Join current exhibiting artist, Dan McCabe, as he explains his process of developing a cohesive exhibition.
This discussion is suited to emerging artists and curators.
Dan will cover the pros and cons of studio critiques and feedback, setting realistic timelines, maintaining a sustainable studio practice, writing exhibition proposals and funding applications, commissioning writers and what is needed when working on a travelling show.
Light refreshments will be provided.
ABOUT POST LEISURE
Post Leisure is a solo exhibition of new work that explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence, the pursuit of automation and double-edged seduction of devices in creating a supposed labour-free ‘leisure’ society. His reflections upon the ethical and social implications of sophisticated AI applications that mirror human behaviours, leads to speculation upon the comparative rights of highly intelligent bots, and the notion of their value in terms of work and leisure.
McCabe’s works in metal, glass and paint objectify these ideas through the appropriation of the aesthetics and design of high-end tech devices. Visual patterns filtered across these works are extrapolated from medical scans and imaging, as if blurring the human brain’s primacy in intelligence with the reductive and rationalised finesse of its robotic counterparts.
Accompanying texts by Dr Christina Chau and Guy Louden
ABOUT DAN
Since graduating with Honours in 2012, McCabe has consistently exhibited in solo and group projects across Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. Most recently his work was included in spaced 3: north by south east at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, a major exhibition that celebrated the work of artist exchanges between Nordic and Australian artists. Late in 2018 he was additionally the recipient of the FAC-Art Ichol Artist in Residence Program in India.
This project is supported by the West Australian Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, and Fremantle Arts Centre, through the Artist In Residence program.
Image courtesy of Dan McCabe
