The Syndicate

Publication Details
CATALOGUE
The Syndicate catalogue,
A 26-page A4 full colour publication containing numerous photographs that present the artist's work in an atmospheric and appealing way. All works in the exhibition are represented in full, in detail and from different angles. A curatorial essay by Professor Ted Snell accompanies a written introduction by the artist.
$10 plus $3 p & h

EDUCATION KIT
The Syndicate by Simon Gilby
$32.50 plus $3 p & h
Special Education Members' price:
$27.50 plus $3 p & h
Perth sculptor Simon Gilby has been commissioned to produce ten life size figures that explore aspects of humanity referencing images and text from popular culture, art history, religious and political imagery and propaganda. These confronting sculptures take the form of monuments to unknown protagonists.

Outcomes covered: The Arts
Age: Primary and secondary Yr 4-12
Education Notes: 12 pages, A4, full colour, spiral bound.
Sculpture cards: Set 5 cards, two-sided.
Catalogue: 26 pages, Full colour
Gallery Education Sheets: 3 A4 pages: 1 primary, 1 middle school, 1 secondary
Themes: the Human Condition, man and technology, the hero concept, Western society's obsession with success.
Artist: Simon Gilby


Exhibition Details
ORGANISING INSTITUTION
Simon Gilby (Independent)

EXHIBITION CURATOR/COORDINATOR
Simon Gilby

ARTIST
Simon Gilby

Medium
etched, welded steel, mixed media

Installation
10 life size sculptures
200 - 250 square metres
Display plinths (provided)

Documentation
Colour catalogues
Electronic version of invitation
Media kit with press release
and digital images

Education
Educational Packages (includes teachers
notes, catalogue, gallery activity sheets for primary
and secondary students)
Didactic panel
Lectures and floor talks upon request (subject to
availability and funding)

Crates/PALLETISED
WA Works palletised, approximately 12 cubic metres

Tour Duration
WA April 2010 - 2011
Available WA and interstate

COST SHARE
WA tba
Interstate tba

ARTIST ON THE MOVE & ARTBUS
Sponsored by Healthway to promote
the Heart Foundation's Smarter than Smoking message
Detail of Simon Gilby, 'Finalist', welded steel, brazed steel filigree, cast pewter, cast resin, Winterstone, cement, finishes, Figure 165 x 80 cm, whale skeleton 190 cm long.
Detail of Simon Gilby, 'Finalist', welded steel, brazed steel filigree, cast pewter, cast resin, Winterstone, cement, finishes, Figure 165 x 80 cm, whale skeleton 190 cm long.
The concept of this project was to produce ten life size figures that explore our humanity with regard to individual internal and external realities. The works reference images and text from popular culture, art history, religious and political imagery and propaganda to take the form of monuments to unknown protagonists. The works are displayed together to encourage viewers to speculate about the relationships between them.

The exhibition is borne from the financial contribution of 7 sponsors, allowing the artist, sculptor Simon Gilby, to spend one full year uninterrupted on the project. Each syndicate member effectively commissioned one or two of the ten works, without any creative control or input. Each step of the process has been documented to record the involvement of the syndicate members and the process of making by the artist.

The resulting works are intended to provoke and encourage questions about the dilemmas of contemporary life by exploring traditional and contemporary interpretations of figurative sculpture and monuments.