Bek Coogan

Civilization (2004)

1 min 51 secSingle channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

A dancer towers over the memorial cenotaph outside Massey University, Wellington. On the soundtrack we hear a frenetic pop song. The video ends with a shot of planet Earth seen from space.

    Other works by Bek Coogan

    Two musicians perform in a black room, they're both wearing white. One plays the guitar and the other plays keyboard.
    Bek Coogan

    Art Test (2004)

    In the atmospheric void of an art school studio, the artist's band Cortina performs for two tutors assessing the artists performance.

    Art Test
    Credits roll on a CRT tv.
    Bek Coogan

    Ass Landscape (2004)

    In a suburban lounge the performer simultaneously addresses popular and art historical representation of the idealised female form.

    Ass Landscape
    A crowd of people stand around the artist watching a performane.
    Bek Coogan

    Radical Fusion (2004)

    Coogan inserts classic motifs of 1970s performance art into the hedonistic urban ritual of a full moon drumming circle.

    Radical Fusion
    A 4 screen image, each of a person in a state of despair.
    Fantasing / Bek Coogan / Claire Harris / Sarah Jane Parton / Gemma Syme

    A Party Political Broadcast (2017)

    A work from the Party Political Broadcast series presented in association with The Physics Room.

    A Party Political Broadcast
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