Brontekst bekijken van English:Simon Gush (Q385121)

<div>Simon Gush is an artist and filmmaker living in Johannesburg. His work examines the relationship between work / labour, subjectivity and land. He completed a postgraduate certificate (Fine Art) at the HISK, Ghent and a MA (Sociology), University of the Witwatersrand and is currently completing a PhD (History) at Rhodes University. Solo shows include, <em>The Busiest Airline in Africa</em>, Stevenson, Johannesburg (2021); <em>S.G., 59 Joubert Street, Johannesburg, </em>Sala10,MuAC, Mexico City (2020); <em>Welcome to Frontier Country, </em>Stevenson, Cape Town (2019); <em>Al final del trabajo, </em>Ex Teresa Arte Actual,Mexico City (2018), <em>After Work</em>, Galerie Jette Rudolph in Berlin (2015); <em>9 o’clock</em> at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown (2015); <em>Red</em>, Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg (2014); and <em>4 for Four</em>, S.M.A.K., Ghent (2010). Biennales include: Biennale: für aktuelle Fotografie, Ludwigshafen (2017); Dakar (2016); Bamako (2015/17); Montevideo (2014) and Lulea (2009). Group shows include: <em>Every leaf is an eye</em>, Göteborgs Konsthall (2019); <em>African Mētrópolis. An Imaginary city, </em>Maxxi,Rome(2018), <em>Meditations on Place: Four Perspectives; Four African Cities, </em>Cleveland Museum of Art (2018), <em>Recent Histories – New African Photography and Video Art, </em>The Walther Collection<em>, </em>Neu-Ulm(2017)and <em>Afriques Capitales</em><strong><em>, </em></strong>La Villette<strong>, </strong>Paris (2017). Film screenings include: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; ICA, London; Tate Modern, London; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin; Palais De Tokyo, Paris; and in a number of film festivals such as Sharjah Film Platform 3, International Film Festival Rotterdam, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and Visions du Réel</div><div><strong><br></strong><br></div>