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Location
On-site
The Substation, 1 Market Street, Newport, Victoria 3015, Australia
Dates
30 May–24 August 2024
Times
Wed–Sat 11am–5pm
Format
Substation Program/​Exhibition
Accessibility

The Substation is an accessible venue.

Admission

FREE

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An exhibition of works by Kim Gordon.

While many would recognise Kim Gordon for her iconic work with Sonic Youth, she has maintained an exploratory art practice since the late 1970s. These works are the subject of a new exhibition at The Substation.

Object Of Projection presents a compelling survey of her works, including photographic and mixed media pieces. The exhibition also places focus on her video installations including the recently completed Picture Window and Los Angeles June 6, 2019, where Gordon utilises a guitar as a navigation device through public space in a thought-provoking commentary on performance, surveillance and urban life.

In tandem with the exhibition is a special presentation of her triptych video installation Proposal For A Dance. This embodied and psychedelic audio visual work features two female performers wielding electric guitars and wearing Rodarte dresses. Their gestures are an experimental choreography; their movements operate as a gesture towards anti-pop ideals and their implications for the female body.


WARNINGS

This exhibition contains flashing lights, sudden loud noises and sustained bright lights.


ACCESS

This exhibition is wheelchair accessible and gender neutral accessible toilets are available.


OPENING HOURS

The Substation Galleries are open from Wednesday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm. To allow patrons enough time to peruse the Galleries, the last gallery admission time is 4.30pm.

Curated by Lawrence English. Presented by The Substation in collaboration with Brisbane Powerhouse and Room40.

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Kim Gordon In Conversation : Object Of Projection
Kim Gordon In Conversation : Object Of Projection
23 July 2024
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PRESENTED BY THE SUBSTATION

Kim Gordon’s exhibition, Object Of Projection, explores themes of architecture and the stage, the body gesture and dismantling the hierarchical sanctity of the object. For this in-conversation she is joined by curator Lawrence English to talk through her multifarious approach to art making, which draws equally from conceptual art, installation, observation and punk aesthetics.

TIME

Exhibition and bar open from 6pm

Event starts 7:30

WARNINGS


This event contains mild coarse language.


ACCESS


This event is wheelchair accessible and gender neutral accessible toilets are available. The Substation bar and bookshop will be open prior to the performance.

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