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− | '''David Medalla''' (1942, Manila/Philipines) | + | '''David Cortez Medalla''' (23 March 1942, Manila/Philipines – 28 December 2020) was a Filipino international artist and political activist. His work ranged from sculpture and kinetic art to painting, installation, and performance art. |
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+ | He co-founded Signals London in 1964 and edited the ''Signals Newsbulletin'' until 1966. Medalla founded the Exploding Galaxy, an artists collective, in 1967 and from 1974-77 was chairman of Artists for Democracy, dedicated to supporting liberation movements worldwide. He lived and worked between London, New York and Paris. | ||
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− | * Guy Brett, "David Medalla: From Biokineticism to Synoptic Realism", ''Third Text'' 3:8-9 (1989), pp 79-106. [http:// | + | * Guy Brett, [[Media:Brett Guy 1989 David Medalla From Biokineticism to Synoptic Realism.pdf|"David Medalla: From Biokineticism to Synoptic Realism"]], ''Third Text'' 3:8-9 (1989), pp 79-106. [http://doi.org/10.1080/09528828908576237] |
− | * Guy Brett, ''Exploding Galaxies: The Art of David Medalla'', foreword Dore Ashton, London: Kala Press, 1995, 216 pp. [http://www.aaa.org.hk/Collection/Details/27448] Review: [http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1111/1467-8365.00075 Overy] (1997). | + | * Guy Brett, ''[[Media:Brett Guy Exploding Galaxies The Art of David Medalla 1995.pdf|Exploding Galaxies: The Art of David Medalla]]'', foreword Dore Ashton, London: Kala Press, 1995, 216 pp, [https://archive.org/details/explodinggalaxie0000bret IA]. [http://www.aaa.org.hk/Collection/Details/27448]. Review: [http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1111/1467-8365.00075 Overy] (1997). |
* John Albert Walker, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2043 Left Shift: Radical Art in 1970s Britain]'', I.B.Tauris, 2001. | * John Albert Walker, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2043 Left Shift: Radical Art in 1970s Britain]'', I.B.Tauris, 2001. | ||
* http://www.iau.usp.br/revista_risco/Risco16-pdf/04_trans02_risco16.pdf | * http://www.iau.usp.br/revista_risco/Risco16-pdf/04_trans02_risco16.pdf | ||
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9IA_Vrkypc | * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9IA_Vrkypc | ||
* http://www.thecentreofattention.org/exhibitions/david.html | * http://www.thecentreofattention.org/exhibitions/david.html | ||
− | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Medalla | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Medalla Wikipedia] |
[[Series:Kinetic art|Medalla, David]] | [[Series:Kinetic art|Medalla, David]] |
Revision as of 09:00, 9 July 2023
David Cortez Medalla (23 March 1942, Manila/Philipines – 28 December 2020) was a Filipino international artist and political activist. His work ranged from sculpture and kinetic art to painting, installation, and performance art.
He co-founded Signals London in 1964 and edited the Signals Newsbulletin until 1966. Medalla founded the Exploding Galaxy, an artists collective, in 1967 and from 1974-77 was chairman of Artists for Democracy, dedicated to supporting liberation movements worldwide. He lived and worked between London, New York and Paris.
- Works
- Publications
- editor, Signals: Newsbulletin of the Centre for Advanced Creative Study, 10 issues, London: Signals Gallery, Aug 1964-Mar 1966; facsimile repr., index by Julian Zinovieff, London: Institute of International Visual Arts, 1995. [1] [2] [3] [4] Review: Overy (1997).
- Interviews
- Adam Nankervis, "A Stitch in Time: David Medalla", Mousse 29, Milan, 2011. (English)/(Italian)
- N P James, David Medalla: Works in the World - Exploding Galaxy, The Bubble Machine, Cv Publications, 2012, 64 pp. Excerpt. Interview with Medalla explores his art, performance and poetry from 1960 in London and Paris to the present day. [5]
- Literature
- Guy Brett, "David Medalla: From Biokineticism to Synoptic Realism", Third Text 3:8-9 (1989), pp 79-106. [6]
- Guy Brett, Exploding Galaxies: The Art of David Medalla, foreword Dore Ashton, London: Kala Press, 1995, 216 pp, IA. [7]. Review: Overy (1997).
- John Albert Walker, Left Shift: Radical Art in 1970s Britain, I.B.Tauris, 2001.
- http://www.iau.usp.br/revista_risco/Risco16-pdf/04_trans02_risco16.pdf
- http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/david_medalla/
- Links