{"id":13049,"date":"2022-11-15T11:33:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=13049"},"modified":"2022-11-15T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:33:16","slug":"spencer-lai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/spencer-lai\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Lai"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9255\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13049-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/SpencerLai.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/SpencerLai.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/SpencerLai.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13100 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C928&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1424&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Photo-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spencerlai.info\/\">Spencer Lai<\/a> is an artist, writer, curator and DJ in Melbourne. They have exhibited extensively at both artist-run and commercial spaces within Melbourne and internationally. They graduated from the Victorian College for the Arts (BFA with Honours) in 2014.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Working across multiple forms and formats, including sculpture, installation, curation, writing, drawing, Spencer&#8217;s practice produces associative meaning from a range of accumulated materials that are worked into assemblages, installations and exhibitions. These materials often include text, found objects, design elements or images from consumer cultures, lifted from thrift stores, replicated, or traced or by chance encounters. As well as these object based assemblages they produce expanded paintings, often making grotesque use of cut coloured felt, coloured pencils and printed textile offcuts. The resulting outcomes of their practice are rarely singular or stand-alone objects &#8211; rather, their identities are intentionally constructed from multiple references, works, as well as contributions from other artists, sometimes resulting in the form of curatorial group exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Spencer\u2019s work as an exhibiting artist, their work as both a DJ and gallerist attests to their commitment to fostering community and contributing to the formation of a cultural scene.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"gmail-docs-internal-guid-12c62f3b-7fff-d379-ac57-b26c8ea61be7\">Upcoming exhibitions include a curated group exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/inge.nyc\/\">Inge<\/a>, NYC and solo presentations at <a href=\"https:\/\/neonparc.com.au\/\">Neon Parc<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/asbestos.fail\/\">Asbestos<\/a>, Melbourne, 2023. Recent exhibitions include: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theta.nyc\/spencer-lai-academy-for-the-sensitive-arts\">Academy for the Sensitive Arts, Theta, NYC<\/a>; Oriental Painting., Neon Parc, Melbourne; up the hill in my city shoes with Allan Rand, off-site location, Melbourne; A Patience Game with J\u00fcrgen Baumann at Holden Garage, Berlin; buddhaminefield., Ge Hinnom Small Group Love, London.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The book mentioned is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/690279\/lapvona-by-ottessa-moshfegh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lapvona<\/a>\u00a0by Ottessa Moshfegh.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13101\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13101 size-large\" 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1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Lai-Theta-Installation.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Academy for the Sensitive Arts, 2022 Installation view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13102\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13102 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Lai-form-egg-army-green.jpeg?resize=696%2C963&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Lai-form-egg-army-green-scaled.jpeg?resize=740%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 740w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Lai-form-egg-army-green-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1478&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Lai-form-egg-army-green-scaled.jpeg?resize=1920%2C2657&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Lai-form-egg-army-green-scaled.jpeg?w=1850&amp;ssl=1 1850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Spencer-Lai-form-egg-army-green-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">form: egg (army green), 2022 Powder coated steel, foam core, acrylic spray paint, rubberised spray paint, synthetic felt, beads, sequins 68.5 x 47 cm (27 x 18.5 in)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13103\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13103 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II.jpg?resize=692%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=692%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1136&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=1038%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1038w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=1384%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1580&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2840&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/form-009-Princess-II-scaled.jpg?w=1730&amp;ssl=1 1730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">form 010 (Princess II), 2022 Resin, spray paint, vintage beaded trim, synthetic fabric trim, butterfly 50 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm (19.68 x 5.70 x 5.70 in)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/SpencerLai.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing list Spencer Lai is an artist, writer, curator and DJ in Melbourne. 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