Dear AF and ADA, apologies for the cross-post, and for not drawing this to your attention sooner, but I'm sure many of you will be interested in the Len Lye exhibition currently at the Gus Fisher Gallery in Auckland until 13 February.
The exhibition includes films, kinetic sculpture, painting, photograms and drawings. Of the kinetic sculptures, Universe sounds wonderful in this reverberant setting and Zebra has never been seen in New Zealand before. Films have been transferred to DVD with help from Peter Jackson's Park Post so (as soon as we re-install tomorrow the replacement for our stolen projector) are looking great. Remaining Saturday talks are from Miriam Harris, Wystan Curnow and Gregory Bennett, in that order. More details below. From: Gus Fisher Gallery Happy New Year, The Gus Fisher Gallery has re-opened for 2010, resuming our popular Len Lye exhibition, which we have extended to February 13. Full dates and details are below. Art that Moves: The Work of Len Lye Curated by Roger Horrocks 27 November 2009 - 13 February 2010 Len Lye (1901-1980) is one of the most original artists to have emerged from New Zealand. He developed his own theories about an 'art of movement' as a new approach to art. He became known around the world for his animation films, pioneering the method of 'direct film' (bypassing the camera by painting, scratching and stencilling images directly onto celluloid). Later he became a pioneer of kinetic or motorised sculpture. His work has an energy and freshness that gives it broad appeal. 'Art that Moves', the present exhibition of Lye's films and sculptures, is the first at a public gallery in Auckland since 1980. It explores Lye's intense engagement with what he called the 'magical mystery' of motion. In addition to films and kinetic sculptures, there are paintings and photograms to represent other areas of his work and to illustrate the implied movement in his static images. Among the five kinetic sculptures in the show, there are two that have not previously been seen in Auckland. The exhibition is linked with the publication of two new books: Art that Moves: The Work of Len Lye by Roger Horrocks (AUP), and Body English: Texts and Doodles by Len Lye (Holloway Press). Thanks to The University of Auckland's Business School, Mechanical Engineering, Film, Television and Media Studies, the Len Lye Foundation and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, NZ Film Archive, Point of View Productions, Curio Wines and Aalto Colour. The Len Lye Foundation is supported by Technix Group. Public Events Saturday 16 January, 1pm In response to Len Lye's interest in the poetry of his time, Unitec lecturer and film-maker Miriam Harris considers some innovative artists in the field of moving images today whose work has similarly been informed by the structural qualities of poetry. Saturday 23 January, 1pm A talk on Len Lye by Professor Wystan Curnow, one of New Zealand's leading curators and art critics. Curnow was co-editor of the recent book Len Lye, and co-editor of Figures of Motion (a 1984 collection of Lye's writings). He knew Lye and has been involved with his work for over 30 years. Saturday 30 January, 1pm Like Len Lye, digital artist Gregory Bennett is interested in bodily kinesthetics and patterns of movement, often influenced by music and sound. Bennett, who will discuss the theories of sound and motion in own his work, completed a MFA at Elam in 2004 and is now a senior lecturer at AUT. Saturday 6 February The gallery will be closed for Waitangi day. All exhibitions and public events are free and take place at the Gus Fisher Gallery unless otherwise noted. THE GUS FISHER GALLERY GALLERY HOURS The Kenneth Myers Centre Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm 74 Shortland St Saturday 12pm - 4pm Auckland, New Zealand Closed Public Holidays Telephone: 923 6646 www.gusfishergallery.auckland.ac.nz ----- End forwarded message -----
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