Video Swell Sydney

Overview

Amongst all the fanfare of the opening of War and peace
and in between at the AGNSW, another show
seems to have slipped quietly under the radar. It’s a shame really because Video
Swell Sydney is a mini showcase of some
superior video art.

Featuring work by Sydney’s video art heavyweights, The
Kingpins, TV Moore and Kate Murphy — and that powerhouse of contemporary art
himself, Shaun Gladwell, Video Swell Sydney
is an opportunity to see some of the very best works minus the distraction of a
group show.

The AGNSW is keeping mum about the details (although they
promise a program is forthcoming, check out their website for updates). What
they are saying is ‘Four Artists. Four Videos. Two weeks per screening’. It’s a
little bit like those old Ansett mystery flights — you’re not sure where you
are going, but you know it’s going to be good.

Image: The Kingpins, Welcome to the Jingle, 2003, (production still).