October 2001

A Blink of an Eye: Austrian Experimental Film and Video Art
Curated by Sabine Jelinek
Location: Cinecycle, 129 Spadina Ave. (down the alley)
Co-presented with Pleasure Dome

"Austrian artists have radically broken with conventional uses of the cinematic medium, bringing with them an intuitive Viennese fascination for formal expression and control, and an urgent confrontation of elemental physical experience... Here, their art confronts the viewer sensually, often bringing issues of the body directly into question. The last decade has seen a considerable fanning out of stylistic approaches, and the avant-garde film is robust and alive."

Check out the Pleasure Dome website for more details : www.pdome.org

Front Gallery
Jennifer Murphy and Chris Rogers The Great Syntax Monument Jennifer Murphy and Chris Rogers create a new high/low dynamic through their investigation of the correspondences between popular culture, art and iconic symbols. From fashion magazines to rock album covers to nature shows to artworks of the 70s, this collaborative duo incorporates imagery from a variety of sources with their own photography, collages, drawings and paintings. Similarly, their sculptural work both appropriates and references youth culture and 70s minimalist art.		Image: Untitled, 2000 marker and collage on paper Jennifer Murphy and Chris Rogers Photo: Chris Rogers
Back Gallery
Gerhard Treml The Attic of My Room Gerhard Treml's dissatisfaction with his one room apartment in Vienna has metamorphosed into The Attic of My Room, a work that explores the potential events that might occur in this hypothetical architectural addition. Corn fields, saw mills and parking lots play host to just a few of the bizarre activities taking place in Treml's "attic." The work incorporates drawing and sculpture, the structure of the "attic" itself becoming apparent as the viewer moves through the gallery.		Image: The Attic of My Room 01, 2001 pencil drawing Gerhard Treml Photo: Courtesy of artist
Platform: The Hole
Sean Foley The Sound of My Life on Earth as Inferred by the Gomco Overflow Valve Using a Gomco Overflow Valve, Sean Foley evaluates the elements of juxtaposition and transformation of sound. Blending an extensive variety of source material, Foley illustrates the randomness and coincidence of daily activities.		Image:Somewhere Inside the Gomco Overflow Valve, 2001 Sean Foley Photo: courtesy of the artist
Platform: Artist Mail Project
Kenn Sakurai and Dave O'Regan Mercer Union commissioned artists Dave O'Regan and Kenn Sakurai to produce an edition of three small works that will be mailed with our next three brochures beginning this month, and available to members only.		Image:dumbass skatedecks, 2001 enamel spray paint on 7-ply maple photo: Ken Sakurai
Platform, Lecture and Screening: November 2, 8pm
A Blink of an Eye: Austrian Experimental Film and Video Art Curated by Sabine Jelinek Location: Cinecycle, 129 Spadina Ave. (down the alley) Co-presented with Pleasure Dome "Austrian artists have radically broken with conventional uses of the cinematic medium, bringing with them an intuitive Viennese fascination for formal expression and control, and an urgent confrontation of elemental physical experience... Here, their art confronts the viewer sensually, often bringing issues of the body directly into question. The last decade has seen a considerable fanning out of stylistic approaches, and the avant-garde film is robust and alive." Check out the Pleasure Dome website for more details : www.pdome.org