Tomorrow evening I will be taking part in the latest installment of the acclaimed Rider Spoke interactive artwork by UK Arts collaborative group Blast Theory. The premise of the work involves a serious of bicyclists moving around an urban environment, following instructions and making additions to a system of audio recordings. I will be posting pictures of the event, where I’m taken by the voices in my head and an update of the artists’ talks happening in the MCA (tomorrow and Saturday afternoon).
Archive for February 2009
Stranglehold – James Jirat @ First Draft Gallery
Last night saw the opening of James Jirat Patradoon’s first solo show, at First Draft gallery in Surry Hills. I first came across James’ work on his art blog It’s not for lack of trying boss and have been following his work since. Word has it that some of the pieces made their way into the hands of some happy new owners, so congrats all round for a great show!A surprise of the night was an encounter with the final hours of a 24 hour endurance stand up comedy routine – I’m not exactly sure what inspired the combination of comedy and endurance, but suffice it to say the comedy had mostly petered down to self-deprecating tiredness, and more than just a little bit of crowd support and participation!
See also; first draft gallery
