Week Two - Auckland Triennial 2010
Mahmoud Bakhshi, Tulips Rise from the Blood of the Nation's Youth, 2008,
neon, tin, wood, plastic, electric engines, courtesy of the artist and
Khastoo Gallery, Los Angeles
'Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon' is the title for the 2010 4th Auckland triennial
which is on show from 12 March - 20 June. Watch the video of the curator,
Natasha Conland discussing the art show.
Youtube conland348. MP4
Use the information from the video and
on the Triennial website to answer the following questions;
1.What are the themes behind the title "Last ride...' for the Auckland triennial?
2. What does a curator of an exhibition do?
3. Which countries are represented in this year's triennial?
4. Is Auckland the only country to have a triennial? Are there other similar art shows?
5. Name 4 artists who will be showing work in the show.
6. Select an artist's work from the website, copy the work to your blog and write a short
comment on what the work is, and what it represents.(Reference your sources)
7. Comment on why you find this work interesting, how does it relate to your own interests?
Students doing the commentary should comment on their partners answers, and answer questions 6 and 7.
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ReplyDelete1. What are the themes behind the title "Last ride...' for the Auckland triennial?
The themes behind the last ride exhibition explore the subjects of risk and adventure and how limits are pushed to a point where boundaries of risk and survival are tested.
2. What does a curator of an exhibition do?
An art curator can be known as the backbone of a museum. A curator can be in charge of large institutions to small local museums. Curator responsibilities cover overseeing the gallery collection, creating exhibitions, fundraising and promoting, Education and training, job outlooks.
3. Which countries are represented in this year's triennial?
The last ride terminal exhibition is resented by many artists from all over the world. From countries like New Zealand, Thailand, Ireland, Sweden, Australia, Denmark, Iran, France, Scotland, U.K, Algeria, U.S.A, India, Lebanon, and China. Many countries were represented in this year triennial.
4. Is Auckland the only country to have a triennial? Are there other similar art shows?
No, Auckland is not the only country to have a triennial. Other countries have had similar shows like Australia, Japan and Africa.
5. Name 4 artists who will be showing work in the show.
Four artists that will be showing work in this year’s triennial shows are Alex Monteith, Shilpa Gupta, Alicia Frankovich and Olivia Plender.
6. Select an artist's work from the website, copy the work to your blog and write a short
comment on what the work is, and what it represents.(Reference your sources)
I have chosen Shilpa Gupta’s work the singing cloud (2008-2009). The singing cloud is an amazing piece where the artist has used 4000 audio micro-phones to form a mushroom cloud reminiscent of the terrorist bombing in Bombay (2008). The micro-phones emit layers of different sounds and voices of the Bombay bombings.
http://www.aucklandtriennial.com/artists/images/shilpagupta2.jpg Retrieved 11 June 2010
7. Comment on why you find this work interesting, how does it relate to your own interests?
The singing cloud interests me not only because it is a sublime, but because of the themes it explores and what the piece represents. The singing cloud explores the boundaries between risk and survival, freedom and tolerance, and activist and terrorist. These themes relate to me in how I am interested in human rights and believe in standing up for what is right.