OUTRAGEOUSLY PRETENTIOUS - A One Night Stand (21st Nov 2012)
Standing in front of the
urinal, contemplating life, the universe and everything, you find yourself
drifting to that sunny day. That day with both feet barely touching the ground,
proudly astride your birthday bike to grow into, the instruction to begin the
race eagerly anticipated. With streaming tassels protruding from the end of
your handlebars, you wait.
Your racetrack extends in
front of you, the steady gradient rising past a frenzied throng of spectators.
This is to be the greatest race of the day, the race for which all five
spectators had ignored signs of imminent rainfall. They huddle, fixatedly,
wondering ‘what’s for tea?’ Hoping for sausages.
As you strain against the
peddle, two wheels slowly begin to move. The ten thousand mile race to the end
of the road and back begins.
Five artists walk into a
bar.
As you meander slowly
through the first installment, a one night stand. Consider a hop, a twirl, a
pretentious pose. Stop off for a moment to enjoy a slice of cake, before
continuing on your journey with a smile of self-gratification.
Yuang Chai Wong, Ben
Wardell, Richard Taylor, Nick Davie, and David Stanners come together in this,
the first in a series of shows that witness their playful experimentation with
collaborative development and curation. Unified through an interest in
elevating the mundane, whilst observing the absurdity of existing as an artist,
and having fun whilst they are at it.
As you enjoy their work,
look at, through and beyond. Realise that we, the audience, become an integral
component within the experience. We become the outrageous, the pretentious
participants within the presentation of artwork. Its entire positioning
meticulously calculated through the rules of pataphysics.
The sun continues to shine
as your feet continue to push peddles to the speed of light, around the bend,
close to the hogshead barrel to view your uphill return to the bottom of the
hill. Relentlessly you toil, determined to win, to gain the adulation of the
long gone crowd.
A butterfly passes, a
momentary distraction. You put away your ‘shewee’, zip up you trousers, wash
your hands and get on with the rest of your life.
We hope you enjoy the show.
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