'are you experienced?' concerns experiential art created with a view to excite the senses and stimulate the body and mind, covering a spectrum of work including installation, sculpture, video, sound, digital work, painting and performance art. 'are you experienced?' explores the essence of immediacy and immanence in the practices of some of the world's leading artists, through such constructs as the uncanny, affect, evocation, empathy, synesthesia, the unconscious, sensual perception, and the space-in-between the viewer and the work (or in the case of immersive digital works, the space that surrounds, meets or even enters the viewer's body). Beyond the physical presence of the artworks, 'are you experienced?' explores such subtle themes as transcendence, and art's ability to be both immanent and starkly present, while also engaging with conceptual or political undercurrents. The works presented provide undulation in the experience of viewing them as a group, drawing viewers through the themes of immediacy and sensual perception, some of the most compelling topics in global contemporary art. In partnership with The Art Gallery of Hamilton. 203 colour and b/w
