Australian Embassy
Indonesia

Australian video art exhibition, So Long as You Move, opening in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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15 August 2014

Australian video art exhibition, So Long as You Move, opening in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Asialink Arts in partnership with ARK Galerie and Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) presents So Long as You Move, an exhibition of key video artworks by four leading contemporary Australian artists drawn from MUMA’s collection. Co-curated by Ark Galerie’s Alia Swastika and MUMA’s Patrice Sharkey, the exhibition is a snapshot of works that highlight the influence of the moving body and performativity on contemporary art practice – and especially on recent video art in Australia.

Works by the selected artists Daniel Crooks, Shaun Gladwell, Bianca Hester and David Rosetzky engage with ideas relating to spatial negotiations and the urban experience, and highlight the influence of art happenings, choreographed movement and dance on the visual arts. Whether dancing, spinning, skateboarding or simply walking, each work explores ways in which the body performs in real space.

As Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr Greg Moriarty says, ‘… the exhibition will show Indonesian audiences the diversity and sophistication of contemporary Australian arts and culture. Using the arts to showcase aspects of modern Australia helps to build people-to-people links, deepen cultural understanding and add vigour to the relationship between our two countries. … As one of our most important bilateral relationships, Indonesia and Australia share longstanding connections in business, defence, education and culture. Broadening cultural exchanges and artistic collaboration adds another interesting dimension to the way Australian and Indonesian people and our institutions engage with one another.’

In So Long as You Move the city serves as the platform for the flow of people. Not limited by the laws of physics or the guidelines of urban infrastructure, the artists in the exhibition visualise how cities might be lived – how the body can be mobilised to reimagine the spaces we inhabit and the relationships we foster. These are new dynamics that are within reach, so long as you move.

Artists: Daniel Crooks, Shaun Gladwell, Bianca Hester and David Rosetzky Curators: Patrice Sharkey (MUMA) and Alia Swastika (ARK Galerie) Exhibition Dates: 15 August - 15 September 2014
Venue: ARK Galerie, Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Interviews with the curators and artists are available on request.

Exhibition dates and venues

So Long as You Move opens in Jogjakarta on 15 August and runs until 15 September 2014. A symposium will be held on 14 August at Sanata Dharma University, Jogjakarta.

Australian Partners

Asialink Arts actively expands opportunities for cultural exchange and aims to develop the international capability of the cultural sector based on the principles of partnership, collaboration and reciprocity. Exhibition Touring delivers contemporary exhibitions of Australian art to venues throughout the Asian region, reflecting current art practices and providing opportunities for
artistic exchange and development. www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts

Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA is committed to innovative, experimental and research-based contemporary art and curatorial practice. With a focus upon contemporary art since the 1960s, MUMA seeks to establish the museum as a dynamic site for cultural production, pedagogy and participation – through exhibitions, collection development, curatorial research, publishing, and academic and community engagement.
With a vision to become an international centre of excellence in the research and collection,
promotion and presentation of contemporary visual art, MUMA is adventurous and forward- looking in its support of new art and ideas. www.monash.edu.au/muma

Indonesian Partner

Ark Galerie provides a platform for experimental exhibitions, encouraging artists to continuously question and redefine their artistic practice and work with an interdisciplinary perspective. Exploring social and political discourse has become an important part of an artists' role in Indonesia. Ark Galerie aims to engage wider audiences with current practices in contemporary arts, and through this, connect them with contemporary social issues.
Ark Galerie serves also as the meeting points of artists, curators, collectors and public who need resources on Indonesian contemporary arts. http://www.arkgalerie.com/

For press queries, please contact Arsita Iswardhani or Exhibition Manager, Louise Joel
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Image credits: Daniel Crooks, A garden of parallel paths 2012, single-channel high definition video (still), 9 minutes 33 seconds, Monash University Collection, Purchased 2012

So Long as You Move is an Asialink Arts exhibition. The Asialink Visual Arts Touring Exhibition Program is supported by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Asialink Arts is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its principal arts funding body, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.