a) Saskia Leek
b) Fiona Connor
c) Dan Arps
d) Alex Monteith
1. What is the background to the Walters Prize?
It is established in 2002 by founding benefactors and principal donors Erika and Robin. The $50,000 is awarded to outstanding contemporary New Zealand art works that are produced and exhibited during past two years.
2. List the 4 selected artists for 2010 and briefly describe their work.
Alex Monteith
Motorcycle performance (2008) documentation for a two-bike lanesplit of Auckland`s Northern Motorway during morning rush hour traffic. The semi-illegal continuous passing maneouvre was from Greville Rd onramp, over the Aucland Harbour Bridge to the city exit. The bikes are a Ducati 996s (front bike) and a Suz uki GSXR 600 (rear bike).
Both video cameras record the semi-illegal commuter passing maneouvre simultaneously, and these recordings are installed in the gallery as a dual channel synchronised video installation with stereo sound.
- Jon Bywater is the lecture in Fine Arts at University of Auckland
- Rhana Devenport is the director of the Govett - Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth
- Leonhard Enmerling is the director of St Paul St at AUT and now Visual Art Adviser at Goethe Institute in Munich, Germany
- Kate Montagomery is the director of Physics Room in Christchurch
4. Who is the judge for 2010 and what is his position in the art world?
Vicente Todoli will be the judge for this prize. He was artistic director for The Valencia Institute for Modern Art (IVAM), Spain, and before it opened he was their Chief curator from 1989-96. Throughout his distinguished career he organised and curated internationally renowned exhibitions of work by contemporary artists. He was director of London's Tate Modern from 2003-2010.
5. Who would you nominate for this years Walter's Prize, and why? Substantiate you answer by outlining the strengths of the artists work. How does this relate to your interests in art? What aspect of their work is successful in your opinion, in terms of ideas, materials and/or installation of the work?
I think Alex Monteith shoudl win the prize, because it is very smart to use camera to be involved in the work. when you go to the art gallary, you can just sit down take a rest and stearing at the big screen for a long time and think lots of ideas behind the work.
http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2010/jul/auckland-cbd/walters-prize-2010
http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/events/2010/july/the-walters-prize-2010
