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- Title
On Top of the Art World: Clark Beaumont and the Rise of Artist Girl Gangs.
- Authors
Mayhew, Louise R.
- Abstract
Hans Ulrich Obrist and Klaus Biesenbach's selection of Clark Beaumont, for the exhibition 13 Rooms (2013), prompted a murmur of surprise in the Australian art world. The artistic duo, formed by Sarah Clark and Nicole Beaumont, were largely unknown and had no experience in major exhibitions or endurance performance. However, their selection signposts a collaborative turn and the rise of artist girl gangs in contemporary Australian art. The following article discusses Clark Beaumont alongside five further groups: Alexandra Clapham and Penelope Benton, Hissy Fit, OK YEAH COOL GREAT, Show Us Your Teeth and zin. In keeping with methods of enquiry established by key collaborative theorists, I ask: 'what motivates collaboration?', 'how is collaborative production understood and performed?' and 'what are the implications of group authorship?' before turning to the final question: 'what contextual circumstances are encouraging and nourishing the formation of artist girl gangs?'
- Subjects
AUSTRALIAN art; BEAUMONT, Clark; WOMEN artists; OBRIST, Hans-Ulrich, 1968-; BIESENBACH, Klaus
- Publication
Re-bus, 2017, Vol 1, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
2514-9229
- Publication type
Article