Art & about Cape Town

"Clothes maketh the man", Mark Twain said in the 1880s. When some time later he followed up with, "Naked people have little or no influence in society," the truth of his words was universally understood. I wore a t-shirt today and it made me think about the ability clothes have to express an abstract idea powerfully. But first some context. The t-shirt worn has bold retro prints circling Biko’s famous face and the words ‘I Write What I Like’ sprawled above his head in thick print. Steve Biko - for those of you who don’t know - was a political activist, writer and humanitarian in the 70s and author of the book  I Write What I Like . Biko dedicated his life to this land. He fought for equality throughout humanity in a very inhumane time within our country. Much of what he liked to write, most notably: "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed,” and "It is better to die for an idea that will live; than to liv