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Glenfiddich x Jordan Gogos ‘The Valley of the De

Glenfiddich x Jordan Gogos ‘The Valley of the Deer’ lives on!

After an incredible debut at Melbourne Art Fair, the @glenfiddichwhisky x @jordangogos pop-up bar is now slinging cocktails in Sydney. Step into a world where whisky meets art, crafted by the visionary Jordan Gogos and powered by the iconic Glenfiddich.

Head to ART AID in Sydney's CBD until May 8 to sip on signature cocktails by @deanandnancyon22 and explore fashion, art and furniture during weekly parties and whisky masterclasses. $10 from each cocktail sold will go to @artaidau charities including @BaliLifeFoundation and mental health charity @Batyraus.

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Currently exhibiting at @stationgalleryaustralia (

Currently exhibiting at @stationgalleryaustralia (Gadigal Country/Sydney), is Jake Walker's sixth solo exhibition, 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘜𝘍𝘊, open until 11 May.

Continuing Walker's ode to his father's architecture, this latest body of work questions notions of domesticity and suburbia, alluding to the beauty of the quotidian yet also fighting the fight against convention. Walker’s handmade assemblages are essentially abstract while retaining an overall tactility and the hand of the artist through inscriptions and raw materials that oppose concepts of mass-production.

@jake_walker_art

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Images:
1. Jake Walker, 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘮, 2024, oil and pigment stick on polycotton, 122 x 91.5 x 3cm.
2. Jake Walker, 4 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 (𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦), 2024, glazed stoneware, 42 x 23cm.

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#art #contemporaryart #stationgallery

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢 (𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢). 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢.
- Andrea Pungkarta Rontji

The @hermannsburgpotters are a dedicated group of Western Arrarnta artists creating vibrant handmade ceramic pots that encompass collective and individually lived histories in their distinct Country. For the sixth year in a row, they collaborate with @bettgallery (nipaluna/Hobart) to bring their new exhibition, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘢 𝘔𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 - 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴.

Visit the exhibition at the Tasmanian gallery until 4 May.

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Image: Andrea Pungkarta Rontji, 𝘙𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢 (𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢)/𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 2024, terracotta and underglazes, 21 x 12cm.

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#art #contemporaryart #bettgallery #hermannsburgpotters

Rebecca Baumann’s practice embraces the incident

Rebecca Baumann’s practice embraces the incidental and encourages the volatility
of personal responses.

Currently showing at @moorecontemporary (Boorloo/Perth) until 4 May, 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 2024, is an installation of multiple acrylic panels with dichroic film that offers a vast field of possibility. A commitment to a grid and angles sets up a tableau to catch and reflect light and movement. The apparent stasis of the material is activated by its surrounds, its repetition of placement, its reflectiveness. The experience of the work is ever-changing and inherently reliant upon the viewer’s point of view.

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Images:
1. Rebecca Baumann, 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 (installation view detail), 2024, dichroic film, acrylic panels each unit 30 x 23cm, dimensions variable, site dependent.
2. Rebecca Baumann, 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘐𝘐, 2024, watercolour on Fabriano 300gsm cotton rag paper, 109 x 82cm (framed).

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#art #contemporaryart #moorecontemporary #rebeccabaumann

Val Wens presents 𝘚𝘌𝘕𝘑𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘈𝘕𝘑𝘈𝘓𝘜 (Dusk in Panjalu), open until 27 April at @void_melbourne (Naarm/Melbourne).

The exhibition discusses the history of Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (The Dutch East India Company) and its questionable and destructive colonialist activities in Indonesia, particularly in East Java. The company’s main objective was to monopolise the spice and slave trade in the East Indies. In addition, the company looted Javanese medieval artefacts over centuries.

𝘚𝘌𝘕𝘑𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘈𝘕𝘑𝘈𝘓𝘜 references (in photography and video) culturally and politically charged sites across East Java.

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Images:
1. Val Wens, 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪 (Singosari Market). Edition of 2 + 1 AP Inkjet print on fiber rag and AR 70 glass. 174 x 101 cm (Framed).
2. Val Wens, 𝘎𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘢 (The Gate) Edition of 2 + 1 AP Inkjet print on fiber rag and AR 70 glass. 174 x 101 cm (Framed).

@val_wens
#art #contemporaryart #valwens #voidmelbourne

Following her presentation of work at Melbourne Ar

Following her presentation of work at Melbourne Art Fair 2024, Julia Gutman's first solo exhibition in Naarm/Melbourne, 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶 is currently on show at @sullivanstrumpf until 27 April. In this new body of work, @julia__gutman grapples with the distance between the self and other.

Made almost entirely from clothes donated to the artist by her community, the works in this exhibition are stitched together to recall the surface of painting and are rich with art historical references. Here, Gutman makes a self-conscious attempt to see the world outside of her own eyes, all the while knowing such a task is impossible.

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Pictured:
1. Julia Gutman, Everyone You Are Looking at is Also You, 2024, found textile and embroidery, 250 × 350cm.
2. (Left) Julia Gutman, The state of being beloved is intolerable to many, 2024, found textiles and embroidery on linen, 100 × 120cm.
(Right) Julia Gutman, Talking to him and realising I was actually speaking to you, 2024
found textiles and embroidery on linen, 100 × 120cm.

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#art #contemporaryart #sullivanstrumpf #juliagutman

‘kith and kin 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳

‘kith and kin 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦’
– Archie Moore

𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯, an enveloping artwork created in situ by kamilaroi/bigambul artist Archie Moore and curated by Ellie Buttrose, Curator of Contemporary Australian Art, QAGOMA, premieres at the Australia Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

Moore transforms the Pavilion with a vast hand-drawn genealogical chart spanning 65,000+ years. Drawing on his Kamilaroi, Bigambul, British and Scottish heritage, the installation embodies Moore’s enduring exploration of history and identity, central themes in his artistic practice spanning over 30 years. The work confronts the ongoing legacies of colonial history, with a focus on the over-incarceration of First Nations Peoples.

Melbourne Art Fair warmly congratulates Archie Moore and Ellie Buttrose.

Commissioned by @creative.australia, the exhibition is on view until 24 November 2024. Moore is represented by The Commercial, Gadigal Country/Sydney.

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@thecommercial

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Images: Archie Moore, 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯, 2024, Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024. Photographer: Andrea Rossetti, © the artist, image courtesy of the artist and The Commercial.

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#art #contemporaryart #venicebiennale

@gallerysallydancuthbert (Gadigal Country/Sydney)

@gallerysallydancuthbert (Gadigal Country/Sydney) presents 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵, a new sculpture series by Donna Marcus, until 5 May. The exhibition features work made from @donnamarcus_ material of choice, repurposed domestic aluminium. Traversing the wall and floor, Marcus’ simple geometric shapes and colour compositions create complex sculptural harmony - referencing minimalism, modernism and feminism through her unique visual language linking colour and material to memory.

Marcus' survey exhibition, 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦, coincides with 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵 at Home of the Arts @hotagc, until 28 April.

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Images: Donna Marcus, 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵, 2024, installation view, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Gadigal Country/Sydney.

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#art #contemporaryart #donnamarcus #gallerysallydancuthbert