Gordon Winiemko: That Douchebag Was in My Way (FTW)

Title:

That Douchebag Was in My Way (FTW)

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Gordon Winiemko

Symposium:

• ISEA2015: 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Simon Fraser University

Creation Year:

2015

Medium:

Performance video

Artist Statement:

For this piece, the artist turns the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver into his own private basketball court. Appropriating the discourse of sports, Winiemko examines the cultural ethos of “winner takes all” that fuels gentrifi cation and income inequality. Absorbed in his own private game and in disregard of the social contract, Winiemko frames gentrification as a disruption of the neighborhood. Invoking the division of the social sphere, the artist applies oppositional lines of our team/their team, oppressor/oppressed, hero/douchebag.

Video:

• That Douchebag Was in My Way (FTW) (Vancouver) – excerpt from Gordon Winiemko on Vimeo.

• Text with images (PDF)  p.  76

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Video Art