Simon Gush

Simon Gush (born 1981) is an artist and filmmaker. He lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1] His artworks and essay films explore images of labor, work ethic, work rhythms that have shaped Johannesburg.^[2]^[3]

Work

His practical work is guided primarily by research; he finds his inspiration in various texts, films, classical music and popular culture. Gush first appropriates and then reconfigures objects and experiences from everyday life as he tries to think about the way government and politics work through the quotient.^[4]

Red

In 2014 Gush produced the exhibition Red about the 1990 labour unrest at the Mercedes Benz plant in East London, South Africa.^[5] The exhibition included a disassembled reconstruction of the red Mercedes built for Nelson Mandela, an installation of speculative reconstructions of strike uniforms by Mokotjo Mohulo, and beds used by strikers.^[6]^[7] Central to the exhibition was the documentary film Red, made in collaboration with James Cairns.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Filmography

Sunday Light (2013)
Red (2014 with James Cairns)
Iseeyou (2014)^[11]
Calvin and Holiday (2014)^[12]
Lazy Nigel (2015)
Without Light (2016)
Invasion (2017)^[13]

References

^ STEVENSON. "STEVENSON". STEVENSON. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ "City of Labor | Contemporary And". www.contemporaryand.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ Joja, Athi Mongezeleli. "Simon Gush: Images, words and sounds expound on the global work ethic".
^ "Simon Gush - 20 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "RED by Simon Gush at the Goethe-Institut – News – Drama For Life". www.dramaforlife.co.za. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
^ http://cue.ru.ac.za/2015/07/representing-workers/ ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Pohlandt-Mccormick, Helena; Minkley, Gary; Mowitt, John; Witz, Leslie (2016). "Red Assembly: East London Calling". Parallax. 22 (2): 121–131. doi:10.1080/13534645.2016.1175056.
^ O’Toole, Sean. "This is the work of a revolution".
^ "TimesLIVE". www.timeslive.co.za.
^ "Red Berets and Economic Accomplices - Journal #57 September 2014 - e-flux". www.e-flux.com.
^ "Iseeyou". 31 August 2015.
^ "Calvin and Holiday". www.visionsdureel.ch.
^ "The Experimental Real - MODERNTIMES.review". 13 July 2017.

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[1] STEVENSON. "STEVENSON". STEVENSON. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[2] "City of Labor | Contemporary And". www.contemporaryand.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[3] Joja, Athi Mongezeleli. "Simon Gush: Images, words and sounds expound on the global work ethic".

[4] "Simon Gush - 20 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[5] "RED by Simon Gush at the Goethe-Institut – News – Drama For Life". www.dramaforlife.co.za. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.

[6] ttp://cue.ru.ac.za/2015/07/representing-workers/ ^{[dead link‍]}

[7] Pohlandt-Mccormick, Helena; Minkley, Gary; Mowitt, John; Witz, Leslie (2016). "Red Assembly: East London Calling". Parallax. 22 (2): 121–131. doi:10.1080/13534645.2016.1175056.

[8] O’Toole, Sean. "This is the work of a revolution".

[9] "TimesLIVE". www.timeslive.co.za.

[10] "Red Berets and Economic Accomplices - Journal #57 September 2014 - e-flux". www.e-flux.com.

[11] "Iseeyou". 31 August 2015.

[12] "Calvin and Holiday". www.visionsdureel.ch.

[13] "The Experimental Real - MODERNTIMES.review". 13 July 2017.

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