Goldin+Senneby: Standard Length of a Miracle (The Bootleg)

Overview

Sometimes, it's easy to overlook the practical, logistical side of international art exhibitions. Before all those paintings, sculptures and pieces can travel to our shores, they have to be packed and shipped — and it is hardly a quick or cheap endeavour. Artists Simon Goldin and Jakob Senneby, aka Goldin+Senneby, have come up with an innovative solution to this predicament for their Brisbane showcase. Rather than bring their retrospective Standard Length of a Miracle to Australia, they're presenting bootlegs and replicas of their original work.

It's an intriguing way of dealing with the problem, as well as one that fits in perfectly with their penchant for probing late capitalism. And, the end result comes complete with a few additions when it displays at the Institute of Modern Art from November 18 to March 10, with the duo getting a little help from their friends.

As well as the main attractions, SLOAM also includes Camila Marambio and Amaara Raheem's Meth(odology) Lab for the first week of the exhibition. Further, Headless will feature Goldin+Senneby spokesperson Angus Cameron in conversation with Mary Graham, while Acid Money, Malin Nilsson's magic demonstration, will bring the showcase to a close.

Image: Goldin+Senneby, "Headless. From the Public Record" with Angus Cameron (economic geographer), K.D. (fictional author), Kim Einarsson (curator/writer), Anna Heymowska (set designer), Marcus Lindeen (director), Eva Rexed (actor). Installation view: Index, Stockholm, 2009.