Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Keynote Speech: Josiah McElheny
14 July 2012
Josiah McElheny was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1966, and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Josiah McElheny's work takes as its subject the object, idea, and social nexus of glass. Influenced by the writings of Jorge Luis Borges, McElheny's work often takes the form of "historical fiction"—which he offers to the viewer to believe or not. In "Total Reflective Abstraction" (2003-04), the mirrored works themselves refract the artist's self-reflexive examination. Looking at a reflective object becomes a metaphor for the act of reflecting on an idea.
This Keynote Address is a part of the annual AAANZ conference;Together <>Apart.
Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Location: Domain Theatre, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Cost: $40
Phone: 0449 801 805
Email: 245b223f010f183820150503043c0b
More info: http://aaanz.info/aaanz-home/conferences/2012_conference/