This October saw the second year of SiteLab, an offsite research and development laboratory conceived by Campbelltown Art Centre’s Live Curator, Rosie Dennis. Over the period of three weeks, from 10-28 October, 11 artists were given keys to their own shop in Minto Mall, which apart from a small handful of businesses, is pretty much abandoned. Throughout the three weeks …
Field Theory will be hosting a tutorial on the Live Art with prominent artist and academic Shane Haseman. Over a period of an hour we will question, discuss and debate this elusive genre. Those who attend may be asked to prepare by reading a suggested essay. Monday October 31 7pm Capacity is limited RSVP essential …
If you missed seeing Slavoj Žižek speak at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas last week in Sydney or you saw him and still want more, Field Theory will be hosting a private screening of Žižek on Saturday October 15 at 7pm. Zizek! is a feature documentary exploring the eccentric personality and esoteric work of …
Dudes, Last weekend I went to Open Engagement in Portland Oregon USA. The Open Engagement conference is an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration. Directed and founded by Jen Delos Reyes and planned in conjunction with Harrell Fletcher and the Art and Social Practice students, this year’s conference features internationally …
Throughout Liveworks LALA have asked artists to comment on the works they see. The writing may take on any form,and is not necessarily critical or a review. This is our attempt to capture the conversations in bars and foyers after the shows and put them out there for discussion amongst our broader community. Here we …