Archaeological

Rob Bos
Diane Landry
John Noestheden
One Night Only

July 6 – 31, 2004

Public Programming

Artist Talk / IN FRENCH

Diane Landry

July 10, 2:00 pm

Neutral Ground

Panel discussion

July 17, 2:00pm

Reception and book launch:

Bill Burns: Boilersuits for Primates

Neutral Ground publishers

July 17, 8:00 pm

 

Introduction

From July 6 – 31, 2004, Neutral Ground will be hosting Archaeological, its fourth mini-festival of performance art. Featuring performances by local and guest artists, the festival presents a variety of works based on interpretive strategies, processes and methodologies used in the field and science of archaeology.

The events begin at 8:00 pm on Friday, July 9 with Qubecois artist Diane Landry’s performance, La Morue (The Cod). Visitors to the gallery will have a chance to witness the first part of Rob Bos’ performance installation Covered, which takes place from July 6 – 31. The following day, Landry will present a talk about her work in her native French language. On Tuesday, July 13, Regina based artist John Noestheden will begin his week-long performance Speaking Infinity in the Frederick W. Hill mall area. A panel discussion and reception/party will take place on Saturday, July 17th, when Neutral Ground will launch its newest publication Boilersuits for Primates by former Regina artist Bill Burns, and the second part of Rob Bos’ Covered begins. The festival concludes on Saturday, July 24, with local performance art collective One Night Only’s newest work, North West Quarter, Section 18, Township 17, Range 19, West of the 2nd Meridian, and barbecue on Wascana Park’s Willow Island.

Artists

Diane Landry lives and works in Qubec City. Since 1987, she has performed and exhibited across Canada and in the United States, Mexico, Austria and Germany. She has participated in residencies at PRIM Centre d’Arts Mdiatiques in Montral, and C.Y.P.R.E.S., Friche de la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France.

John Noestheden was born in Amsterdam in 1945 and moved to Canada in 1951. Since 1975, he has divided his practice between sculpture and drawing and has recently ventured into performance art. Noestheden is presently an instructor at the University of Regina.

Rob Bos is a recent graduate from the University of Regina’s BFA program and the winner of the 2003 BMO First Art Invitational Student Art Competition. Bos is also the founder and director of the Art Projects Gallery in Regina.

One Night Only is a Regina-based performance art collective consisting of artists Adam Budd, Felipe Diaz, Blair Fornwald, Tanis Keiner and Anna Scott. Active as a group since 2002, they have presented site-specific performances in Regina, Vancouver and Toronto.

Bill Burns was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria in 1980. He then studied at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, England for a Masters of Fine Arts, graduating in 1987. Burns is the recipient of awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. The new book responds to the U. S. policy regarding detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and translates conventions in natural history museological practices into new, critical Burns’ works.

 

Performances

Rob Bos

Covered

Open studio 1:00-2:00pm

Tuesday – Saturday July 7 – 17

Performances:

Saturday July 17 at 8:00 pm

Thursday July 22 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Saturday July 24 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Thursday July 29 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Saturday July 31 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Neutral Ground

Diane Landry

La Morue

Friday, July 9, 8:00pm

Neutral Ground

John Noestheden

Speaking Infinity

July 13 – 17, 12:00 – 1:00 pm daily

presented in partnership

with the Regina Plains Museum

1835 Scarth Street

One Night Only

North West Quarter, Section 18, Township 17,

Range 19, West of the 2nd Meridian

July 24, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Willow Island, Wascana Park