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For an exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts I painted a line of lime through the city with Lud Vandevelde as a connection between the studios and the exhibition space. Halfway we were arrested by the police.
(19 November 1979)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

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		Anti-apartheid activist Steve Stephen Bantu Biko 18 December 1946 (+) is born in King William's Town, South Africa. 12 September 1977 (-) dies of a brain hemorrhage from massive injuries to the head in Pretoria, South Africa.
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