Regimes of Value
Regimes of Value
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An exhibition over two venues curated by Elizabeth Gower
investigating the appropriation of urban detritus as a contemporary art
strategy. Featuring works by: Lauren Berkowitz, Ryan Foote, Michael Georgetti, Elizabeth Gower, Nathan Gray, Lou Hubbard, Christopher Lg Hill, Matt Hinkley, Melanie Irwin, Ash Keating, Nicholas Mangan, Rowan Mcnaught, John Nixon, Louise Paramor, Simon Pericich, Joshua Petherick, Caroline Phillips, Elvis Richardson, Stuart Ringholt, Ilia Rosli, Julie Shiels, Slow Art Collective, Kate Smith, Charlie Sofo, Masato Takasaka, Alex Vivian The Substation Opening: Wednesday 13 March, 6 – 8pm with performances by Hi God People and Melanie Irwin Exhibition Dates: 7 March to 7 April 2013 1 Market Street, Newport VIC 301 www.thesubstation.org.au Margaret Lawrence Gallery Opening: Thursday 14 March, 6 – 8pm with a performance by Melanie IrwinExhibition Dates: 15 March to 13 April 2013 40 Dodds Street Southbank VIC 3006 www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/gallery Free Public ForumsRead more for information on public forums by artists and visiting UK academic and author, Dr Gillian Whiteley. |
 Image: Melanie Irwin, Particle Aggregation, 2012. Photo: Kaite Irwin |
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The focus of the two exhibitions is the collection of ephemera and
urban detritus, materials generally considered unviable, residual and
cast-off, and their re-purpose as a contemporary art strategy. The use
of detritus has been effectively appropriated by every aspect of
contemporary culture. The resulting works have been viewed as
disruptive, transgressive, narratives of socio/political dissent, and
vehicles of parody and the deployment of kitsch. Awareness of dwindling
resources has motivated some contemporary artists to re-purpose surplus
materials, within the rhetoric of sustainability. PUBLIC FORUMS PROGRAM Junk: Art and Politics of Trash Thursday 14 March, 12.30 -1.30, VCA Art School Auditorium Dr Gillian Whiteley visiting UK artist, curator and author of ‘Junk: Art and politics of Trash’ will present an illustrated panoply of trash narratives. In these she re thinks key moments in art’s historical and present appropriation of junk, trash, garbage, dross, detritus, within our eco-conscious and globalized culture. Material/Materialist culture Artists floor talks, 19 March, 12.30 – 2.00 in VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery A general discussion on ‘trash and its entangled narratives’. Introduced by Dr. Gillian Whiteley with floor talks by John Nixon and Masato Takasaka. Trash and its entangled narratives Artists floor talks, 23 March, 4.00 – 6.00 at The Substation Refreshments provided Artists Lauren Berkowitz and Simon Pericich will join with Dr Gillian Whiteley, visiting UK artist, curator and author of ‘Junk: Art and Politics of Trash’ to discus artists’ appropriation of urban detritus, junk and ephemera as a contemporary art medium within our eco-conscious and globalized culture. Copies of the exhibition catalogue and ‘Junk: Art and Politics of Trash’ will be available for purchase. The Sustainability Conundrum of the Prosumer Artist Tuesday 26 March 12.00 -2.00, VCA School of Art Auditorium Artists Ash Keating, Ryan Foote and Slow Art Collective, will join with Dr Gillian Whiteley and Jodi Newcombe (Carbon Arts) to discuss a range of conceptual, ethical and practical approaches undertaken by artists who engage with or maintain an environmentally sustainable art practice. All events are FREE and all ages welcome. Bookings are non-essential however RSVP is appreciated: ML-gallery@unimelb.edu.au |
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| Images from top: Melanie Irwin, Ash Keating, Simon Pericich |