CONVERSATIONS

A platform for critical discourse and the sharing of ideas, CONVERSATIONS brings together cultural communities and thinkers from across the creative spectrum. The aim: to address the future of art and its relationship to interdisciplinary practices and the contemporary world through a series of talks and panels featuring artists, gallerists, curators, collectors, architects, critics, scholars and cultural luminaries.

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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).

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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community, the works in this exhibition are stitched together to recall the surface of painting and are rich with art historical references.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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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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Melbourne Art Fair congratulates all artists chose

Melbourne Art Fair congratulates all artists chosen to participate in the 16th edition of the Sharjah Biennial next year, 6 February - 15 June 2025. Attaining international recognition for Australasian contemporary artists, among those initially announced to present works are Indigenous Australians Brian Martin @brianmartin_artist and Yhonnie Scarce @yhonniescarce, Fijian Australian Shivanjani Lal @arti_shivanjani and Aotearoa artists Michael Parekōwhai, Saffronn Te Ratana and Kate Newby @kate__newby.

The Sharjah Biennial 16, produced by the Sharjah Art Foundation, is curated by Alia Swastika, Amal Khalaf, Megan Tamati-Quennell, Natasha Ginwala and Zeynep Öz. Together, the curators will enliven methodologies that inform their personal practices to amplify the contextual specificities of Sharjah. Discover more at @sharjahart

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Images:
1. Brian Martin, 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘥 #5, 2024, charcoal on paper, 210 x 150cm.
2. Yhonnie Scarce, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘺, 2024, Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA), installation view. Photo: Bo Wong.
3. Shivanjani Lal, 𝘈𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘪 (𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘞𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳), 2023, 87 cast sugarcane stalks, stalks sourced from Deptford, Lidcombe, Mount Druitt and Cabramatta, plaster, cement, turmeric, calcium hudroxide and brass, dimensions variable. Photograph: Mim Stirling.

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#art #contemporaryart #sharjahbiennial

Jazz Money is an artist, poet and filmmaker. Their

Jazz Money is an artist, poet and filmmaker. Their cross-disciplinary practice speaks to language, narrative and First Nations’ legacies of place.

Melbourne Art Fair spoke with @jazzmoney_______ about the power of poetry in non-traditional forms, their creative process, and their neon installation work created for Melbourne Art Fair 2024.

Read the full interview at the link in bio 🔗

Represented by @thecommercial (Gadigal Country/Sydney), Jazz is currently exhibiting at the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Inner Sanctum until 2 June with their work, 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. In collaboration with members of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir, they transform the poem and vocal arrangement into a multichannel sound installation.

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Images:
1. Jazz Money. Courtesy the artist and The Commercial. Photo: xx
2. Jazz Money, 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 2024, neon, edition 5 + 1AP, 622 x 80cm. Melbourne Art Fair 2024. Photo: Griffin Simm.
3. Jazz Money, 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 2023, neon (Golden Yellow), 100 cm diameter. Macquarie Bank Collection (photo: The Commercial).
4. Jazz Money, 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦, 2023, three-channel digital video with sound, video infinite duration, audio 9:25 duration, installation view Between Waves, ACCA, Melbourne, 2023 (photo: Andrew Curtis). Courtesy the artist and The Commercial.

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@darrenknightgallery (Gadigal Country/Sydney) pres

@darrenknightgallery (Gadigal Country/Sydney) presents 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 by Alan Constable until 13 April, in collaboration with @artsprojectaust (Naarm/Melbourne).

Alan Constable’s enduring fascination with the camera began when he was 8 years old. Modelled as a child from cardboard, cut paper and glue, he has developed his aesthetic into working with clay.

Legally blind, these works are created with his hands and his heart. The poetic renaissance of a timeless tradition, they are an intimate and intuitive response to a world he knows but cannot see.

Image: Alan Constable, Recent work, 2024, installation view.

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Join Arts Project Australia in celebrating 50 year

Join Arts Project Australia in celebrating 50 years!

This Year APA turns 50, and to mark this extraordinary milestone they are hosting a Studio Open Day with workshops and demonstrations from their world-renowned artists, live music with Jon Campbell band and DJ Jordan Dymke, art and collectible merch for sale, and more.

📅 Sunday 24 March, 12-4pm
📍 APA Northcote Studio, 24 High Street, Northcote
See @artsprojectaust for details.

Image: Courtesy Arts Project Australia.

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