18th APRIL - GALLERY VISIT BLOG POST

Hi All,

I thought I should just clarify a few things about the exhibition visit and the blog posting.

You can visit any day between now and our next class. Remember the Kaldor collection is the most important collection to visit for class discussion -the MCA visit is a wonderful addition however and should be on your 'list of things to do' anyway!!!

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/new-contemporary-galleries/

I think you will find that the works on display are very much connected to the ideas we have discussed thus far in class.

In terms of the blog posting:

Write a succinct review of this collection (approx 400 words). There are a number of ways in which you might like to comment:

• eg. John Kaldor's influence on Contemporary art in Australia
• Discuss whether there a particular focal point to the collection /eg. collection based on medium (sculpture, installation painting?)/time period of works being collected/Nationality of artists/thematic focus?
• Choose two works to focus on / compare and contrast

While you are at the AGNSW you should also take time to visit:

Eugenia Raskopoulos
footnotes

until 13 May 2012

In this video installation, Raskopoulos performs a series of actions that accumulate letters into words, in English and Greek, using her own limbs as the writing instrument or surface.

Mother India
video plays by Nalini Malani

until 20 May 2012

The focus of this display is a 15-metre long video projection, featuring an emotive and politically charged sequence of images addressing gender violence in India.

Thank you and see you in our next class.

Regards,

Amanda.