Ed Atkins | New Art Etiquette for Performing Avatars at Tate Britain

Joana P. R. Neves, our host, new guest, architect Nick Taylor, wonder: with art involving avatars are we spectators or actors? A real art appreciation challenge, British Contemporary artist Ed Atkins' exhibition at Tate Modern! How does a contemporary art student become one of the first artists to mix gaming lore and tech, editing, and avant-garde theatre? How do these popular technologies affect the exhibition space and the enjoyment of the work of art? How important are wall texts, and should artists fiddle with them? Did you enjoy the episode? Think about supporting Exhibitionistas by leaving a small donation: https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista Visual artist Ed Atkins’s work is an existential theatre with avatars, CGI, motion capture technology, traditional figural drawing, Unreal Engine, filmed performance, experimental writing and much more. Architect and first-time guest on the podcast, Nick Taylor and the host get lost, fall into the temporary exhibition through a faulty door, rush through the show to watch the timed contemporary art film, and return a second time. Do their exhibition-visiting methods differ? Sign up for a tiered monthly support: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2624749/monetization/supporter_settings Your contribution keeps us going. Music by Sarturn. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Setup 02:31 Memories of Tate Modern 07:07 Pivotal Moments in Ed Atkins' Career 14:03 A Few Points Of Reference For Ed Atkins' Work 18:21 When The Artist Writes Their Own Wall Texts 22:35 Narratives On And Off The Screen(s) 27:17 The Exhibition as Experimental Writing 32:07 Narrative Building in Art Experiences 37:33 Theatre Without Actors 41:03 Self-Representation and Identity in Art 46:19 Spatial Dynamics and Human Scale in Art 53:23 Modernism and Its Absence in the UK 55:31 Life As Utter Devotion, Art As Its Awareness 01:02:36 The Disconnect Between Generations in Art 01:07:18 Reading Emotion: Ed Atkin's New Film With Real Actors 01:11:40 The Journey Through Illness and Art 01:16:51 The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Spectators 01:22:16 OUTRO Did the episode stir Art Wonderment memories? Share them via text or voice message. Support the show Created & Hosted by Dr. Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary art field. Artistic director of Drawing Now Paris since 2018, she has worked across the industry, from the art market to education. She co-launched the art residency and project space Worlding in 2020. Exhibitionistas’ first year offered exhibition discussions with guest co-host Emily Harding; organically, it grew into a more experimental show exploring art topics, stories and interviews complemented by Joana’s publication Art Thinkosaurus on Substack. She champions ‘Art Wonderment’s’ embrace of complexity against the lure of ready-made opinions. A polyglot, she grew up in Lisbon, studied and lived in Paris, to finally settle in London with her artist husband, four children and two cats. READ JOANA'S TEXTS: Joana on Substack: https://joanaprneves.substack.com Where you find the Exhibitionistas Files,