Say it Again, KNULP at New Joerg, Vienna
Habitually we assume that what we read and say neatly corresponds with what we see and experience. Language and speech however rarely fully align with what we attempt to express or describe.
Someone Looks at Something/ with One Eye Close To... Shane Haseman at AFAAAR
References to four key figures of the historical avant-garde - Tristan Tzara, Hugo Ball, Marcel Duchamp and Samuel Beckett - appear in Shane Haseman’s latest work ‘High Street’, at NEAR gallery in Sydney. A series of site-specific intellectual gags suggest alternative understandings of their historical legacies.
Art/Social/Capital
The massive mediation of our contemporary cultural terrain obviously has a notable impact on the activities of contemporary art, particularly in a globalised context. In fact, what is especially noteworthy about much contemporary art impacted by this communication imperative, is its heightened emphasis on the value of communicability itself.
To produce value under Capital is a misfortune because it means producing value for somebody else.