David Rokeby
dal 23/6/2004 al 17/10/2004
Segnalato da
23/6/2004
David Rokeby
Oakville Galleries, Oakville
This exhibition, curated by Su Ditta, brings together eight of Rokeby's interactive media works created between 1986 and 2003 including Seen, Canada's entry in the Venice Biennale 2002, 8th International Architecture Exhibition, and Machine for Taking Time, a work commissioned for Oakville Galleries in 2001. For this work, Rokeby mounted a small surveillance camera on a wooden beam outside the gallery in Gairloch Gardens which continues to record and archive thousands of visual images of the gardens.
in Gairloch Gardens and at Centennial Square
Curated by Su Ditta
Toronto-based artist David Rokeby has been making interactive
installation art with computers since the early 1980s. Rokeby is
renowned for creating the original software that drives his work.
Many of his pieces manufacture an exquisitely subtle virtual space
where viewers use their bodies to interact with machines, challenging
the usual computer interface of keyboard or mouse. A remarkable
innovator and inventor in his field, David Rokeby received a Governor
General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2002.
This exhibition, curated by Su Ditta, brings together eight of
Rokeby's interactive media works created between 1986 and 2003
including Seen, Canada's entry in the Venice Biennale 2002, 8th
International Architecture Exhibition, and Machine for Taking Time, a
work commissioned for Oakville Galleries in 2001. For this work,
Rokeby mounted a small surveillance camera on a wooden beam outside
the gallery in Gairloch Gardens which continues to record and archive
thousands of visual images of the gardens. The images are then
processed and reordered by a computer and projected onto a screen
suspended in front of windows with the actual garden in view. This
work raises questions about the ubiquitous presence of surveillance
technology, the blurry boundary between public and private space and
the fabricated nature of electronic image recording.
steamingmedia.org, a collaborative work produced at the Banff Centre
for the Arts with Finnish artist Tapio Mäkelä, is on view this
September as part of a satellite exhibition at the Canadian Film
Centre in Toronto.
Oakville Galleries and Lexus of Oakville invite you to a special
reception in celebration of this exhibition, and for a private
showing of Lexus luxury vehicles, including the all new GX 470 luxury
sport utility vehicle, the SC 430 convertible hardtop sports coupe,
the RX 330 sport utility vehicle, the IS 300 sports sedan, the ES 330
luxury sedan and our flagship vehicle, the LS 430 sedan.
LEXUS OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday 24 June, 7-10 p.m. in Gairloch Gardens, 1306
Lakeshore Road East.
Exhibition also on view 24 June, 7-8:30 p.m. at Centennial
Square, 120 Navy Street.
Please join us on Thursday 24 June 2004, 7-10 p.m.
at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens for this memorable event.
By bus:
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre is organizing a van trip
from downtown Toronto to Oakville for the opening reception. The van
departs at 6:30 p.m. sharp from 401 Richmond Street West and returns
at approximately 9:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person; reserve early as
seating is limited. Contact Jessica Fung by
June 19th for more information or to reserve a seat.
By car:
Parking is available in Gairloch Gardens, on the west side of
Cairncroft Rd (directly north of Gairloch Gardens), and on the south
side of Cambridge Drive (one block north on Cairncroft Rd), 7-11 p.m.
Shuttle service to the Galleries courtesy of Lexus of Oakville. For
more information call 905.844.4402.
The exhibition David Rokeby is generously sponsored by Lexus of
Oakville. Oakville Galleries gratefully acknowledges the support of
The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the
Corporation of the Town of Oakville, the Daniel Langlois Foundation
for Art, Science and Technology, Nationwide Audio Visual Company and
the Canadian Film Centre.
Image: David Rokeby, Machine For Taking Time, 2001-, courtesy of the artist.
Oakville Galleries
at Centennial Square
120 Navy Street
Tuesday to Thursday 12-9pm
Friday 12-5pm
Sunday 1-5pm
in Gairloch Gardens
1306 Lakeshore Road East
Tuesday to Sunday 1-5pm
Admission is free