Andrew Clifford takes up directorship of West Auckland's Lopdell House Gallery

Andrew Clifford has taken up the directorship of Lopdell House Gallery in West Auckland. Formerly the curator at Auckland University's Gus Fisher Gallery, Clifford is also a well-known art writer who contributes to publications locally and abroad, such as ArtAsiaPacific, and a trustee of the Len Lye Foundation, the Audio Foundation and CIRCUIT. 

Image: Andrew Clifford with a work by Ujino Muneteru in Metropolis Dreaming, the Living Room project he curated in 2011

Living Room 2011: Metropolis Dreaming

Andrew Clifford will curate the next Living Room project, which will take place in Auckland's CBD from 8 - 17 April 2011. 

Taking a lead from the Futurists, METROPOLIS DREAMING will explore the imaginative possibilities of the city. Clifford says: "The dynamism of sound and light were important phenomena for the futurists and it is in this audio-visual terrain that METROPOLIS DREAMING will predominantly take place - a perfect genre for temporary and ephemeral projects. This will be a mix of installations, performances, video projects, activities and a poster project. Acknowledging that the city is both a cultural and technological hub, there will also be social projects that bring a new, contemporary angle to these ideas."

Artists confirmed so far for Living Room 2011 are: Ujino Muneteru (Japan), Young Hae Chang Heavy Industries (Korea/USA) Sam Hamilton (NZ) with John Reynolds (NZ), Gregory Bennett (NZ) with Mike Hodgson (NZ) and Ani O'Neill (NZ/Rarotonga). Contributing to the poster project are Sara Hughes (NZ), Peter Madden (NZ), Ruban Nielson (NZ/USA) and David Shrigley (UK).

Andrew Clifford is the curator at the Gus Fisher Gallery, which is part of Auckland University's National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries.

Image: John Reynolds, Small Magnetic Cloud (2001) , vinyl on aluminium