So in case you were unaware, I have a show up at the moment.
You have one more week to catch it.
It's a good show, so you should catch it.
I was there last weekend and it occurred to me that there's a distinct lack of information about it. Sure that was part of the idea, and sure, the
press release kind of gives some idea of the concept, but I do wonder if people walking in actually read the lack of information as part of the work/concept or if they just ignore that part of it and look at the pretty pictures.
However, I can't be bothered asking.
But try these on for size if you want more:
- it's a celebration of modernist photography utilising postmodern tropes
- a representation of the kiwi vernacular
- we're being ironic okay?!
- it's a fuckload of photos
- it's the Seinfeld of photographic exhibitions (for some reason the gallery people had huge issues with that statement)
- if you don't get it, that means you've probably got it. If you do get it, then you probably haven't. But good on you for trying.
Hey, how abouts you just get the draft press release?
Neither One Thing Nor The Other
The Press Release – DRAFT
Neither One Thing Nor The Other is the Seinfeld of photographic exhibitions. Curated and co-ordinated by Andy Palmer and John Williams the show purports to be about nothing at all while, paradoxically, being about many things – not least of which is paradox itself.
Taking a philosophical approach from the likes of William Eggleston and Paul Graham, Neither One Thing Nor The Other is reclaiming ‘straight’ photography, making a stand for the Art of photography without dressing it up with unnecessary baggage and pretence to give it an Art World facade.
Neither One Thing Nor The Other consists of over 500 recent photographs by a number of unattributed local photographers, recording sites from Cape Reinga to Campbell Island. The images isolate and emphasise the ordinary. Everything is real. There are no tricks. There is no hidden meaning.
Or maybe everything is a lie.
