Work by UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino is featured in an exhibition at the Transmission Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, one of the country’s longest-standing artist-run galleries. Established in 1983, Transmission is known for supporting contemporary artists through workshops, events, residencies, and collaborations.
Baldacchino is a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate of the Department of Educational Policy Studies. His work explores art, philosophy, and education, with a particular focus on political theory and cultural critique.
Baldacchino joins Transmission for a live installation, exhibition, and dialogue from Oct. 20–23. As part of the duo exhibition, “A Week Out of Nowhere,” Baldacchino’s “The Nostalgia of the Present: Sketches of Belonging” investigates “the infinite possibilities by which, through art, we exit into the world.”
In “Nostalgia of the Present,” Baldacchino presents a loop of images along with sketches on paper. These images, text, and speech communicate “ungrounding, unlearning, indirectness, and autonomy.”