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Turning on Burn: A Reflective Conversation
This symposium explores and speculates upon the work and legacy of Australian conceptual artist Ian Burn (1939–1993). After graduating from the National Gallery of Art School (now the VCA School of Art), Burn spent much of his career working in the avant-garde scenes of London and New York. He was a key member of Art & Language, a collaborative group who produced the ground-breaking publication Art–Language and included artists Roger Cutforth, Joseph Kosuth and Mel Ramsden. Returning to Australia in 1977, Burn became involved in the Art Workers Union (AWU), a political and social platform that championed artists’ rights and helped change the landscape and expectations under which artists work in Australia. In addition to his artistic practice he also taught art history, developing an individual mode of political critique of art history at the Power Institute in Sydney.
The exhibition 1969 The Black Box of Conceptual Artpresenting the work of Ian Burn, Roger Cutforth and Mel Ramsden and curated by Ann Stephen is currently showing at the Margaret Lawrence Gallery. The work of Ian Burn is represented by Milani Gallery, Brisbane.
PRESENTERS
Professor Rex Butler teaches Art History at Monash University. He is in the process of completing a history of ‘UnAustralian’ art with ADS Donaldson, due to appear with Power Publishing. Dr Edward Colless teaches Critical and Theoretical Studies in the School of Art at the Victorian College of the Arts and is the Editor of Art & Australia. His book Uncontemporary is due out with Monash University Press this year. David Homewood is a writer and curator. He is a PhD candidate in Art History at the University of Melbourne. ‘University Construction,’ a publication related to Homewood and Bronté Lambert’s 2015 exhibition, will be launched this June. Dr Toby Juliff teaches Critical and Theoretical Studies and is the coordinator of the Honours program in the School of Art at the Victorian College of the Arts. Paris Lettau is an independent arts writer and researcher based in Melbourne. Victoria Perin has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours, First Class) in Art History and Curatorship from the Australian National University. In 2013 she was the recipient of the Gordon Darling Intern in the Australian Prints and Drawings Department at the National Gallery of Australia. Image: Ian Burn shaving in front of his Mirror Piece(1967), New York.
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Turning on Burn: A Reflective Conversation
Wednesday 4 May, 2016
Session a): SUBJECT
Chair: Paris Lettau 1:30 – 3:15 pm Presentations by Ann Stephen, David Homewood, Amelia Winata, Nic Tammens, Victoria Perin Session b): PREDICATE
Chair: Edward Colless 3:45 – 5:15 pm Presentations by Toby Juliff, Asta Rowe, David Wlazlo, Rex Butler FREE ADMISSION
Venue:
VCA Art School Auditorium Building 877, entry via gate 4 on Dodds Street, Southbank Followed by drinks in the
Margaret Lawrence Gallery 40 Dodds Street, Southbank Dr Asta Rowe is an independent researcher and curator based in Toronto. She completed her PhD in Art History at the University of Melbourne, earning her a nomination for the Chancellor’s Prize. Her current project involves curating case-building amoebae in the context of a group exhibition.
Dr Ann Stephen is an art historian and Senior Curator, University Art Gallery and Art Collection, the University of Sydney. She has curated and published extensively on the visual arts in Australia including On looking at looking: The Art and Politics of Ian Burn (The Miegunyah Press, 2006). Nic Tammens is an independent curator and associate curator at Yale Union. Amelia Winata is a Melbourne-based writer and curator. She has an Honours degree in Art History from the University of Melbourne. David Wlazlo is a PhD candidate in Art History at Monash University. He has an MA in Art History and an Honours degree in Fine Art. Website:
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