Perfectly Situated
Group exhibition, New City Space, Glasgow, UK, 25 Apr - 3 May 2013
Perfectly Situated begins with a series of assumptions about the social life of an art object. Art is made of things that ground it in a material reality. Otherwise, it would be an unrealised wish. Traditionally, the object is usually the art itself. At times, the art object is a prop for participatory acts, a catalyst for conversation, or even a barrier to unmediated interactions. An art object's significance varies for different people, influenced by personal values and systems. An inanimate art object could be perceived as passive and merely symbolic, and even seen as inept to effect any form of social change. Situating an art object differently, say from the gallery to an advertisement, can expand or diminish its social influence.
Artists: ALTERFORUM (Saejin Choi / Cedric Tai), Kai Qun Chun, George Gray, Choon Lin Joo, Gabriel Leung, Keeley Stitt, Lisa Ure, Weizi Xu
Special Guests: Magdalen Chua, Mineki Murata
Curated by: Kai Qun Chun and Choon Lin Joo
Fishing Lure: Golden Ambulance, 350x250mm, blood, pencil, ink, fishing hooks, glitters on used chopping board from the gallery, 2013
Installation view and works by participating artists.