Merylyn Tweedie

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Merylyn Tweedie (born 1953) is a multi-media artist from New Zealand. [1] In 2004 she won the Walters Prize, New Zealand's largest contemporary art prize, and in 2003 her work was selected to represent New Zealand at the Venice Biennale. [2] [3]

Biography

Tweedie was born in Christchurch in 1953 and attended Rangi Ruru Girls' School. [4] She began exhibiting in 1975; initially she created and exhibited photographs, and later moved into collages, found objects and films. [5] [6] In 1992 Tweedie joined seven other artists (Kirsty Cameron, Judy Darragh, Gail Haffern, Giovanni Intra, Denise Kum, Lucy Macdonald and Daniel Malone) to open an artist-owned exhibition space in Vulcan Lane, Auckland, known as Teststrip, which ran until 1997. [7]

The work which was selected for the 2003 Venice Biennale was created under the pseudonym et al., which presents itself as a collective of artists headed by Tweedie, but is in fact Tweedie herself. [2] [8] [9] [5] The installation, the fundamental practice, used sound, computers and mechanical devices and was designed to question the way people consume information and the media power structures of our societies. [8]

The selection of et al. to represent New Zealand was met with some controversy in the country as misinformation regarding the artist's identity, income and the use of public money was circulated in the media. [9] However the installation was met with praise from international art critics and reviewers. [3]

Tweedie's work is held in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Christchurch Art Gallery and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. [1] [10] [11]

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  2. 1 2 Donaldson, Rachel Helyer (10 June 2005). "Et al makes splash in Venice". NZ Herald . ISSN   1170-0777. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 Horrocks, Roger (4 May 2016). "From the Archives: The Thing About Culture Vultures". Pantograph Punch. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rangi Ruru Girls' School Collection Visit Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū". Christchurch Art Gallery . Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 Curnow, Wystan (Autumn 2004). "About et al.'s abnormal mass delusions?". Art New Zealand (110). Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Leonard, Robert. "Merylyn Tweedie: Mixed Emotions". robertleonard.org. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Butt, Danny (Winter 1998). "TestRIP". Log Illustrated Four: A publication from the Physics Room. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. 1 2 Clifford, Andrew (22 October 2014). "Media art by et al". The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. 1 2 Daly-Peoples, John (21 August 2004). "Urban myths and the et al legend". The Big Idea. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Collection Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Works by Merylyn Tweedie | Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre". www.govettbrewster.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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