The Dunedin Public Art Gallery - 1147 Words

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is currently showcasing the ‘Private Utopia’ exhibition. It holds 85 works by 25 artists of Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection. The exhibition displays artistic production from the last two decades, by artists who came to prominence in the mid-1990s and also emerging artists of the present. Such as Sarah Lucas, Cornelia Parker, Marcus Coates, Laura Lancaster, Tracey Emin, Roger Hiorns and many more. These artists contribute to the five threads that are presented in the exhibition. These practises include humour and the uncanny in the everyday, storytelling and narrative, identity and society, real and imagined landscapes and the appropriation of styles, subjects and ready-made materials. Overall the exhibition prevails a wide range of confronting and reflective themes. It shows the nature of Modern Art in Britain today and also includes aspects of music culture, social history and anthropology. Roger Hiorns prominently contributes to the themes showcased in the ‘Private Utopia’ exhibition and demonstrates the broadening definition of what art can be. Hiorns was born in 1975 in Birmingham, England and currently still lives there. He studied at University of London Goldsmiths College and Bourneville College of Art. He was also nominated for a Turner Prize in 2009. Hiorns is sculpture and instillation artist. His primary interest is to manipulate materials or to make them react in unexpected ways. By using materials he createsShow MoreRelatedJacques † Joseph Tissot s Waiting For The Train1842 Words   |  8 PagesThis essay will argue that Jacques†Joseph Tissot (later James Tissot) depicts modern life through Waiting for the Train (Willesden Junction) (1871-1873, Dunedin Public Art Gallery) by painting the interaction of a young middle-class woman and the modern environment of a London train station. Tissot (1836-1902) was a French Realist who broke a way from the traditions of religious and classical painting through the style of rigorous naturalism which was common in the nineteenth century. He paints lifeRead MoreDirect Elements of the Tourism Industry4282 Words   |  18 Pagesairlines, bus companies, tour operators and rental car companies) 2. those sectors which are part of the product at the destination (for example, accommodation, facilities and attractions) 3. the human component of tourism (the labour force) 4. public sector or government agencies, regional tourism organisations, professional associations and industry training organisations. Direct elements of the Tourism Industry  - Those areas of the tourism industry which come into direct contact with touristsRead MoreA Postmodernist/Posthumanist Reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s, Never Let Me Go Using Fredric Jameson’s Theory of Postmodernism and Late Capitalism.4659 Words   |  19 Pagestime frame is parallel to what Jameson states about the break away from modern movement, rise in existentialist philosophy and the final forms of representation in the novel. In the late 60s early 70s in Britain, new things were happening such as Pop art and pop music, making the whole era ‘pop’ with new ideas and new thought processes. What Ishiguro does is take this idea of reinvention to create a science fictional setting of a new era of medicine. As Jameson describes architecture as a founding andRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 Pages11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge speciï ¬ c issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the reader to extend this linking of theory and practice further by analysing the strategic issues of speciï ¬ c organisations in much greater depth – and often providing