et al.: epochal

This publication accompanies epochal, the New Zealand collective et al.’s first Australian survey exhibition at Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA). Curated by MUMA Senior Curator Pip Wallis, the exhibition features a comprehensive presentation of the artists’ work, including a new film. This marks et al.’s largest presentation outside New Zealand since the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005.

et al. comprises a constellation of artists and shifting identities, their anonymity calling into question the nature of authorship and the persistent preoccupation with the singular artistic vision. Their practice brings socio-political and philosophical reflections to bear on ideologies, power structures and models of collective thinking. With the increasing circulation of mis- and disinformation online, et al.’s practice provides a critical perspective on the growing polarisation of political attitudes and erosion of democracies worldwide.

This major publication, designed by Žiga Testen and Stuart Geddes, is richly illustrated and includes newly commissioned essays by Jan Bryant, Natasha Conland, Gwynneth Porter, and Pip Wallis. For the first time, it features a comprehensive bibliography and history of exhibitions, significantly contributing to the scholarly recognition of et al.'s practice.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition et al.: epochal,
5 October – 7 December 2024

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210 x 280 mm, 192 pages, Softcover
Texts: Pip Wallis, Natasha Conland, Gwynneth Porter and Jan Bryant
Copyeditor: Linda Michael
Proof reader: Clare Williamson
Design: Ziga Testen and Stuart Geddes
Edition: 500
Year: 2024
ISBN: 9780645555875
Published by: Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne and Monash University Publishing