Public Language

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Event Public Language
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 4 March 1986
Last Date 20 April 1986
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Public Language was a set of three exhibitions that deal with the emergence of authorship within an expanded concept of iconography and conceptual relationship to traditional media.

Exhibition 1 is composed of artists who are exploring iconography and media of historical representation. The issues raised in this presentation address the language of art practice, specifically, the notion of authorship embodied in the appropriation of iconographical reference.

Exhibition 2 balances on a fine line of social disorder. The level of exploitation is raised from iconography to appropriation o
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Exhibition
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lisa Anderson Curator
Paddy Brennan Visual Artist
Brad Buckley Visual Artist
Anthony Cahill Visual Artist
Brandon Caverlerri Visual Artist
Julide Dellal Visual Artist
Christopher Downie Visual Artist
Lisa Goehner Visual Artist
Joyce Hinterding Visual Artist
Christopher Koller Visual Artist
Dian Lloyd Visual Artist
Edwina Palmer Visual Artist
Pie Rankin Visual Artist
Helen Schausberger Visual Artist
Further Information Public Language - 3 set exhibition dates: Exhibition 1: March 4 - March 23, 1986. Exhibition 2: March 25 - April 13, 1986. Exhibition 3: April 14 - April 20, 1986.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Performance Space Database
Event Identifier 143218