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-- pvi news update -- may 09 --
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terra nullius - contemporary art from australia - exhibition
terra nullius - contemporary art from australia is now on at halle 14 in leipzig, germany. pvi are exhibiting a new single screen work of the panopticon series titled panopticon: australia. the exhibition considers work that responds to the pre-colonial notion of australia by the british crown as a “terra nullius,” that is, an empty, uncultivated no-man’s-land that was not subject to any recognized power, and thus could be settled and colonized.' the exhibition is co-curated by the political artist deborah kelly from sydney.
the exhibition opening on 1st may was attended by the australian ambassador to germany, ian kemish and he talked about the importance of shows like this to better understand the complexity of the political, ethnical, social and cultural situation in australia. tina fiveash gave her lecture “welcome to australia: for sun, surf & gay adventure” and diego bonetto of squatspace spoke about “artful ways of finding beauty”. the exhibition continues til 26 july.
what is it: single screen artwork panopticon: australia exhibited as part of group exhibition
venue: halle 14
where: leipziger baumwollspinnerei, spinnereistr. 7, 04179, germany
when: 1 may - 26 july
featured artists: pvi collective, boat-people.org, mike parr, squat space, julie dowling, tony schwensen, destiny deacon & virginia fraser [and more]
more info: http://www.halle14.org
tank man tango - a memorial made of dancing people
tank man tango will be a monument to the tiananmen square protestors of june 1989, a memorial made up of dancing bodies in cities around the world. an echo across time and space, multiplied against forgetting; an image, a public participatory performance; an enduring archive.
on june 4 2009, forget to forget. do the tank man tango.
pvi collective and hydra poesis are coordinating this event in perth and hosting a rehearsal at cia studios on 3 june at 7pm. this will be followed by the public event on the 4 june.
you are invited to register to take part: register now
rehearsal: 7pm 3 june 2009 @ cia studios, westone, 480 newcastle street, west perth [entrance via rear of building]
public event: 4 june 5pm, place tba
more info: http://www.forget2forget.net
cheers for now!
pvi steve
pvi collective
resident artists at cia studios
street address: 480 newcastle street, west perth, wa 6005
postal address: po box 836, mt lawley, wa, australia 6929
phone: + 61 8 9228 4440
