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Comment made 12 years ago on Monday 27 October 2008Video Art Conference, Sydney
CONFERENCE: DISAPPEARING VIDEO
Thursday 23 October, 6.30 – 8.00pm and Friday 24 October, 10.00am – 5.00pm
This conference provides a narrative to the development of Australian artists working with video.
Join significant art practitioners, theorists and critics to examine histories and speculate what the future holds for video art. Disappearing Video includes an evening screening of key video works and a critical conference day program.
Media based works have recently achieved an unprecedented level of visibility in contemporary art. Yet what may be learned from the different ways artists have worked with the video medium since the 1960s? And how should video art be collected, distributed and circulated in the public and private arenas?
Video practices have shifted with the ascendancy of participatory media and culture. With the approaches of “Web 2.0”, open source and Creative Commons, and various platforms including YouTube, Wikipedia and Joost, are there new opportunities for artists and audiences to critically engage with the complex ideas, voices and histories? Or are these new networked, distributed modes a threat to the market value of unique or Limited Edition videos? Has video joined the mainstream, or will the medium cling to outmoded methods of production and distribution in an effort to maintain critical purity?
Disappearing Video draws a range of different perspectives to tackle these questions in a series of informative and provocative presentations.
PROGRAM:
Australian Video Art: Some Key Works
Screening Thursday 23 October, 6.30 – 8.00pm
Conference
Friday 24 October, 10.00am – 5.00pm
Speakers
Stephen Jones: The disassembly of video art
Danni Zuvela: Forgetting and Remembering: Australian Experimental Video
John Conomos: Between Celluloid, Plasma and Neon
Lousie Curham: Media Art Archaeology – making good archives and the problems of re-presentation
Lyndal Jones: Propositions for an Uncertain future
Andrew Frost: Now To The Future
Facilitated by John Gillies and Ross Harley
http://www.mca.com.au/default.asp?page_id=13&content_id=4285
Comment made 12 years ago on Thursday 23 October 2008Yinka Shonibare MBE
GALLERY FLOOR TALK:
YINKA SHONIBARE MBE
WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER
2.30 – 3.30PM
Join MCA Senior Curator Rachel Kent as she discusses style and references in the works of Yinka Shonibare MBE.
FREE
Comment made 12 years ago on Monday 22 September 2008Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)
SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP
TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER &
WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER,
10.30AM – 3.00PM
8 – 12 year olds, 2 day workshop
Be a prop-maker, director or star! Join Primavera 2008 artist duo Soda_Jerk to
re-make ideas and images into a video artwork.
$110/$90 Members (includes cost of DVD)
Bookings essential: education@mca.com.au or 02 9245 2484
Yinka Shonibare MBE
IN CONVERSATION:
YINKA SHONIBARE MBE
FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 6.30 – 8.00PM
Yinka Shonibare MBE discusses his practice with MCA Senior Curator Rachel Kent -providing a unique insight into one of the most acclaimed artists working across cultures today.
$10/$8 MCA Members & Concessions
Bookings essential:
02 9245 2484 or education@mca.com.au
Primavera 2008
PRIMAVERA 2008 ARTIST TALKS
SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER, 1.00 – 4.00PM
1.00PM
Gemma Smith, Danielle Freakley
2.00PM
Soda_Jerk, Mark Hilton, Ms & Mr
3.00PM
Ariel Hassan, Tarryn Gill & Pilar Mata Dupont, Moya McKenna, Paul Knight
Primavera 2008
PERFORMANCE: HEART OF GOLD 4, PERFORMANCE 1
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER, 2.30PM
Tarryn Gill and Pilar Mata Dupont present a performance to accompany their work in Primavera 2008.
Comment made 12 years ago on Monday 22 September 2008Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)
2008 BELLA DINNER
TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2008, 6.30PM
The Bella Dinner is the MCA’s annual fundraising event for the Bella Program. The MCA has the pleasure in announcing Ms Therese Rein as our special guest; MC is Ms Virginia Trioli (ABC Sunday Arts) and our guest chef is the celebrated Ms Kylie Kwong.
For further information please visit http://www.mcabelladinner.com
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)
WALKING TOUR
SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2008
2.30 – 3.30PM
Join Aboriginal guide Margret Campbell for a leisurely walk around West Circular Quay and The Rocks to celebrate History Week.
$10/$8 MCA Members & Concessions
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