Passages

Curated by Brooke Ferguson
Opening Wednesday 2 May, 6–8pm
2 May – 19 May 2012

Passages brings together a selection of Brisbane based artists who make text-based artworks, including zines, catalogue essays and ephemera that engage the spaces of visual art and critical writing. It will investigate how text and language have been used to open up the possibilities for making and discussing art practice. This project explores a range of the ways that text can be used as a graphic/creative form – as well as a space for critical reflection and observation in art practice. It will highlight how a range of Brisbane artists approach the relationship between language as signification, language as critical response, and the hybrid spaces between these sites of connection. This project wants to foreground how this approach to art making can be a productive and exciting space of creative and critical activity in the age of digital media. 

Image: Journal page by Alice Lang. Courtesy the artist.

Has the Brisbane ARI bubble burst?

The IMA is hosting a panel discussion on the topic of 'the rise and fall' of Brisbane artist-run initiatives. Current Projects' very own Brooke Ferguson will be a part of the panel, alongside Chris Bennie, Rachel Haynes and Grant Stevens. If you're interested in the Brisbane ARI scene come to the IMA on Thursday 26 April at 6pm. It promises to be an intriguing discussion!

One-night edition: On Hiatus | Catherine or Kate

Catherine or Kate, Weathercam Performance Still, 2011, courtesy the artist(s)

On Hiatus | Catherine or Kate

Pear shaped: one-night edition

Wednesday 18 April, 6-8pm

On Hiatus marks the first of our Pear shaped: one-night editions by collaborating artists.

Catherine or Kate, the artist(s) formerly known as Catherine Sagin (née Fiona Mail) have been working together for four years. Having undergone more name-changes than a high school garage band trying to hook their first paid gig, the duo have shown a blatant disregard for branding consistency and instead have opted to keep internet search engines on their toes. These restless naming revisions are part of the duo’s broader strategy for deliberately disrupting the distinctions between individual and shared performative identities. By constantly reframing and refocusing the dynamics of their partnership, Catherine or Kate also engage in an ongoing reassessment of the popular paradigms of creative collaboration, and the basic tenets upon which these collaborations are founded. (Text: Marianne Templeton)

Pirrin's opening night - all smiles!

Pirrin's show HE MADE THE GROUND RESOUND WITH HIS FALL finishes up this weekend, so if you haven't seen it yet, get your skates on! There are exhibition images on our website HERE. 

In the meantime, here are some images from opening night: