciliation...
...says as one of the artists appears onscreen, singing. Later, she adds, “I don’t see my work in VES as work—I mean work in the sense that it’s a pain. I love being in the studio. I love editing, I think about it all the time...
Nkosi is considering working at Artist’s Proof after college, although she wants to open her own community art studio in South Africa. She’s also considering getting a masters’ degree in art education, going to film school and traveling to Greece, where her mother is from, and making a film about her family background. Another path is creating a photo history of downtown Johannesburg, combining archival imagery with her photos and interviews into a book...
Simmons and Combs have spawned imitators: rappers Master P and Jermaine Dupree have diversified, while execs like Shady Records V.P. Paul Rosenberg, who manages Eminem, and Mona Scott of Violator Management, Missy Elliott's chief operator, have sauntered out of the studio...