INVITATION: Trinity Session debut solo exhibition

[Marcus Neustetter]

  proud to announce this.
   
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  marcus



  PRESS RELEASE + INVITATION

  M.O: Trinity Session Artministration


  Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, SA

  May 20 – June 21


  Opens at 6pm with guest speaker Penny Siopis


  What happens when three artists begin to work together? àWho is responsible
  for the work produced? à How does this begin to change the way we think
  about authorship or individual ownership? à What is creative business
  practice? à How is this important for the way contemporary art is discussed,

  criticised, managed and published?

  Occupying both downstairs galleries, M.O: Trinity Session Artministration is
  the trinity session’s first solo exhibition, a information and artifact show

  presented as a self-critical ‘portrait’ and autopsy of the trinity session’s
  work ethic and strategies.

  the trinity session is a challenging, Johannesburg-based independent
  contemporary art production team practising in public/social art projects,
  project initiation and production, curating, research and critical writing,
  directed by three multidisciplinary artists (Stephen Hobbs, Marcus
  Neustetter and Kathryn Smith).


  the trinity session was founded at the end of 2000 in direct response to a
  radical change in how the local artworld was structured, with several
  galleries and institutions closing or restructuring in the face of a tight
  economic climate less favourable to contemporary arts and culture. This
  meant fewer opportunities for publishing or exhibiting experimental work by
  young, cutting edge contemporary producers. Working collaboratively, sharing
  resources and benefiting from each others’ respective areas of
  specialization (urban development, body politics and digital/electronic
  media) has seen the trinity session grow from a small communal office in
  Greenside to occupying substantial space at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre
  and looking forward to launching the new-look PREMISES gallery at the end of
  2003 on the Braamfontein Theatre Precinct.

  M.O: Trinity Session Artministration presents almost two years’ worth of 
  trinity session projects, ranging from artistic experimentation to applying
  similar skills to research-based or commercial projects. The exhibition is
  divided into two distinctive areas, one focusing more on the idea of
  ‘project artifacts’, presented as a multimedia installation that will
  integrate the viewer in an audio-visual sensation of multi-layered drawn,
  projected and screen-based content. In the adjacent gallery, information
  will be clearly laid out to introduce a range of contemporary art practice
  and alternative strategies to taking on the complex nature of working as
  artists, curators, administrators and facilitators, as well as a business.
  Presented as both critical and tongue-in-cheek, these definitions, documents
  and diagrams can be used to navigate one’s way through the exhibition,
  laying bare the intellectual property that makes up so much of what the
  trinity session is about.


  The M.O of the title refers to both ‘modus operandi’ and ‘mobile office’,
  two requirements developed in response to common needs expressed by a
  growing network of artists and colleagues. Where possible, the trinity
  session acts as a facilitator, collaborating with or publicising young
  artists in various ways (international festivals, broadcast – online and
  television). This facilitation that takes advantage of building a knowledge-
  base while taking care of promotion and collaboration. Because of previous,
  individual experiences around knowledge-building processes (research and
  networking) and group practices (curating exhibitions, project management,
  international travel), the trinity session occupies a relatively
  sophisticated position in relation to local and global contemporary art
  practices, which enables the unit to use particular power relationships
  towards building a more solid infrastructure for the local visual arts
  context and developing local content that’s not being adequately archived
  and showcased.

  The exhibition will have a strong educational aspect, including guest
  speakers and an information handout.


  for media queries and images, please contact Glam Slam:

  Ira Halpern 083 226 8221


  Adilia Texeira 072 398 2525

  for more information please contact:


  Stephen Hobbs 082 897 7498

  Kathryn Smith 082 773 7033


  Marcus Neustetter 082 929 1569