The first In Cars performance. Friday 24/6/11
In Cars is an MFA1 summer project/Gary Numan tribute act, devised as part of the Embassy galleries Annuale programme.
Sunday, 26 June 2011
In cars
In Cars is an MFA1 summer project/Gary Numan tribute act, devised as part of the Embassy galleries Annuale programme.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Monday, 20 June 2011
Saturday, 18 June 2011
THIS IS NOW: FRIDAY 17 JUNE
THIS IS NOW: FRIDAY 17 JUNE: "Found Face Down , Joe Skilton
FOUND FACE DOWN AND OTHER WORKS RACHEL BARRON PATRIZIO BELCAMPO EMMA O'SULLIVAN MARTHA RICHAR..."
FOUND FACE DOWN AND OTHER WORKS RACHEL BARRON PATRIZIO BELCAMPO EMMA O'SULLIVAN MARTHA RICHAR..."
Friday, 17 June 2011
Found Face Down and other works... (unofficial shots.)
For those who don't know...
For the duration of the 2011 Degree Show This Is Now will present a curated programme of daily exhibitions consisting of works selected and loaned from the various concurrent Degree Shows within the college. Held in a purpose-built temporary exhibition space located in the ECA Sculpture Court, the nine exhibitions, each curated by a different invited curator, will run from the 11-19th June.
FOUND FACE DOWN
AND OTHER WORKS
RACHEL BARRON
PATRIZIO BELCAMPO
EMMA O'SULLIVAN
MARTHA RICHARDSON
JOE SKILTON
Curated by Stuart David Fallon & Andrew Gannon
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| Rachel Barron: 1 of 8 bespoke posters |
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| Found Face down installation shot |
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| Emma O'Sullivan: Sandbag |
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| Found Face down installation shot |
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| Patrizio Belcampo: Jean-Philippe |
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| Patrizio Belcampo: Et ne nos inducas in temptationem |
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| Martha Richardson: Untittled (detail) |
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Thoughts about posters...
The point of the poster documents is that they are not an end product of the work but a separate strand. They are not attempts at accurate representation of the performance works but merely pointers to or reminders of them. Discussion about the performances that the posters may bring about are just as valid as documents as the posters themselves, and perhaps more interesting.
The posters are a deliberate attempt to side step traditional documentary methods, e.g. photographs and videos, which may allude to represent work in a more direct or honest way but do not. Whilst at the same time an acknowledgment of the need to represent temporal work in real life, i.e. in exhibitions, journals and, (most relevantly,) assessments.
While I have used videos of performances on my website and in my recent end of semester assessment, I have no intention of exhibiting work as video or photograph. I believe that the posters can be sufficiently not the work to stand as a pointer to the work. The posters are akin to gig merchandise in a lot of respects.
One concern is whether the posters are sufficiently not the work enough... If the posters are like 'merch' should they contain other information. i.e. website address, more explicate information about the works location etc? can I incorporate at text into all the posters that explains their nature, (their not workness,) more clearly but without being didactic? Is less more in this case? does less variety make the message clearer?
While I need to resolve these issues I feel I need to do it quickly, after all this is not the work... and I am much more interested in that.
The posters are a deliberate attempt to side step traditional documentary methods, e.g. photographs and videos, which may allude to represent work in a more direct or honest way but do not. Whilst at the same time an acknowledgment of the need to represent temporal work in real life, i.e. in exhibitions, journals and, (most relevantly,) assessments.
While I have used videos of performances on my website and in my recent end of semester assessment, I have no intention of exhibiting work as video or photograph. I believe that the posters can be sufficiently not the work to stand as a pointer to the work. The posters are akin to gig merchandise in a lot of respects.
One concern is whether the posters are sufficiently not the work enough... If the posters are like 'merch' should they contain other information. i.e. website address, more explicate information about the works location etc? can I incorporate at text into all the posters that explains their nature, (their not workness,) more clearly but without being didactic? Is less more in this case? does less variety make the message clearer?
While I need to resolve these issues I feel I need to do it quickly, after all this is not the work... and I am much more interested in that.
Thursday, 9 June 2011
THIS IS NOW: EXHIBITION PROGRAMME 11 JUNE 2011 Curator: Lindse...
THIS IS NOW: EXHIBITION PROGRAMME
11 JUNE 2011
Curator: Lindse...: "EXHIBITION PROGRAMME 11 JUNE 2011 Curator: Lindsey Hanlon 12 JUNE 2011 Curator: Diana A Sykes 13 JUNE 2011 Curator: Kendall Koppe ..."
11 JUNE 2011
Curator: Lindse...: "EXHIBITION PROGRAMME 11 JUNE 2011 Curator: Lindsey Hanlon 12 JUNE 2011 Curator: Diana A Sykes 13 JUNE 2011 Curator: Kendall Koppe ..."
Saturday, 4 June 2011
17 second performances?
First google result for the average time spent looking at an artwork.
"Conventional wisdom among museum professionals is that art museum visitors do not spend much time viewing works of art. The purpose of this study was to empirically investigate that question as well as to look at the relationship that age, gender, and group size have on viewing times. Visitors to The Metropolitan Museum of Art were observed as they looked at six masterpieces in the Museum s collection. A total of 150 individuals looking at six paintings comprised the sample for the study. The observations were of naturally occurring stops at the works of art. The gender, group size, estimated age, and time spent at the work of art were recorded for each encounter. The mean time spent viewing a work of art was found to be 27.2 seconds, with a median time of 17.0 seconds. Viewing time was not related to gender or age, but was strongly related to group size, with larger groups spending more time. There were also significant differences among paintings. Results are discussed in terms of how different types of looking patterns may be related to the amount of time spent in front of works of art."
[Jeffrey K. Smith and Lisa F. Smith. 2001] <http://baywood.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,9,11;journal,20,57;linkingpublicationresults,1:300310,1>
"Conventional wisdom among museum professionals is that art museum visitors do not spend much time viewing works of art. The purpose of this study was to empirically investigate that question as well as to look at the relationship that age, gender, and group size have on viewing times. Visitors to The Metropolitan Museum of Art were observed as they looked at six masterpieces in the Museum s collection. A total of 150 individuals looking at six paintings comprised the sample for the study. The observations were of naturally occurring stops at the works of art. The gender, group size, estimated age, and time spent at the work of art were recorded for each encounter. The mean time spent viewing a work of art was found to be 27.2 seconds, with a median time of 17.0 seconds. Viewing time was not related to gender or age, but was strongly related to group size, with larger groups spending more time. There were also significant differences among paintings. Results are discussed in terms of how different types of looking patterns may be related to the amount of time spent in front of works of art."
[Jeffrey K. Smith and Lisa F. Smith. 2001] <http://baywood.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,9,11;journal,20,57;linkingpublicationresults,1:300310,1>
Thursday, 2 June 2011
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