Sebastián <sebastian@ratnow.net> hello from Argentina (a conceptual rAtist)

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Statement
On disarticulating the concept in its institutional context it looses its original reading I aim at exposing its manipulation and appropriation, its false self-reference, disarticulating the referent, forcing it towards an affirmation, exposing the imposition of a binary discourse By cutting off the referent, the bond with the mimetic thinking breaks loose -in its relationship with reality it is connected to a cathartic function. The mimetic distance that language implies establishes a logic of truth/falséense By deconstructing the concept, a new relationship with reality can be made, the error is introduced in the context, making evident the impossibility of affirming/denying an open concept. I expect to arouse a critical attitude regarding institutionalization, using irony to generate senseless meanings. The semantic dimension of language and its conventions settle their theoretical justification, that is why it is necessary to expose the lack of an only parameter An open concept does not seek the truth, and its definition cannot and neither needs to be formulated   Thanks Greetings -  Sebastián

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Exhibition: Go Girl Fiona Clark
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
12 October to 8 December 2002.

Excerpt from the catalogue: "Included in Go Girl is a larger group of images from the 1970s, which also focus on the gay, lesbian and transgender community in New Zealand. It is the first time that this work has been seen in its entirety. Clark has updated this series by re-photographing a number of the surviving subjects in a warm and engaging manner. Comparing the 1970s with now, the exhibition is completed by a series of video interviews between Clark and the subjects.

The exhibition and catalogue tell a story of gender and identity over a 30-year period, in relation to the coming out of the homosexual, lesbian and transgender community within mainstream culture. As part of the story, rare insights are provided into the birth of performance art, the early years of New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and the emergence of photography as a serious art form in New Zealand.

Go Girl is a major project for Fiona Clark, one of New Zealand's most accomplished photographic artists..."

Copies of the catalogue are available from artanddesign@govettbrewster.com

 

Assemblage
The Women's New Media Gallery
compiled and curated by Carolyn Guertin

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