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Without Reason | The College of Fine Arts

Without Reason

When:    May 31, 2004  -  Jun 11, 2004
Artist(s): Abi Alice, Monika Behrens, Tanya Chaitow, Carol Christie, Jessica Geron, Nathalie Hartog-Gautier, Joanne Handley, Camie Lyons, Juliana O'Dean, Gary Shinfield, Jeannette Siebols and Gordon Snow
Curated by: Students studying Exhibition Management & Curatorial Studies in the Master of Art Administration program
Additional Information: Opening - Thursday 3rd June 2004, 5.30 - 7.30 pm. The exhibition will be officially opened by Nick Waterlow OAM, Director, Ivan Dougherty Gallery and former Artistic Director and current Board member of the Biennale of Sydney. MEDIA CONTACTS: Ciara Heidenreich, Tel: 0401 67 18 13 Annabelle McEwen, Email: Annabelle.mcewen@student.unsw.edu.au
Sponsored by: Argo Wiggins Fine Papers Australia, eCOM Building Products, Far Edge Technology, Greggory A Masman, LJ Hooker Gymea, Shepson Printing and The Three Weeds Bar & Bistro
Abstracted image offsetting light against dark
Naughts and Crosses, 2002, etched and carved lino prints on paper, 900 x 600 mm, Gary Shinfield

WITHOUT REASON presents an exhibition of current work by twelve local artists in the COFA Master of Fine Arts program. The exhibition is curated by a team of emerging curators studying Exhibition Management & Curatorial Studies on the Master of Art Administration program.

When curator of the 2004 Biennale of Sydney, Isabel Carlos, announced her theme ' On Reason & Emotion', based on Antonio Damasio's book Descartes' Error (1995), and subsequently spoke with the Curatorial Studies class, the student curators chose to use her theme as a platform to investigate how art reveals aspects of those life experiences that seem to have no reason, no logic, and no explanation. The works included are reflections of the chaotic and senseless events we either hear about or experience in everyday life - journeys and perceptions that exist without reason, and yet have a profound impact on our psyche and the way we live our lives.

The COFA Master of Fine Arts students exhibiting in WITHOUT REASON have explored these issues through various media.

Story by Annabelle McEwen