• 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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