Upcoming Event
Artist Talk: Les Joynes
Les Joynes
30.08
4:00pm
Artist talk: Les Joynes
We welcome New York-based contemporary artist Les Joynes to join us here at CoCA Toi Moroki to share insights from his nomadic art series, FormLAB, which has been exhibited in Brazil, Singapore, Mongolia, South Korea, France, and China. He will discuss how collaboration between creators can open new pathways in contemporary artmaking.
Read more about Les and his practice on his website.
About the Artist: Born in Santa Barbara, California, Les Joynes is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans installation, video, sound, and socially engaged art. His work investigates how narratives of place are shaped through immersive environments, fieldwork, and performance. Founder of FormLAB, his international projects include collaborative art making with Brazilian communities, performances on the Great Wall of China, an overland expedition in Northern Mongolia, and collaborations with Korean artists in Seoul. Les is currently resident artist at Ōtepoti Dunedin School of Art, an autonomous residency that receives funding contribution from the Fred Staub Open Art Fund where he is researching the creation of a future collaborative performance installation in Aotearoa. He received his BA (Hons) Fine Art from Central Saint Martins (London), MA Fine Art from Goldsmiths (London), MA from Musashino Art University (Tokyo), PhD from Leeds Metropolitan University, and Post-Doctorate from the University of São Paulo. He is recipient of the 2022 Fulbright Scholar Award for India, where he examined art and performance in South Asia. He teaches contemporary art and studio practice and serves as a Mentor at New Inc at the New Museum. He lives and works in New York.
FormLAB installation, Brazilian Museum of Sculture, 2014 © Les Joynes, ARS New York
FormLAB performance, China, 2017 © Les Joynes, ARS New York
FormLAB performance, Bauhaus Fieldwork, Singapore, 2009 © Les Joynes, ARS New York
FormLAB installation, Brazilian Museum of Sculture, 2014 © Les Joynes, ARS New York
FormLAB artifact, Seoul Foundation for the Arts, 2012 © Les Joynes, ARS New York
