Gallery / Exhibit
arcac@ns.aliantzinc.ca
902-532-7069
Stop Me If You've Heard This One by Kyle Beal
Arts Place Artist-run Centre is please to present a solo exhibition by Calgary-based artist Kyle Beal, from February 17th to March. An opening will be held on Sunday, Febraury17th from 2-4pm with the artist present.
The works in Stop Me If You've Heard This One continue Kyle Beal's longstanding interest in the perceived (his) relationship between the art object and jokes, and laughter as an aesthetic response made physical. Utilizing a variety of contemporary materials and working methods from sign making to robotics, Beal's works all lean heavily on language (verbal and written) for their conceptual underpinnings. The title refers to the act of introducing an unfunny or bad joke, with viewers invited to leave their own jokes in the exhibition within the participatory work that shares the exhibition title. Stop Me If You've Heard This One like other works within the exhibition suggests that the performer and viewer are roles easily conflated, neither purely one or the other but a varying combination of both.
Bio: Kyle Beal graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2001 and holds a Masters degree in visual art from the University of Victoria (2004). His work has been featured in exhibitions throughout Canada, including the Glenbow Museum in Alberta and the Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver. His multidisciplinary practise uses traditional media along with interactive electronic objects to explore ideas related to language, comedy, and the space between authentic and affected behaviour. Upcoming exhibitions include a solo exhibition at NO Foundation (Toronto, Ontario), and inclusion in the large survey exhibition 1912/2012 Made in Alberta curated by Jeffery Spalding at MOCA Calgary (Calgary, AB)
arcac@ns.aliantzinc.ca
902-532-7069
Stop Me If You've Heard This One by Kyle Beal
Arts Place Artist-run Centre is please to present a solo exhibition by Calgary-based artist Kyle Beal, from February 17th to March. An opening will be held on Sunday, Febraury17th from 2-4pm with the artist present.
The works in Stop Me If You've Heard This One continue Kyle Beal's longstanding interest in the perceived (his) relationship between the art object and jokes, and laughter as an aesthetic response made physical. Utilizing a variety of contemporary materials and working methods from sign making to robotics, Beal's works all lean heavily on language (verbal and written) for their conceptual underpinnings. The title refers to the act of introducing an unfunny or bad joke, with viewers invited to leave their own jokes in the exhibition within the participatory work that shares the exhibition title. Stop Me If You've Heard This One like other works within the exhibition suggests that the performer and viewer are roles easily conflated, neither purely one or the other but a varying combination of both.
Bio: Kyle Beal graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2001 and holds a Masters degree in visual art from the University of Victoria (2004). His work has been featured in exhibitions throughout Canada, including the Glenbow Museum in Alberta and the Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver. His multidisciplinary practise uses traditional media along with interactive electronic objects to explore ideas related to language, comedy, and the space between authentic and affected behaviour. Upcoming exhibitions include a solo exhibition at NO Foundation (Toronto, Ontario), and inclusion in the large survey exhibition 1912/2012 Made in Alberta curated by Jeffery Spalding at MOCA Calgary (Calgary, AB)
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Pricing: Free
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
arcacartsplace@gmail.com
902-532-7069
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