|  | An exhibition of Tony Sinden's work will be on public view at the Bonington Gallery from 23rd June to 12th July. The 'Everything Must Go' exhibition is the product of Tony's residency at Durham Cathedral.
The exhibition's concept was developed after conversations between Tony and curators while exploring material culture and conceptual and process-based practice.
Using consumer items, sound and projected images, the exhibition is supposed to challenge the audience with the media in relation to the space that they've been placed in. In other words, it's about how things we see everyday are displaced and transformed by their relocation in a gallery.
Everything Must Go
His work, which uses video images and sound, was inspired by Tony's first visit to the north east.
Tony began to think about consumerism in relation to the production and exhibition of art.
He says: "I began to think about how familiar things, and things we do every day, are transformed by their location and relocation.
"How would an audience react to an everyday object in an art gallery?"
Indeed, how would a member of the public react to an everyday object in a gallery? Here's a suggestion: "Who's left that bleeding coke can lying around?"
Behold Vertical Devices
There's also a chance to see one of the world's first ever video installations.
Tony Sinden's 'Behold Vertical Devices' is a line of nine small black and white video monitors placed side by side on a sloping plank showing a lone figure running in a landscape. It was first exhibited in 1974, and has not been seen in an exhibition for over 25 years. 360° view of the Bonington Gallery >>
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