The Jeremy Bailey Show
Posted by Furtherfield on 22.08.08
Private View 7-9pm Fri 19th SeptLive Performance at 7.30
Open 19 Sept - 19 Oct 2008
Fri-Sun 12noon-5pm
Disillusioned by the "machine ego" that has characterised much technology-driven art practice since computers arrived on the scene, Canadian artist Jeremy Bailey creates digital interfaces through which he plays out a critique of the digital auteur with deadly humour. "The Jeremy Bailey Show" presents many of Bailey's most recent works including VideoPaint 3.0 and SOS, alongside a new piece commissioned by HTTP and produced during his adjunct residency. This brand new performance work pokes fun at the value placed on "collaboration" in today's art practice and policy-making. Bailey plans to co-demonstrate, with his audience, new collaborative software that will allow participants to perform office related tasks such as email, word processing, or spreadsheets together while simultaneously composing a visual/musical score with matching choreography. The performance will be staged live at the exhibition opening (Friday 19th Sept 7.30pm) and will be documented for viewing throughout the exhibition.
