Gam Gallery is pleased to presentwhat's the matter? an exhibition featuring the undergraduate Contemporary Art Theory Class from the University of British Columbia. In the course students explore bot h theoretical discourse and its practical manifestations in cultural spaces and artistic practice. In the last two years Gam Gallery and this class ha ve collaborated together to realize an exhibition by the students. For most it is their first opportunity to exhibit work. This year the students have developed an exhibition from readings and discussions concerning the 'matt er' of art. The class has divided into two groups with each group respondin g to a found object from a distinctly different point.
Demate
rial
We are going to collaborate on creating multiple interpr
etations and projecting our own theoretical stances on a found object. This
will involve the creation of individual artist statements and personal rel
ations to the “work”. This is intended to generate discussion and/or confus
ion around authenticity and the creation of theories and/or narratives.
Material
For the material aspect of the show\, we
are each going to make a reproduction of the found object chosen by the dem
aterial group. Each reproduction will be made from different mediums chosen
by the individual artist\, both two and three-dimensional. Our reproductio
ns are meant to counter the theoretical discussion of the other group by qu
estioning the authenticity of reproduction\, the value of reproduction\, an
d whether reproduction can be considered art. We are also interested in the
idea of the occupation of space and how reproduction functions in terms of
space.
This exhibition is made possible through the support of the D epartment of Art History\, Visual Art and Theory at The University of Briti sh Columbia.
Opening Reception: 8 pm November 16th.<
br />h. Thurs-Sat.\, 1 to 5 pm
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