Instant Coffee, The hero, the villain, the salesman, the parent, a sidekick and a servant - Installation at Teck Gallery, 2013. Photo: Blaine Campbell.
Instant Coffee: The hero, the villain, the salesman, the parent, a sidekick and a servant
May 11, 2013 - April 27, 2014
Teck Gallery
Instant Coffee presents a new installation that operates as a stage or set for social framing and interaction. Testing the highly trafficked Teck Gallery as a site for socially engaged contemporary art projects, the installation blurs the lines between the work, participants and audience. The hero, the villain, the salesman, the parent, a sidekick and a servant considers theatrical histories and the title evokes stock characters in Victorian melodramas. The work will treat the Teck as the public site that it is, allowing for myriad social activities and configurations to play out within its framework over time.
Instant Coffee is an artist collective based between Vancouver and Toronto. Formed in 2000, the collective’s current active membership includes Jinhan Ko, Khan Lee, Kelly Lycan and Jenifer Papararo in Vancouver, with Cecilia Berkovic and Kate Monro in Toronto. They have shown internationally, have exhibited in many prominent art institutions, and have produced numerous projects in public space.
Curated by Melanie O'Brian.
Events
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 6-8PM
Curator's Tour: Melanie O'Brian
Saturday, April 12, 2014, 4pm
Teck Gallery, Simon Fraser University
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Ladies and Gentlemen
Sunday, April 27, 2014, 5:30pm
Teck Gallery, Simon Fraser University
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Supported by BC Arts Council Innovations.