ECR
WHAT
ECR
WHERE
PERFORMANCE SPACE AT CARRIAGEWORKS, 245 WILSON STREET, EVELEIGH
WHEN
RUNS UNTIL SEPT 6
WED-SAT, NOON-8PM
PERFORMANCES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS EACH SAT 7PM-8PM
CONTACT
8571 9099 OR WWW.CARRIAGEWORKS.COM.AU
Marley Dawson and Christopher Hanrahan, a pair of Sydney-based artists/petrol-heads, have been known to shift their art practice into unfamiliar territory - such as the last demolition derbies at Parramatta City Raceway. But for their new installation/performance work, they've shifted an unfamiliar territory into a contemporary arts venue.
An ambiguous acronym standing for Eveleigh City Raceway, ECR is an operable dirt-bike track replete with dust, fumes and the heady sounds of the speedway, currently open in Bay 19 of our favourite converted rail yard, CarriageWorks.
Here's the best bit: for the next few weeks Dawson and Hanrahan will be inviting local artists, art critics and curators to partake in a series of dirt bike duels. Transporting their creative differences out of the galleries and arts pages and into the gritty, sweaty and raucous space of the sporting arena, the combatants will be facing off against each other, revving, stalling and mastering sweet jumps. Intrigued? We all are...
Medium: Installation
Drink: Long neck in a paper bag
Keywords: Exhibition, Bikes, Carriageworks
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