Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne

MUMA | Wellington Road, Building 55, Clayton Campus, Monash University
Melbourne-Clayton

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artists & participants

Marina Abramovic,  Vito Acconci,  Bas Jan Ader,  Pawel Althamer,  Francis Alys,  Billy Apple,  John Baldessari,  Clark Beaumont,  Catherine or Kate,  Brown Council,  Martin Creed,  Damp,  John Davis,  Gabrielle de Vietri,  George Egerton-Warburton,  Fischli/Weiss,  Emily Floyd,  Ceal Floyer,  Heath Franco,  Alicia Frankovich,  Andrea Fraser,  Ryan Gander,  Agatha Gothe-Snape,  Matthew Griffin,  Bianca Hester,  Hi Red Center,  Christopher L G Hill,  Tim Johnson,  Allan Kaprow,  Peter Kennedy,  Anastasia Klose,  Laresa Kosloff,  Jiri Kovanda,  George Kuchar,  George Maciunas,  Basim Magdy,  Paul McCarthy,  David Mcdiarmid,  Ian Milliss,  Kate Mitchell,  Bruce Nauman,  Rose Nolan,  Claes Oldenburg,  Yoko Ono,  Ariel Orozco,  Deborah Ostrow,  Mike Parr,  Campbell Patterson,  Kenny Pittock,  Stuart Ringholt,  Sarah Rodigari,  Robert Rooney,  Martha Rosler,  Eva Rothschild,  Tony Schwensen,  Jill Scott,  Katerina Seda,  Tehching Hsieh,  Christian Thompson,  Rirkrit Tiravanija,  Franz West,  Artur Zmijewski 

curators

Charlotte Day , Francis E. Parker , Patrice Sharkey 

press release

Art as a Verb is a major thematic exhibition that takes as its departure point the concept of art as action, both inside the gallery and beyond. Drawing upon the unbridled energy and anarchy of fluxus and happenings, and looking back to a moment when art dematerialised, Art as a Verb presents a range of projects from the 1960s to today that challenge the traditional role of the artist and the site of the museum. What constitutes the work of an artist? How do the varying roles of an artist (as instigator, facilitator, teacher, performer, consumer or visionary) fit within broader society? And how does the museum support art forms that function beyond the art object? Bringing together artworks from a wide range of Australian and international practitioners, Art as a Verb will feature documentation of actions and performances, situational pieces, instructional works, manifestoes and interactive props.