South Australians will have the chance to see a recent video artwork by award-winning Australian creator, Daniel Crooks who was recently awarded the prestigious $100,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize for his video artwork titled Static no. 11(man running). Crooks’ work titled On Perspective and Motion – Part II (2006) is featured in Experimenta’s national touring exhibition, Experimenta Playground.
© All rights reserved Daniel Crooks 2006 Australia
The exhibition is a digital media playground of interactive artworks, video installations, short films and extreme art on screen by over 30 Australian and international artists. Other Australian artists featured are: Shaun Gladwell, who has been invited to represent Australia at the 2009 Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art; Narinda Reeders; Jaki Middleton and David Lawrey; Priscilla Bracks, Gavin Sade and Matt Dwyer; Angela Barnett, Andrew Buchanan, Christian Rubino, Darren Ballingall, Chris MacKellar and Stelarc. International artists include: Philip Worthington; Fischli & Weiss; Hiraki Sawa; Marina Abramovic; Guy Ben-Ner and June Bum Park.
Experimenta Playground is a free exhibition that promises an unforgettable experience. This is contemporary art with a difference!
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 11am-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm (Closed Saturdays & Mondays)
Samstag Museum of Art
Hawke Building, University of South Australia
55 North Terrace, Adelaide
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