“Holiday Inn”
Minna Gilligan
22 Feb → 16 Mar 2013

Minna Gilligan transforms West Space’s Back Space into a crudely spliced together hybrid of the studio and gallery. The walls, draped with fabric and peppered with collage cut-outs, facilitate an informal ‘pin board’ hang that is transient throughout the length of the exhibition. What remains consistent is the relentless onslaught of colour that is signature to Minna’s practice, and, the long ago memories from the ‘60s and '70s she has manufactured.

The central desk, littered carelessly with abandoned cut-outs, textas and scribbles – invites willing participants to contribute with drawing and collage to the eerie, nonsensical narrative that will unfold in the space throughout the exhibition’s duration.

The project will be documented online at www.minnagilligan.com and on Instagram @minnagilligan.

Minna Gilligan is a Melbourne based artist who works primarily with painting, drawing and collage. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts, and has shown in exhibition spaces such as The Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Sawtooth ARI (Sydney) and Space 15 Twenty (Los Angeles). As a member of ‘Pamela’, a band formed with Jon Campbell and Georgina Glanville, she has performed at the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne) and The Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney). She currently works for Art Guide Australia and US based magazine ROOKIE. Minna is a member of artist collective The Ardorous, curated by Petra Collins.