Zach Blas Performance Lecture

Zach Blas Performance Lecture

Author: ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) May 30, 2023 Duration: 1:17:29
Listen to the performance lecture 'Expositio, Iudicium, Lacrimae, or, Does an AI God Have an Ass?' by exhibiting artist Zach Blas exploring the idea of religious-un/conscious thriving in today’s tech industry. Charting his encounters with various artificial intelligence gods, Blas tells of a computational world of divine judgment and devout submission, where artificial intelligence exists alongside mystical glyphs, occult sigils, captured bodies, and corporate transcendence. Through a consideration of religious sermons, offerings of worship, and spiritual iconography, an AI religiosity is traced, in which flesh becomes biometric and emotional crying transmutes into a symbolic language of holy quantification.

The ACCA Podcast opens a door to the dynamic world of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, directly from its home in Melbourne. This series captures the institution’s vital program, offering a rich audio archive of artist talks, panel discussions, and critical conversations that unfold within its galleries. Each episode immerses you in the ideas behind major exhibitions and current artistic practices, featuring the voices of curators, thinkers, and the artists themselves. It’s a chance to engage with the questions shaping contemporary art today, whether you’re revisiting a memorable event or discovering it for the first time. By tuning into this podcast, you gain access to the depth and context of ACCA’s projects, hearing directly from the creative minds who define our cultural moment. The audio serves as both a companion to physical visits and a standalone resource for anyone curious about the processes and dialogues at the heart of a leading art space. Listen for insightful critiques, spontaneous moments from live recordings, and explorations of how art intersects with broader societal themes. The ACCA Podcast brings the energy of a flagship institution to your ears, wherever you are.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

ACCA Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Title wall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:53
Title wall by ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art)
Panel discussion: Living Queer Histories [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:36
Listen to our panel discussion focusing on the lineages of queer histories on the present. Featuring the research and practices of three speakers, Angela Hesson, Patrice Sharkey and Elyssia Wilson-Heti, who variously eng…
Artist Talks: Andy Butler and Nicholas Smith [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:20
Listen to our talk with artists Andy Butler and Nicholas Smith on their new works presented as part of 'Future Remains: The 2024 Macfarlane Commissions'. This podcast was recorded as part of an Artist Talk at ACCA on Sat…
Keynote with Laure Prouvost in conversation with Annika Kristensen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:37
Listen to ACCA's in conversation with Laure Prouvost and Annikka Kristensen, following a screening of 'They Parlaient Idéale' 2019. This program was recorded on Monday 18 March at ACMI as part of ACCA's exhibition 'Laure…
In conversation with Barbara Creed and Lisa French [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:13
Listen to ACCA's in conversation with Barbara Creed, author and Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne alongside Lisa French, Professor and Dean in the School of Media and Communica…
Lecture with Carol Yinghua Lu [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:30
Listen to ACCA's lecture 'Building a post-revolutionary world through the 8th Yokohama Triennale' with Carol Yinghua Lu, art historian, curator, and current Director, Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum. Alongside Liu Ding, Ca…
Maria Kozic Artist Talk [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:29
Listen to the artist talk with Maria Kozic speaking about her iconic series 'Calendar Girls' 1999 presented in ACCA’s current exhibition 'From the other side' (9 December 2023 – 3 March 2024). Maria Kozic works across pa…
Tega Brain & Sam Lavigne Launch of 'Offset' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:58
Listen to exhibition artists Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne for a talk about their new digital commission 'Offset' on the ACCA Digital Wing.