John Greyson
John Greyson & David Wall: Fig Trees, A Video Opera
Bongani Ndodana
Working from Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson's radical and rarely mounted 1928 opera Four Saints in Three Acts, filmmaker John Greyson and composer David Wall created an entirely new series of video installations, with Greyson providing the visuals and Wall the music. Their creation pushes at the limits traditionally imposed on operatic content and opens up the form of storytelling to create a critical and active experience. Their subject is AIDS and South Africa, the central figure a Black South African AIDS activist who refuses treatment until treatment is available for all. This is an opera that both questions and demonstrates the troubled relationship between an elite art form and political activism. Greyson's imagery, accompanied by Wall's complex rhythms, creates a remarkable flow of invention that, while dark and melancholic, contains delightful moments of dalliance and humour. The overall effect is mesmerizing and uplifting and meant to move an audience. Accompanied by an audio CD of Wall's music.
Oakville Galleries (2003) 200 pp col. ill. 5.5 x 5 in. hardcover with audio CD1-894707-19-2 $40.00 Can./U.S. (32 euros)
Brealart: 80 Years of Experiment 1912-1992.
Paddy O'Brien.
A definitive history of art programs of the Beal school, an institution closely woven into London's cultural fabric and known for the many outstanding artists it has produced, including Greg Curnoe, Robert Fones, F Hamilton John Greyson and Philip Aziz.
Museum London (1998) 87 pp col. ill. 11x8 in / 28x21 cm 189580048x $15.00
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