That's Entertainment
Curated by Sean Kerr
September 13 - October 6, 2000
[entertain] v. 1. to amuse, to occupy agreeably. 2. to receive(a person)
with hospitality, they entertained me to lunch. 3. to have in the mind,
entertain doubts. 4. to consider favorably, refused to entertain the
idea.
[entertainer] n. one who performs in entertainments, especially as
an occupation.
oxford dictionary oxford 1977
A provoking show that mentions the unmentionable: visual arts- a form
of entertainment.
Curator / entertainer, Malcolm Melrose’s (Sean Kerr’s
soap opera stage name) aim is to; make a big impact, a spectacle, a
dynamic show that may terrify or amuse the viewer with elements of
suspense, action, thrills and spills.
The art works (slabs of entertainment) are arranged in television
fashion (in-your-face,one after the other). Tessa Laird’s video
text, (situated in the entrance) will introduce these "TV" personalities
with her essay on the visual arts entertainment industry .
[thats entertainment is made to entertain.]
text by sean kerr [curator]
View That's Entertainment catalogue
online
Reviews, Essays & Articles
Physics Room shows
Christchurch star, 2000 Sept. 27, p. A8
That's Entertainment and The Ambiguous Image.
Thats Entertainment
Log 12, 2001, p. 45-46
Cullpepper, Daunte
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