missing you very much

the initiative known as circuit artist film and video aotearoa has begun its

summer reading series for those in need of some gentle stimulation in the warmer months.

six writers were chosen to write about a work from the archive that has left an impression upon them

and the first piece is a sensitive and thoughtful conversation between writer-curator extraordinaire

alex davidson and artist marie shannon in which they discuss shannon's the aachen faxes (2012).

intimacy, the prolongation of time and achingly large distances are among the topics discussed see here.

somewhat linked... currently screening at window gallery is a work from the chartwell collection, auckland art gallery, toi o tamaki, julian dashper's untitled (the last second of the last venice biennale) 2007-2008, a meditation on temporality and art world rituals.

also do take a glimpse at blackout.lt for little exquisite fragments and sections of projects that have stemmed from davidson's time in vilnus, lithuania, here. the talented will pollard is also involved and there is a mailing list that promises evidence of a screening, performance events, videos, text and recipes.

feasts of crustaceans and wines flow into bodies
whose knees rub underneath butcher paper covered tables...
our laughter bounces like cackles of satiated hens....

Hands slam the table in convivial consent... 

Blow a balloon and let go of the string... 

Awakening in another continent...

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images: a still from marie shannon, the aachen faxes (2012), a still from julian dashper's untitled (the last second of the last venice biennale) (2007-2008) and a cheeky screen-grab from 'black olives,' blackout.lt

daring

'do I dare disturb the universe?' will be opening

next tuesday. there will also be some work by sonya lacey

which will definitely be worth encountering.

alas it will all clash with the alain badiou talk. so deleuzians unite!

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'do I dare disturb the universe?'

melanie bell, john ward knox, poppy kural, lauren winstone

and a special commission by sonya lacey

tuesday 25 november, 17.30h

window gallery

soon soon soon

do look out for a small exhibition I will be organising

at window gallery, beginning at the end of november.

'do I dare disturb the universe?' will include works by

melanie bell, john ward knox, poppy kural and lauren winstone.

will post more information shortly...

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image: from here here here

monologamiste

do come to this free screening

of jordan wolfson's 'con leche' (2009)

and laure prouvost's 'monolog' (2009)

presented by artspace and window.

artspace & window film screening

wednesday 19 february, 7.30pm

academy cinema, 44 lorne street

auckland

free!

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