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Douglas Gordon Keynote Presentation

Keynote presentation by Douglas Gordon at the 2nd AHM State of Play Symposium at The Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh on Saturday 2nd April 2011.

Douglas Gordon at the AHM Symposium

Douglas Gordon speaking at the AHM State of Play Symposium at the National Galleries, Edinburgh.

Less than a week to STATE OF PLAY – CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE IN SCOTLAND TODAY

STATE OF PLAY – CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE IN SCOTLAND TODAY.

Reflections on Contemporary Art and Culture in Scotland today by eminent artists, critics and curators who live and work abroad. Themes range from explorations of dual identity, to living locally and engaging globally.

Speakers include Douglas Gordon, Berlin, Peter Hill, Melbourne, Margaret Hunter, Berlin, Thomas Lawson, Los Angeles, Jim Mooney, London and video presentations by Neal Ascherson, London and Liz Ann MacGregor, Sydney.

There will be a performance of spoken, one-minute manifestos by a wide range of artists between 10-00 and 10-30. We regret that latecomers cannot be admitted during this time.

At the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Galleries of Scotland.
On Saturday 2 April 2011 from 9-45 to 4-30
Registration from 9-15 to 9-45.

Tickets: £10. £5 concessions.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Weston Link info desk at the NGS or by telephone on 0131 624 6560 between 9-30 and 4-30 Monday to Friday with credit or debit card. It is recommended that tickets are purchased in advance as our previous Symposium sold out and therefore may not be available on the day.

For more information please email us

Private Passions - Michael Berkeley in conversation with Douglas Gordon

Private Passions
Michael Berkeley in conversation with Douglas Gordon
Sunday 27th February 2011
on BBC Radio 3 from 12pm - 1pm
FM: 90.2 MHz - 92.6 MHz


Michael Berkeley's guest this week is the Glaswegian artist Douglas Gordon, who won the Turner Prize in 1996 and represented Britain at the 1997 Venice Biennale. His work, which spans video and film, sound, photographic objects and texts, has since been exhibited in museums all over the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Tate Britain and the National Galleries of Scotland. His video and film work often plays with time elements and employs multiple monitors, displacing traditional expectations.'24 Hour Psycho' (1993) slowed down Hitchcock's masterpiece to last 24 hours, while 'Zidane: A 20th-Century Portrait' used multiple cameras to follow the international football star.

Hunger Strike in Tirana

Douglas Gordon, Philippe Pareno and Anri Sala were shocked when they arrived to Albania to discover the massive protest in Tirana. Following a demonstration of 200,000 people, 200 citizens and 22 MPs started a hunger strike to ask for democracy.

Douglas Gordon, Philippe Pareno and Anri Sala have launched a live streaming video page to help bring attention to their cause.

www.opentheboxes.com
www.opentheboxes.org
www.opentheboxes.net

Sam visits Tramway

Sam went to Tramway today and loved Dougls's new installation of 24 Hour Psycho.

"I spent ages there and realised that the query about the crows videos was answered in the Stuart Morgan essay (seen as harbingers of evil since mediaeval times) and amazingly I arrived during the scene in the hotel where Sam and Lila search for the money...on the wall are two paintings/prints of crows!!!! He's a smart guy that Douglas..."

"Also hadn't realied what crooked teeth Janet Leigh had, for a Hollywood star, wouldn't be allowed now...."

"I was underwhelmed by the Christoph Buchel show; far too much of monumental self aggrandisement I thought , theatrical and over the top; it must have bust Tramway's budget for years to come;give me Kabakov any day..."

AHM with Douglas Gordon

AHM and Gi

AHM have been steadily working their way around Gi exhibitions.

It kicked off with the opening of David Shrigley's exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

Once again, David was mesmerised by Douglas Gordon's '24 Hour Psycho' at Tramway, and was hugely impressed by LAST MAN OUT TURN OFF LIGHTS installation by Christoph Büchel in Tramway 2.

David also visited Bellahouston Park to see Speedwork, the steel structure produced by Jackie Donachie for the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.

AHM will be attending the Maria Thereza Alves Friday Event titled 'urgent and not so urgent possibilities'

This will take place on Friday 23rd April at 11am in the Glasgow Film Theatre (Gft) on Rose Street.

Guantanamera

Guantanamera
A film, installation and recording project by Ross Birrell and David Harding
Produced by Douglas Gordon

Record launch: Glasgow International 2010
Trades Hall, 83 Glassford Street, Glasgow
Saturday 17 April 8-11:30pm
Sunday 18 April 12noon-6pm

Dinner with Douglas

We had a good time in Berlin, but sadly did not get to record the 'conversation' with Douglas. This was due to several things foremost of which was Sam's case which contained the 'recording device' entered the world of Kafka's castle. The only case not unloaded from the plane it became a security risk due to said recording machine. Sam got it late on Friday night. Also in the case was her phone charger and at a crucial time communication with Douglas by mob phone failed the only number for him was in the phone. Douglas was coincidentally in Glasgow while we were in Berlin!

We did enjoy dinner at his place, but did not have time to record the 'conversation', so we just have to arrange another time as he is very keen to go ahead with it.

Ranting Sam

Have just listened to the programme between Shirley Manson and Douglas, its not half as bad as everyone has been telling me!! We are "old school" and in my view do not understand the very close relationship between cont. music and art in defining the experience of generations after us; for me music and art were twin interests but not intertwined in the way (and influencing each other) they have been for succeeding generations (See Sarah Lowndes book!)
In any case, in view of the fact that Douglas was hesitant to name his influences apart from his Mother and Father, cinema, books and television here is another question for our conversation in relation to a statement he made in the film' "I want art to be an alibi for people to think about what's really important to them" (ie it should not be about Douglas, the artist, the bringer of that experience)
so the question is what is really important to him??? either within or outside of his artwork?
ps I think Shirley Manson is great! She is intelligent, widely read, writes good songs, hangs out with writers and is a huge influence on the "yoof" of today, there are so many horrendous role models for young people; she is a good one in my view.
And by the way I totally agree with Douglas about reality tv being the opium of the masses and the worst thing to have happened in the UK in the last 20 years...I know the argument is that it is happening in every country but it origniated here and we should fight its effects on every aspect of our culture (dumbing down doesn't even begin to describe it) Ranting Sam

trip to Berlin

AHM are off to Berlin (24th to 28th March) to celebrate our (collective) 200th Birthday (200 not out....) with friends. We were born (in different years of course!) within 10 days of each other in March.
We plan to meet up with old friends and ex students including Douglas Gordon who is hosting a dinner for us, and we plan to visit our old haunt, the Schwebelfisch bar in Savigny Platz which has seen many a Glasgow contingent and many a session over the last ten years. We have set the world to rights so many times there that it's a real pity we don't remember any of it.........We will try again. Pictures. stories to follow....