PLAN B, a Gathering of Strangers (or) This Is Not Working by Goldendean

It is rare to find a master's thesis published by a recognized publishing house. Even more so if it is the thesis of an artist. Plan B, a Gathering of Strangers (or) This is Not Working is an artistically thoughtful, scholarly and theoretically sound, and aesthetically pleasing university thesis that has found a kindred spirit in iwalewabooks, a publisher known for carefully crafted publications. It is also a reflexive condensation of the artistic, personal and intellectual path of its author Goldendean, also known as Dean Hutton. And it is a testament to the sociopolitically engaged and innovative climate of the Live Art and Performance Program at the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA) under the direction of Jay Pather in Cape Town, where Goldendean picked up crucial impulses during their MA studies at the Michaelis School of Fine Art. Particularly in the wake of the #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements, ICA emerged...