Art As A Verb

Art as a Verb is a group exhibition that denotes the concept of art as action. Showcasing actions, performances, situational pieces, manifestos, interactive props, take home photographs, instructional works and intriguing takes on seemingly mundane activity. Following its successful presentation in Melbourne by Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), Artspace is presenting the exhibition with a dilated selection of works.

There are over 60 pieces in the exhibition that journey through the 1960’s to the present. There are mixed mediums used throughout including sculpture, performance and documentary. There are many reflections on the social function of art itself, the relevance of interactions and all the situational, individual experiences and responses in between. The role of the artist seems to be everything and anything and the props, texts, artefacts and visuals they use to portray their ‘everything’, which we in turn dub art –– is the proof of their existence, or any existence for that matter.

This major thematic exhibition imposes interesting questions to the viewer: What is art? Who is the artist? Where does one stop, and the other begin, and why?

A provocative and surreal exhibition, that requires an open mind and certain introspection to take effect as you walk from room to room, indulging your senses in a unique blend of art in the form of a verb.

Until July 26. Artspace. 43 – 51 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo. Info: http://www.artspace.org.au/