A Solo Exhibition by AVANT CAR GUARD at David Krut Projects
Opens 18:30 on Thursday 3 April, 2008
AVANT CAR GUARD are Zander Blom, Jan-Henri Booyens and Michael MacGarry – a three member visual artist from Johannesburg. They have exhibited at a national and international level over the past 18 months, and have published a book on their production entitled Volume 1. Their approach to art production, the art world and their own collective role as a singular artist is characterized by a strong sense of humour and a punk sensibility. Their approach focuses on conceptual art manifested through photography, multiples and performance. “A sincere act to invent something insincere,” is probably the most succinct definition of their method.
UPCOMING EVENTS –
ACG All Up in Yo Bizniz
Featuring new work and a commissioned performance
WHATIFTHEWORLD at Joburg Art Fair – Booth No. 9, Sandton Convention Centre
Runs 13 – 16 March 2008
Volume II
A limited edition monograph of recent work by AVANT CAR GUARD
Due for release March 2008
Volume III
A published volume of works by AVANT CAR GUARD
Due for release May 2008
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS + PUBLICATIONS –
12.2007
The Void Romance
A solo exhibition by AVANT CAR GUARD at Whatiftheworld/Gallery, Cape Town.
www.whatiftheworld.com
08.2007
AVANT CAR GUARD included in the group exhibition 3C (Committee and Critics Choice) at the Association for Visual Arts in Cape Town.
www.ava.co.za
08.2007
Naked Frontier Ambition Vibes
A solo exhibition by AVANT CAR GUARD at whatiftheworld/project room, Cape Town.
www.whatiftheworld.com
06.2007
Volume II
A solo exhibition by AVANT CAR GUARD at The Pure Project, New York City.
www.thepureproject.com
03.2007
The launch of AVANT CAR GUARD – Volume I at David Krut Projects, Johannesburg.
www.davidkrut.com
03.2007
A selection of work from AVANT CAR GUARD – Volume II included in the publication: One Million and Forty-Four Years (And Sixty-Three Days), edited by Kathryn Smith and published by SMAC Gallery, in Stellenbosch.
www.smacgallery.co.za
02.2007
Having secured both operational support and project funding from the World Art World and Corporate Entities, AVANT CAR GUARD publish a call for submissions to the Africa Biennale 2008.
02.2007
AVANT CAR GUARD represented on MySpace Music.
www.myspace.com/avantcarguard
12.2006
Skakel Oor na die Donkerkant
The launch of AVANT CAR GUARD – Volume I at Bell-Roberts Contemporary, in Cape Town.
www.bell-roberts.com
11.2006
AVANT CAR GUARD publish Volume I – a 22-page hand finished, individually numbered publication packaged in a hand finished cardboard sleave.
Designed, edited and published: AVANT CAR GUARD
Edition: 500.5
ISBN: 978-0-6280-37358-4
Dimensions: Book (290 x 290 mm) / Sleave (295 x 300 mm)
To order a copy send a request to: moc.draugractnava@ofni
10.2005
AVANT CAR GUARD evicted from Dirt Contemporary, in Cape Town, ahead of the scheduled opening of their solo exhibition – titled AVANT CAR GUARD.