THOMAS DEMAND
Thomas Demand joins us in Sydney on a site-visit for a new Kaldor project and speaks with the senior curator of photography, Judy Annear, at the Art Gallery
of New South Wales. Known for his highly luminous and compelling photography of 1:1 models, which he constructs from paper and cardboard, his works
are often based on pre-existing photographs or press images and are destroyed once the photograph is taken. Demand’s practice interlaces sculpture,
architecture and photography and forces us to reconsider our perceptions of a highly mediated world. Demand studied at the Düsseldorf Academy and at
Goldsmiths College in London. He has exhibited extensively internationally, including a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2005.
Currently he is a Getty Scholar at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. In addition to a future Kaldor project in Australia, in May 2011, Demand’s
work will be on display in the new contemporary galleries as part of the John Kaldor Family Collection.
Thomas Demand, Parlament / Parliament, 2009, C-Print/ Diasec, 180 x 223. © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn/ Viscopy
When
WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2011, 7:15PM
Where
CENTENARY AUDITORIUM, ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY
Admission
FREE
See Also
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Thomas Demand's unique installation transforms an entire floor of Harry Seidler's circular Commercial Travellers' Association building in the MLC Centre, Martin Place, Sydney.
Sat 24 March 2012, 3.00pm at National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Workshops
Kaldor Public Art Projects is hosting two holiday workshops for budding photographers and artists in conjunction with Project 25: Thomas Demand's The Dailies.
Tue 10 & 12 April 2012 at the Commercial Travellers' Association, Martin Place, Sydney
School Program
Primary and Secondary School groups are invited to explore Kaldor Public Art Project 25: Thomas Demand’s The Dailies, discuss ideas and participate in specially designed workshops.
Mon 26 March 2012, 10.00am – 3.00pm at CTA, Martin Place, Sydney
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This week we take a look back at
one of Anri Sala’s earliest works, a video titled Intervista (Finding the Words), 1998, which Sala developed as an art student in Paris. 
This year all eyes are on Athens in the wake of Documenta14, a five yearly
exhibition of contemporary art that this year made its debut in Greece. Lately associated with Europe's financial crisis, Greece has emerged as a hub
of creative activity and progressive thought: fertile ground for artists to interrogate and discuss Europe's social and political future.