KENNETH HUNG'S 'GLOBAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION'
DEBUT AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION
'GLOBAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION'
An Australian debut exhibition by Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung
(US)
OPENING NIGHT:
Friday August 18
6-9pm
EXHIBITION RUNS: Thursday August 17 – Monday 21 August
11am-6pm
AT:
THE WHITE HOUSE
358 George Street, Brisbane (next to the Dendy cinemas)
For more information visit:
www.whitehousespace.net
The White House, in conjunction with the
Straight Out Of
Brisbane Festival (SOOB), is excited to announce that New
York's most outlandish and subversive media artist -
Kenneth Tin-Kin
Hung - will be making his Australian debut at The White House with
his
'Global Presidential Election' exhibition during the
Straight Out Of Brisbane festival.
Kenneth Hung, New York-based artist and designer, has gained massive
international notoriety from his web art project,
60x1.com, which
has culminated over 30 million hits since its debut. Hung's cheeky,
politically-charged mischief spans the media of interactive web
installation, video, sound and performance. He has exhibited prolifically
in his own country as well as the UK Italy, France, Switzerland and
Germany.
Kenneth Hung occupies The White House to unleash his intoxicated and
satirical visions on Brisbane. Hung's hyperactive prints and video
explode with surprising calculation to parody, mimic and pervert the
visual traditions of advertising and propaganda. A psychedelic blurring
of sex, politics and consumer culture – there is a sinister omen lurking
behind the humorous, super-shiny veneer of Hung's work: a vision of a
world slowly eating itself. This psycho-political wonderland will spawn
live performances of warped personas such as Ronald MaoDonald and Jesus
Bin Laden. At once beautiful and garish, frightening and hilarious,
Hung's Australian premiere is not to be missed.Be sure to check out
http://www.111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.com/
which can also be accessed from Hung's main site,
www.tinkin.com
Kenneth Hung will not be touring anywhere else in Australia! Miss
this Brisbane show and you may never see him again! Hung will also be
presenting talks and master-classes during the Straight Out Of Brisbane
festival. For more information on this festival, visit
www.straightoutofbrisbane.com
To read a 3-part article on Hung's work, visit
http://www.theprogram.net.au/creativeIndustrySub.asp?id=1603
Kenneth Hung has been brought to Australia by The
White House and Straight Out of Brisbane with the assistance of the
Australia Council Inter-Arts grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Governments arts funding and
advisory body.
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