Knowing You, Knowing Me: New Artists Show 2010
Mei Cooper, Trenton Garratt, Claire Harris, Jess Johnson,
Jeremy Leatinu’u, Tiffany Singh, Scott Satherley
10 July - 21 August
Curated by Emma Bugden
The Artspace New Artists Show is a highlight of the exhibition calendar. This annual exhibition stakes a claim on artists whose work will shape the future of contemporary art. The New Artists exhibition showcases new and vital art practice to reflect the momentum of art making in New Zealand.
‘Knowing You, Knowing Me’ brings together artists who work across two specific mediums; performance and drawing. At first glance these mediums might seem an unlikely combination, but within ‘Knowing You, Knowing Me’ they are connected through an emphasis on small and personal gestures. The works in this exhibition span a range of concerns and ideas but each demonstrate an interest in a subjective connection. There is a handmade quality to much of the work, and a strongly defined sense of the self.
The exhibited drawings of both Mei Cooper and Trenton Garratt result from, and are entwined with, unseen performative actions. Like Garratt’s obsessive mark-making, Scott Satherley’s drawing is comprised of a series of repetitive patterns which build up to create a layered and abstracted terrain.
Please note: During this exhibition the gallery will be open on Sundays (11am – 4pm) for the presentation of Trenton Garratt’s performance Model Conversations: The Last Days of the Famous Mime.
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