materialiZm
In this exhibition Musée du Strip invites us to contemplate the philosophical theory of Materialism, a Western concept that describes the world as fundamentally relying on interconnecting matter. That is to say: anything from energy forces to dark matter, the cups we drink from to the seats we sit on, as well as our human consciousness, is perceived to be intrinsically linked by physical and invisible material qualities.
Laying the groundwork for this exhibition are seven emerging artists Hugo Blomley, Natalie Fenelon, Caeylen Fenelon-Norris, Ella Howells, Anna Jalanski, Gabrielle Skye Nehrybecki and Augusta Vinall Richardson. Their artworks can be defined by the very matter of which they come from, whether metal, plastic or paper (and the neurons required to create it).
Like previous exhibitions held inside Musée du Strip, this show materialiZm revolves around a ready-to-assemble walk-in greenhouse designed to provide your plants, fruit and vegetables with the optimum biological conditions in which to flourish all year round. Stripped of its heat and humidity-retaining features, the result is an unexpected platform to synthesise the experience of viewing art, people and the surrounds.
Musée du Strip has previously appeared in diverse locations including a public beachfront, a median strip, and inside contemporary art galleries and private homes. For this exhibition Musée du Strip is set within Missing Persons, a multi-arts space in the Nicholas Building, and on Wednesday 20 January shares the gallery space with Missing Persons’ life drawing class – a recurring mid-week feature of its public program.
With the participation of the life drawing group, art meets utility and new life is given to works created by the materialiZm artists, including furniture, art objects and sculptural assemblages. Drawings captured by the class participants will be contributed to the exhibition, creating a full material circle between art, matter and the people who experience them.
We would like to invite you to celebrate over drinks at the launch of the exhibition on Friday 22 January from 6:00–8:00pm.
The opening event will also be broadcast on Instagram Live. Join the party via Musée du Strip.
Dates: 21 to 24 January 2021. Attend on Facebook
Hours: Thursday to Saturday 12:00–6:00pm and Sunday 12:00–3:00pm
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