Australia Visual Arts • Free
Art As A Verb
MONASH UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART (MUMA)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Part of Visual Arts series.
PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH MONASH UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART
COMMISSIONING CURATOR CHARLOTTE DAY
There is no such thing as passive art; all art is a disruption, and all disruption is a catalyst for new ideas and experiences.
Art as a Verb interrogates the idea of art as a participatory or live medium – a form of action that strikes beyond the bounds of the frame. Drawing together a rich history of challenges, happenings, performances and manifestoes from the art world’s most celebrated provocateurs – including Allan Kaprow, Marina Abramović, Yoko Ono, Martin Creed, Bas Jan Ader and many more - Art as a Verb shines a blazing light on modern art’s most pivotal question: in the new century, what does it mean to be an artist and where do artists fit within the bigger picture of society?
“Instead of painting, move your arms; instead of music, make noise. I’m giving up painting and all the arts by doing everything and anything.”
ALLAN KAPROW
Sat 11 Oct at 2pm–4pm
Monash University Museum of Art
MUMA presents an afternoon of live performances by local artists. Details on live performances, participatory projects, workshops and more will be available closer to the Festival.
Melbourne Festival Creative Associate - Visual Arts: Louise Neri
Image: Eva Rothschild, Boys and Sculpture 2012 (film still)
Courtsey the artist and Stuart Shave Modern Art, London
Credits
Featuring Marina Abramović, Vito Acconci, Bas Jan Ader, Francis Alÿss, Billy Apple, Jon Baldessari, Brown Council, Clark Beaumont, Martin Creed, DAMP, George Egerton-Warburton, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Ceal Floyer, Heath Franco, Alicia Frankovich, Andrea Fraser Ryan Gander Agatha Gothe-Snape Matthew Griffin Bianca Hester Hi Red Center, Tim Johnson Allan Kaprow, Peter Kennedy, Sister Mary Corita Kent, Anastasia Klose Jiří Kovanda George Kuchar, George Maciunas, Paul McCarthy, Ian Milliss, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono Mike Parr, Campbell Patterson Kenny Pittock Robert Rooney, Martha Rosler Eva Rothschild Tony Schwensen, Jill Scott, Kateřina Šedá Christian Thompson, Gabrielle de Vietri, Erwin Wurm, and many more.
