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what is given

On show from 22 August - 6 September​, what is given ​presents new work by this year's BLOP BLOP BLOP curatorial intensive participants.

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Duration: 22 August - 6 September​ 2024

Opening Celebration: 5-7pm Thursday 22 August

Devon Campbell, Pinhao Cheng, Eloise Duffus, Margot de Gier, Annabell Lee, Yue/Alison Zhu, Elizabeth Negline, Yuehan/Vivian Ren,  Bea Rubio-Gabriel, Yoria Shi, Ethan Tsang

 

what is given explores ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀʏ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇꜱ; ꜰʟᴜɪᴅɪᴛʏ

                                          ᴏᴘᴇɴ-ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘꜱ; ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

                                          ꜱʜᴀʀɪɴɢ; ɴᴇɢᴏᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ

                                          ꜰᴀᴛɪɢᴜᴇ; ʙᴜʀɴᴏᴜᴛ

                                          ɴᴏɴꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ

                                          ʟᴀʏᴇʀꜱ; ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ

                                          ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀ; ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇꜱ; ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ

                                          ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ / ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ

                                          ɴᴏᴜʀɪꜱʜᴍᴇɴᴛ; ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ; ᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ; ᴇɴʀɪᴄʜᴍᴇɴᴛ

                                          ꜱʟᴏᴡɴᴇꜱꜱ; ꜱᴜꜱᴛᴀɪɴᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ

                                          ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʟɪᴛʏ; ᴇᴘʜᴇᴍᴇʀᴀ

                                          ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ; ʟɪᴍɪᴛꜱ; ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ

This exhibition presents new work by this year’s BLOP BLOP BLOP participants. BLOP BLOP BLOP is an experimental curatorial intensive led by independent curator, writer and performance artist Bea Rubio-Gabriel, examining alternate exhibition models and ways of working. 

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