Survey of the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale: 20 questions and then some

Survey of the 2 nd Johannesburg Biennale: 20 quest ions and t hen som e Jen Budney any op in ion s cir cu lat ed ab o u t t h e 2 n d Joh an n esb u r g Biennale w hich o p en ed this past Oct ob er . Lot s of t hese opin ion s cam e fr om t he sam e p eop le w e hear fr om all t he t im e. So in k eepin g wit h t he new , pluralist ic o p en ­ ings offer ed by t he recent spat e of " m ult icult ur al" exhibit ions, and t aking int o consider at ion t he rather significant roles this m agazine's edit or s play ed in t he or ganizat ion of t he 2 nd Joh an n esb u r g Biennale, a survey will be offer ed in place of t he tra­ dit ional review. Responses will be com p iled for publicat ion in a fut ure issue. Readers, this is your t im e t o speak up! Ab o ve : Su e Wi l l i am son , Message From the Moat, 19 9 7, m i xed medi a i n s t al l at i on , p h o t o : Wer ner Mas c h m an . Spr in g/ Su m m er 1998 № j 25s Nk a« 6 9 Part I — Participant Identification Please check the letter or letters ofthe responses that best describe you: You ar e: a) an artist w h o sh ow ed in the 2nd Joh an n esb u r g Bien n ale. b ) a cu r at or / or gan izer of the 2nd Joh an n esb u r g Bien n ale. c) a cr it ic/ jou r n alist / cu r at or / cu r iou s per son w h o visited the 2n d Joh an n esb u r g Bien n ale. d) a collector w h o visited the the 2n d Joh an n esb u r g Bien n ale. 7) You ar e: a) a paid u p subscr iber to N k a. b) a r egular con t r ibut or to N k a . c) a con sult in g edit or to N k a. d ) n on e o f th e ab ove. e) all o f th e ab ove. Part II— General Biennale Issues Please check the letter or letters beside the opinion/syou most agree with. 1) e) som eon e w h o n ever w en t to the 2n d Joh an n esbu r g Bien n ale (please skip to quest ion 4). 2) You r visit to the Bien n ale w as: a) paid. b) u n paid. 3) Befor e the 2n d Joh an n esb u r g Bien n ale you : a) h ad n ever befor e been to Sou t h Afr ica. b) h ad for that matter n ever been to Afr ica. c) h ad been to Sou t h Afr ica m an y t imes. d) w er e in the I st Joh an n esb u r g Bien n ale. e) spen t m ost or all of you r life in Sou t h Afr ica. 4) You are fr om : a) Sou t h Afr ica. b) an ot h er place in Afr ica (n ot in cludin g Nor t h Afr ica). c) Nor t h Afr ica. d) Africa, either north or south (does Car t h age still belon g to Rom e?). e) the Car ibbean . f) So u t h / Ce n t r al Am er ica. g) Nor t h Am er ica (n ot in cludin g Mexico). h ) Mexico. i) th e Middle East , j) the Sou t h East . k) the Far East , with all the r om an...