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Bianca Hester, 'only from the perspective of an observer situated upon the surface of the earth does day and night occur', 2012, Sounding of hoops at Cambridge Street car park, Glasgow, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (20 April - 7 May 2012), Photo by Alan Dimmick.

 

For Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, The Common Guild present five new projects by Melbourne-based artists in collaboration with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Melbourne.

Projects include:

An all-day noise performance by Marco Fusinato at SWG3 on Eastvale Place on 25th April;

A series of city-wide performances and actions by Bianca Hester throughout the duration of the Festival, culminating in a performance on the top floor of a city centre car park on 29th April;

An audio performance at Partickhill Lawn Bowling Club on Partickhill Road by Laresa Kosloff in collaboration with Andy Thomson on 27th April;

An all-day screening of David Rosetzky’s film ‘How to Feel’ at The Goethe Institut on Park Circus on 28th April;

A series of posters on Glasgow’s Subway system by Joshua Petherick, on view between 16th – 29th April.

 

 

Project Details

For Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, The Common Guild presented five new projects by Melbourne-based artists in collaboration with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Melbourne.

‘Melbourne in Glasgow’ was presented by The Common Guild as part of a major collaboration with ACCA, Melbourne for 2012 and 2014, coinciding with Glasgow’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games.

 

Further Info

Supported by Arts Victoria, Glasgow City Council and Creative Scotland.

 

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