As of 9:22am, Thursday, Oct 11th, 2018
A Report
The news is always insisting what is important: now. Then insisting a few breaths later, what is important: now. Innately, we know the news is not new, and that it needs our now, to make the news new. For example, on my screen a red lozenge appears and if I take it: 1 News Update. At precisely the same moment, almost undetected, my chair begins to glow as the morning light enters the room. It appears with such subtly, I can’t tell where it starts, or where it ends. When I look back at my screen, the lozenge has transformed: 2 News Updates.
There is poetry in both:
43 min ago: Man describes seeing cars floating by his window.
22 min ago: Solar-powered drug tunnel discovered.
What transforms me isn’t in the news, although the news can inspire it. It is easy to mistake news for knowledge and sometimes there is knowledge in the news. I have been in the news, and I know, that the now that becomes the news, is nothing the news can ever know.
It could be said, that there is more reporting going on now than in any time in history and that has led some to say that reporting is a commodity and journalism not. I think it is clear we need more of the later.
But yet drawing is my most important report of the day. It’s what stops me from going to the news to get my now.
I draw to observe and acknowledge the cell, the leaf, the thought, the breath and the feeling of now that never make the news.
Geoffrey Farmer
MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, opens on November 1st. This is the artist’s first exhibition to focus singularly on works on paper, highlighting an intimate and rigorous drawing practice which has long informed his diverse oeuvre.
Geoffrey Farmer (b. 1967, Vancouver) lives and works in Hawaii. His work has been exhibited internationally in solo exhibitions at venues such as the Canada Pavilion, 57th Venice Biennale (2017); Schinkel Pavillion, Berlin (2017); Salzburger Kunstverein (2017); The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (2016); Vancouver Art Gallery (2015); Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2014); Kunstverein Hamburg (2014); Perez Art Museum, Miami (2014); National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (2014); Migros Museum, Zurich (2013); Mercer Union, Toronto (2013); Nottingham Contemporary (2013); Barbican Art Gallery, London (2013); and Witte de With, Rotterdam (2008). The artist has been featured in exhibitions at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2018); Steirischer Herbst, Graz, Austria (2015); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (2015); The Louvre, Paris (2015); KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2012); dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel (2012); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2012); Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn (2011); Zabludowicz Collection Curatorial Open 2011, London (2011); 12th Istanbul Biennial, curated by Jens Hoffmann and Adriano Pedrosa (2011); and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2011). Farmer’s work is included in the permanent collections of CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco; the Cleveland Museum of Art; Tate Modern, London; Vancouver Art Gallery; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; and the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Aube Gob,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
Animal Bones Touching Leaf,
2018
Ink on paper
16.5 x 11.75'' / 41.9 x 24.8cm Framed: 18.19 x 13.31”
Riding the Golden Bird of Kanjataimu,
2018
Ink on paper
15 x 11''/ 38.1 x 27.9cm
Arion Ater, Rufus Vulgaris,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Choked,
2018
Ink on paper
15 x 11''/ 38.1 x 27.9cm
Flu Bird,
2018
Ink on paper
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Early Bird Getting a Worm,
2018
Ink on paper
14 x 10'' / 35.56 x 25.4cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Crumpled,
2018
Ink on paper
9 x 12'' / 22.86 x 30.48cm
Bow,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
Embrace,
2018
Ink on paper
11 x 9.25'' / 27.94 x 23.5cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Ganesh,
2018
Ink on paper
11 x 8.75'' / 27.9 x 22.2cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
My Jonathan,
2018
Ink on paper
Kite,
2018
Ink on paper
24 x 18'' / 60.96 x 45.72cm
Spirit Bird,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Mother and Son,
2018
Ink on paper
11 x 8'' / 27.94 x 20.32cm
Nachtrkrapp,
2018
Ink on paper
15 x 11''/ 38.1 x 27.9cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Father and Son,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
Sister,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
A Dream of Other Offspring,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
Violet Moon,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Dusk,
2018
Ink on paper
8.75 x 7.5'' / 22.2 x 19cm Framed: 10.25 x 9.375”
Doug,
2018
Ink on paper
24 x 18'' / 60.96 x 45.72cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Breath Wakes Me,
2018
Ink on paper
15 x 11''/ 38.1 x 27.9cm
Escape,
2018
Ink on paper
16.5 x 11.75''/ 41.9 x 24.8cm Framed: 18.19 x 13.31”
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
City That Does Not Sleep,
2018
Ink on paper
24 x 18'' / 60.96 x 45.72cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Tambanokano (Moon Eating Crab),
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
The Fugitive,
2018
Ink on paper
15 x 11''/ 38.1 x 27.9cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Weeping Figure (Blue),
2018
Ink on paper
24 x 18'' / 60.96 x 45.72cm
Thinker/ Feeler,
2018
Ink on paper
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Cloud Sucker,
2018
Ink on paper
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Mars,
2018
Ink on paper
10 x 7.5'' / 25.4 x 19cm Framed: 11.38 x 9” / 28.91 x 22.86cm
Awakening,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Awakening II,
2018
Ink on paper
9 x 12'' / 22.86 x 30.48cm
Grape Leaffolder,
2018
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Discovery,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Kissed Over Close, Wears Yet A Crimson Speck,
2018
Ink on paper
16.25 x 12.25'' / 41.28 x 31.12cm
Rolling Over and Over in the Sweet Bulbs, Smell of Dirt, Musk, Nectar and Air,
2018
Ink on paper
8.5 x 11'' / 21.59 x 27.94cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Slobbering Scare Dagger (Acronicta Auricoma),
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Lying Asleep Between the Strokes of Night,
2018
Ink on paper
9 x 12.25'' / 22.86 x 31.12cm
No Lip Has Touched It Since His and Mine, in Turns, Therefrom Sipped Lovers' Wine,
2018
Ink on paper
16.25 x 12.25'' / 41.28 x 31.12cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
A Candle,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Fall Into the Sea,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Ribcage,
2018
Ink on paper
24 x 18'' / 60.96 x 45.72cm
A Cell,
2018
Ink on paper
11 x 8.5" / 27.94 x 21.59cm
Ant Inside an Ant,
2018
Ink on paper
11 x 8.5'' / 27.94 x 21.59cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Puffing,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
On My Way,
2018
Ink on paper
16.25 x 12.25'' / 41.28 x 31.12cm
Polymorphic Platyform,
2018
Ink on paper
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Folding,
2018
Ink on paper
8.75 x 11''/ 22.2 x 27.9cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Cum Dump,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
Bent,
2018
Ink on paper
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Scattering Ashes (1991),
2018
Ink on paper
24 x 18'' / 60.96 x 45.72cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Trouble Won’t Always Last,
2018
Ink on paper
16.5 x 11.75''/ 41.9 x 24.8cm Framed: 18.19 x 13.31”
Lifted Up,
2018
Ink on paper
11 x 15''/ 27.9 x 38.1cm
A Human,
2018
Ink on paper
15 x 11''/ 38.1 x 27.9cm
Protection,
2018
Ink on paper
16.5 x 11.75''/ 41.9 x 24.8cm Framed: 18.19 x 13.31"
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Bruno in his Red Italian Socks,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
How I want to Die is How I Want to Sleep,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 27'' / 30.48 x 68.58cm (12 x 9" / 30.48 x 22.86cm each) Framed: 13.81 x 28.88" / 35.08 x 73.36cm
The Stars Below,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9''/ 30.4 x 22.8cm
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Installation view, MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS, November 1 - December 22
Camouflage,
2018
Ink on paper
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Spirit of my Own: Strawberry Queen,
2018
Ink on paper
12.25 x 9'' / 31.12 x 22.86cm
Fancy Bird,
2018
Ink on paper
12 x 9'' / 30.48 x 22.86cm
MUDPUDDLERS, CORN BORERS, POLYMORPHIC PLATYFORMS.
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