Billy Monk & Tickey the Clown from david goldblatt art Watch Video
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Description: South Africa's most beloved clown, Tickey, played by British actor Eric Hoyland, was a regular at dockside clubs like The Catacombs and The Spurs. This short video includes art critics and photographers like David Goldblatt, discussing one famous Billy Monk photograph of an out-of-costume Tickey the Clown in mock confrontation with a policeman. It also touches on a deeper and darker aspect of the reality of nightlife in South Africa – police raids in clubs to ensure that there was no mixing of
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