As we welcome James Charlton to CIRCUIT, we present this catalogue essay by Mark Williams on Charlton's 2020 installation THROWN. Originally commissioned by Te Uru, the essay explores the resonance of Charlton's recent work in a time of environmental breakdown and artificial intellingence. The essay also discusses the artists' earlier work in video, performance and sculpture, drawing connections with the New Zealand post-object movement of the 1970s, through to contemporaries including Yona Lee.
Commentary
Nov 12, 2020
"... 'disruptive' didn't mean you had to be actively or consciously pushing against a tide, (instead) you could occupy the most immediate space, which is your body, and still have that as a site of resistance and really just peel away all the performative BS." - Tanu Gago
(ex)CLAIM is an interview series by Israel Randell, in which she meets practitioners from Aotearoa whose work seeks to correct imbalances in our bi-cultural histories. In this interview she meets Tanu Gago.
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James Charlton's work addresses eco-collapse, artificial intelligence and a radical rethink of the term ‘digital’. This essay by Mark Williams addresses his recent installation at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery, and early video/performance works. http://ow.ly/qJtt50Df8tU2 days 11 hours ago
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James Charlton's work addresses eco-collapse, artificial intelligence and a radical rethink of the term ‘digital’. This essay by Mark Williams addresses his recent installation at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery, and early video/performance works. https://t.co/voQUcodNCF https://t.co/1aalabVGlt2 days 11 hours ago -
On the CIRCUIT home page, Marlon River’s ‘If I Ain't Got You (2010). A candid look at a Samoan wedding, using footage originally shot by the event videographer but edited by the artist to “…reveal an underlying subtext.” Watch it on CIRCUIT here: https://t.co/UBslWSHLi2 https://t.co/xGJ1Zrel6L6 days 12 hours ago
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CIRCUIT is pleased to welcome Edwina Stevens, aka eves. Edwina’s two works on CIRCUIT hover on the edge of perception, part of a larger practice examining the footstep of the coloniser. Watch Neve (2019) on CIRCUIT - https://t.co/6KVbUaAhMn https://t.co/FBG4UYxQMO6 days 16 hours ago
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Now showing on Masons Screen, Theo Macdonald's Waterfall Confessional (2020), in which a series of confessional one-liners play out over images of perpetual motion. Now showing! https://t.co/gGd1yKtGtq1 month 2 weeks ago
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Victoria University in Wellington are seeking a Teaching Fellow in Film Production, with a particular interest in Māori or Pasifika applicants. Apply here: https://t.co/tGbzckGoZr https://t.co/avsnKMm2x11 month 3 weeks ago
