Michael Stevenson
Serene Velocity in Practice: MC510 Signs & Wonders (Prerequisite for CS183 How to Build the Future) (2017–23)
Installation
Michael Stevenson, Serene Velocity in Practice: MC510 Signs & Wonders (Prerequisite for CS183 How to Build the Future) (2017–23), installation view, photo: steirischer herbst / kunst-dokumentation.com, courtesy of the artist, Michael Lett Gallery, Auckland, and Fine Arts, Sydney
Dates
21.9.–15.10.2023
Location
Demon Radio
Graz
Part of
Demon Radio
Production specifics
Commissioned by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki with commissioning partners the Biennale of Sydney 2018 and Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA
Supported by the Contemporary Benefactors of Auckland Art Gallery; Chartwell Trust; Auckland Contemporary Art Trust; Auckland Art Gallery International Ambassadors; MUMA Contemporaries and Michael Lett, Auckland
Courtesy of the artist, Michael Lett Gallery, Auckland, and Fine Arts, Sydney
Demonology and its link to esoteric Californian capitalism are the theme of Michael Stevenson’s installation. Remounted here, it was originally part of a larger piece exploring two historically significant academic courses. MC510 was a practical course in faith healing and exorcism taught by megachurch founder John Wimber at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, in 1982–85. It is best known for practical sessions, dubbed “clinic time,” where healings and exorcisms were performed by and on class members.
Retrospective
Retrospective