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visual arts I by Helga Pakasaar D M T S e a & F a n t a s y U n d e r w a t e r JACK GOLDSTEIN UNDER WATER SEA FANTASY, 1983/2003 16 M M , C O L O R , S O U N D , 6 ' 3 0 " ( O R I G I N A L IN C O L O U R ) C O U R T E S Y O F GALERIE DANIEL B U C H H O L Z , C O L O G N E & T H E J A C K GOLDSTEIN ESTATE Presentation H o u s e G a l l e r y b e g i n s t h e fall that season profile with the two exhibitions ongoing Gallery's space, the piece forces an encounter values influenced by H o l l y w o o d studio t e c h n i q u e s , he e x p l o i t s t h e s p e c t a c u l a r effects of visual presence and the Here interplay of s o u n d a n d image. with people high on the hallucinogen D M T (dimethyltriptamine). This intense, h y p e r real p o r t r a i t g a l l e r y m i m i c s t h e s y n t h e t i c p r o p e r t i e s o f t h e d r u g itself. The subjects' i m m e d i a t e r e c o l l e c t i o n o f commitment t o m o v i n g pictures -- video art, n e w m e d i a a n d f i l m . Vancouver March art works artist that Jeremy interpret S h a w (aka media-based the youth are f o o t a g e o f natural p h e n o m e n a s u c h as u n d e r w a t e r life, v o l c a n i c e r u p t i o n s a n d celestial events energies with is m o n t a g e d no clear into a narrative flow of appearing and disappearing structure. A t once serene a n d violent, t h e s e d u c t i v e visual i m p a c t o f this f i l m is m e s m e r i z i n g . Jack Goldstein at had the innumerable years h a d Kunstlerhaus their o u t of body experience are 21) produces d e s c r i b e d in s u b t i t l e s . T h e y struggle t o c o m m u n i c a t e , yet are u n a b l e t o articulate t h e p r o f o u n d e x p e r i e n c e . This piece points to the limits of the language and the imagination and the difficulties of social c o m m u n i c a t i o n . A l s o o n exhibit w i l l be a f i l m t h a t runs c o n t i n u o u s l y e n t i t l e d Under subcultures o f rave, h i p h o p , graffiti a n d skateboard. His observations i n f o r m e d by p e r s o n a l i n v o l v e m e n t s in .these social s c e n e s . A r e c e n t g r a d u a t e of Emily Carr Shaw Institute of Art and in North Design, w a s raised e x h i b i t i o n s a n d in r e c e n t retrospectives Vancouver a n d , as a child t o o k d r a w i n g classes at Presentation H o u s e . H e is also a successful e l e c t r o n i c m u s i c i a n , k n o w n as C i r c l e s q u a r e , w h o h a s a n e x t e n s i v e discography a n d is s i g n e d o n Recordings. Lawrence with Britain's O u t p u t He has Water artist Sea Jack Fantasy Goldstein. by renowned S t u t t g a r t a n d Le M a g a s i n , G r e n o b l e , France. T h e W h i t n e y M u s e u m o f A r t in New and York recently organized an was o v e r v i e w o f his p e r f o r m a n c e s a n d films B o r n in M o n t r e a l in 1 9 4 5 , he s t u d i e d at C a l A r t s a n d b e c a m e a p r o m i n e n t f i g u r e in t h e N e w York a n d C a l i f o r n i a art s c e n e s , especially d u r i n g the eighties. body Goldstein of produced a diverse artwork including film, Under Water Sea Fantasy recently e x h i b i t e d in The Theme for s h o w n in t h e last W h i t n e y Biennial. Tonight (Tracey Gallery, (Saidye Vancouver) Video Heroes painting, photography, Bronfman C e n t r e f o r t h e A r t s , M o n t r e a l and C a m b r i d g e Galleries, Ontario) a n d / am a Curator (Chisenhale Gallery, London). On September 16, Presentation House Gallery will p r e m i e r e S h a w ' s n e w v i d e o installation, DMT. C o m p r i s e d o f e i g h t television m o n i t o r s in a n octagonal p e r f o r m a n c e , s o u n d w o r k s a n d vinyl records. He b e g a n this short c o l o u r f i l m in 1983, abandoned it t o t a k e up p a i n t i n g , a n d t h e n f i n i s h e d it s h o r t l y b e f o r e his d e a t h in 2 0 0 3 . This w o r k reveals t h e artists' a c u t e u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e p e r c e p t i o n of s p e c t a c l e a n d t h e power of image. Using production V i e w Under Water Sea Fantasy House and DMT Sept Sept at Presentation 16 @ 8 pm. Gallery, reception. 16 - Oct. 24. Opening Saturday, Oct 9 @ 2 p m , Clint B u r n h a m will give a talk o n J e r e m y S h a w ' s a r t a n d its i n f l u e n c e s f o l l o w e d by a discussion between Burnham and Shaw.