July 2024 Art Almanac

Citation preview

Est. 1974

AUSTRALIA’S MONTHLY GUIDE TO GALLERIES, NEWS AND AWARDS

0

July 2024 $8.00

years 1974–2024

Diana Baker Smith | Built Photography Yanni Pounartzis | Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Art Almanac

July 2024

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the many Aboriginal nations across this land, traditional custodians, Elders past and present; in particular the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land on which we work.

Subscribe to Art Almanac

Established in 1974, we are Australia’s longest running monthly art guide and the single print destination for artists, galleries and audiences. To subscribe, visit subscribe.art-almanac.com.au Alternatively, you can contact us via [email protected] or call 02 8227 6486. Visit our website to sign-up for our free weekly newsletter. Exhibition dates and opening hours printed were current as at the time of publishing. Please refer to websites, social media platforms or contact the gallery for updates.

Art Almanac Team Contacts

Telephone – 02 8310 2287 Editor – Melissa Peša | [email protected] Art Director – Paul Saint | [email protected] National Advertising Manager – Sarah Ponton | [email protected] Accounts – Gabrielle Gwyther | [email protected] Distribution | [email protected] Subscriptions | [email protected] | art-almanac.com.au Deadline for August 2024 issue: Tuesday, 2 July 2024 On sale Monday, 29 July 2024

Cover Diana Baker Smith, This Place Where They Dwell, 2024, four-channel 4K video, 05:15 minutes Photograph: Lucy Parakhina Courtesy the artists and Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest, Sydney Read more on page 22.

4

Contents

Art in Australia Art News – Art Almanac team

15

Diana Baker Smith, This Place Where They Dwell – Emma-Kate Wilson Built Photography – Dr Joseph Brennan

25

In the studio: Yanni Pounartzis – Sophia Halloway What’s on near me – Art Almanac team

Art & Industry Artist Opportunities and Awards 41 Art Auction Houses 48 Submissions and Proposals 49 Studio Spaces 49 Materials 50 Services 51 Consultants and Valuers 53 Member Organisations 53 Training 54

What’s On Gallery Index 55 Melbourne 60 Victoria 78 Sydney 86 New South Wales 104 Australian Capital Territory Tasmania 120 South Australia 124 Western Australia 130 Northern Territory 136 Queensland 140 Artist Index 151

6

115

30

28

22

Letter from the Editor Image, material, space and memory are interrogated, disrupted, rebuilt or repurposed in our highlighted exhibitions this month – “twisted, torn, pulled apart, pierced, stripped and exposed,” as one gallery describes, “pushing, pinching, cutting, and stitching,” says another. From tiny light particles and coloured pixels to coffee grounds and improvised movements, works are the result of physical constructions or extensions of function, meaning, and self. Remnants that form an archive of lived experiences; creating depth and dimension, and proposing conversation with their viewers. )URPVFXOSWXUHWRSDLQWLQJíJXUDWLRQWRDEVWUDFWLRQQDWXUDOWREXLOWHQYLURQVDXVWHULW\WRSOD\ beauty to the grotesque, light to darkness, and everything in between, and furthermore, can be found in this issue. Melissa Peša

Editor’s choice Khaled Sabsabi Knowing Beyond ƒ‹”ϐ‹‡Ž†‹–›—•‡—Ƭ ƒŽŽ‡”› Until 12 October 2024 Sydney Knowing Beyond is a new installation by Western Sydney-based, Lebanese-Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi. Created during a studio residency in 2023, Knowing Beyond’s multi-dimensional vision draws on and expands Sabsabi’s ongoing exploration of spirituality in the everyday – as well as in the emotional inner self and the representative outer self of individuals – welcoming audiences into a personal domain of mysticism, numerology sciences, associated symbolism and wisdom.

Knowing Beyond (detail), 2024, ground coffee and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, ten parts: eight canvases 200 × 170cm and two FDQYDVHV°FPRQHFKDQQHO8+'YLGHRVWHUHRLQíQLWHORRS © the artist Photograph: Anna Kučera &RXUWHV\WKHDUWLVW0LODQL*DOOHU\0HDQMLQ%ULVEDQHDQG)DLUíHOG City Museum & Gallery, Sydney

7KHODUJHVFDOHZRUNLQVWDOODWLRQíUVW exhibited in the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Inner Sanctum at Art Gallery of South Australia in 2024) was made using multiple mediums, including different blends DQGFRQVLVWHQFLHVRIFRIIHHIRULWVFRQQHFWLRQWRIRUWXQHWHOOLQJVWRU\WHOOLQJIDFWíFWLRQIDLWK displacement, and evocation: what the artist describes as “a residue of memory.”

8

Alice Springs Outback Gallery Boomerang Art Est 1996

Visitors Welcome A 10 to 15 minute scenic drive from Alice Springs on a sealed road will bring you to our place. Call or email prior to your visit. 14 Brumby Road, Ilparpa, Alice Springs NT [email protected] | 0401 039 931 | www.boomerangart.com.au

Art in Australia

14

Art news

CIAF 2024 From 25 to 28 July, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) FHOHEUDWHVLWVíIWHHQWK DQQLYHUVDU\ZLWKDFXOWXUDO DQGDUWLVWLFVKRZFDVHRI Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, IHDWXULQJKXQGUHGVRI)LUVW 1DWLRQVDUWLVWVSHUIRUPHUV IDVKLRQGHVLJQHUVDQG FUHDWLYHVrKRVWHGE\&DLUQV Convention Centre and PXOWLSOHYHQXHVDFURVVWKH FLW\DQGVKDSHGE\WKLV\HDUnV FXUDWRULDOWKHPHm&RXQWU\ Speaking’. CIAF’s anniversary program LQFOXGHVPRUHWKDQWKLUW\ IUHHDQGWLFNHWHGHYHQWVIURP H[KLELWLRQVDQGPXVLFWR GDQFHIDVKLRQFRQYHUVDWLRQV and an art market, as well DVZRUNVKRSVLQJKRVWQHW weaving, printmaking, digital GUDZLQJDQGPRUH+LJKOLJKWV include Light the FireIDVKLRQ SHUIRUPDQFHDQGMusic in the TanksKHDGOLQHGE\$XVWUDOLDQ Zane Saunders, TransitionGLJLWDOLPDJH rapper Barkaa, as well as 3KRWRJUDSK*UHJ+LOOPDQ.XUDQGD3KRWRJUDSK\ &RXUWHV\WKHDUWLVWDQG&DLUQV,QGLJHQRXV$UW)DLU4XHHQVODQG &,$)VDWHOOLWHH[KLELWLRQVDW 1RUWK6LWH&RQWHPSRUDU\$UWV *DOOHU\&DLUQV$UW*DOOHU\DQG&DLUQV&RXUW+RXVH*DOOHU\7KH&,$)6\PSRVLXPDWZRGD\ WKLQNWDQNZLOOSUHVHQWIHDWXUHVSHDNHUVDQGFRQYHUVDWLRQSDQHOVGLVFXVVLQJ$ERULJLQDODQG 7RUUHV6WUDLW,VODQGHUFXOWXUDOH[SUHVVLRQVWKDWVSDQDFURVVZHVWHUQGHíQHGGLVFLSOLQHVRIXUEDQ GHVLJQFXOWXUDOSUDFWLFHSHUIRUPDQFHDUWDQGVFLHQFHIURPSUDFWLWLRQHUV Not Selling Cakes&,$)nVVLJQDWXUHDQQLYHUVDU\H[KLELWLRQRQYLHZDW7DQNV$UWV&HQWUHIURPWR -XO\UHFRJQLVHVDUWLVWVZKRKDYHVLJQLíFDQWO\FRQWULEXWHGWR&,$)RYHUWKH\HDUV5HVSRQGLQJ WRWKHQXPEHUmnDVDOHJDF\PDUNHU&,$)LQYLWHGíIWHHQDUWVSURIHVVLRQDOVWRSURYLGHLQSXW LQWRWKHGHYHORSPHQWRIWKHH[KLELWLRQLQFHOHEUDWLRQRIDUWFXOWXUHDQGFRPPXQLW\,WVWLWOH Not Selling CakesLVDVWDWHPHQWE\WKHODWH%LOO\0LVVLíUVWXVHGWRWLWOHWKHODQGPDUN UHSRUWWKDWLQYHVWLJDWHGLVVXHVDIIHFWLQJWKHVXVWDLQDELOLW\RI,QGLJHQRXVDUWFHQWUHVLQ)DU1RUWK 4XHHQVODQGDQGWKH7RUUHV6WUDLWDNH\IDFWRULQWKHODXQFKRI&,$)LQ ciaf.com.au

Art news 15

Art news

Sky Country Evening programming returned to Sydney Observatory with Matariki, a curated evening of performances and workshops inspired by Te Mātahi o te Tau, the Māori New Year. Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster, rises every midwinter, heralding a time of remembrance, celebration, and renewal. Program highlights included weaving workshops led by Western Sydney artist Angela Paikea, and a Speaking the StarsULWXDOZKHUHYLVLWRUVUHîHFWHGRQORYHGRQHVORVW and released future intentions to the stars. Ongoing programming includes guided tours as well as the exhibition I Put The Stars On The Ground, which shares stories of IDPLO\OLIHDQGVFLHQWLíFLQQRYDWLRQ The exhibition showcases a selection of works from First Nations artists, including Gail Mabo, Bulthirrirri Wunuŋmurra, and Songlines of Our Universe by William Barton and Véronique Serret, highlighting Indigenous knowledge of song lines, navigation and clouds. powerhouse.com.au Matariki Photograph: Geoff Wyatt Courtesy Powerhouse, Sydney

Gauguin’s World Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao offers a rare opportunity to experience French PostImpressionist Paul Gauguin’s romantic, colourful images of Tahiti, exclusively on view at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, until 7 October. )HDWXULQJRYHUZRUNVGUDZQIURPVL[W\íYHSULYDWHDQGSXEOLFFROOHFWLRQVWKLVLVWKHODUJHVW exhibition of the artist’s work ever to be presented in Australia. Through Gauguin’s painting, drawing, engraving, sculpture and decorative arts, along with cultural items from the Musée de Tahiti et des Îles, Tahiti, the exhibition traces the trajectory of the artist’s distinctive works, from his impressionist beginnings to Polynesian visions, and presents new perspectives on his life, DUWPDNLQJDUWLVWLFLQîXHQFHVDQGQHWZRUNVDQG historical impact and contemporary legacies. Curator-led talks, public programs, a podcast VHULHVDQGíOPVUXQWKURXJKRXWWKHVHDVRQ nga.gov.au Paul Gauguin, Three Tahitians, 1899 National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960 Courtesy National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra

16 Art news

Illuminate Adelaide Amid a cold, dark winter, Illuminate Adelaide warms the city with a showcase of art, light, music, and technology from 4 to 21 July. Well-worn streets, hidden gems, and cultural icons are transformed into a city-wide spectacle of free and ticketed events, daring the curious to shake off the winter blues and rekindle a sense of wonder. 7KLV\HDUnVQHZO\FXUDWHGSURJUDPIHDWXUHVíUHJDUGHQVDQLPDWHGSXSSHWU\SURJUHVVLYH H[SHULPHQWDOPXVLFDQGSRVWDSRFDO\SWLFDQLPHíOP+LJKOLJKWVLQFOXGHEDEN, an interactive DQGLPPHUVLYHH[SHULHQFHE\%HUOLQEDVHGVWXGLRîRUD IDXQDYLVLRQVZKHUHDUWDQGQDWXUHFROOLGH to unveil a digital garden across 150 square metres of LED screens – discover how just one person planting a small seed in the ground can lead to the growth of a vast, lush surrounding. Fill the EarthH[SORUHVKRZZHFRQQHFWRUGLVFRQQHFWDQGXOWLPDWHO\íOOWKHHDUWKZLWKRXURZQ stories with seven stories by twelve artists told through physical performance, visual art, dance and video – from a giant caterpillar giving birth to green balloons to a man negotiating a door, and a woman creating a garden from dead branches. The festival’s city-wide centrepiece, City Lights, showcases the work of local and international artists at Adelaide’s iconic institutions and secret hideaways. Among the programmed events, French immersive artists INOOK have created a Renaissance choir, Grand Mix, taking faces from the artworks in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Reimagining the Renaissance exhibition, and creating new art with AI technology projected onto the gallery’s front facade. For detailed event information and an interactive map, visit the website. illuminateadelaide.com

Image courtesy INOOK

Art news 17

Art news Katy B Plummer, We Believe You Babcia, 2024 Production still by Kuba Dorabialski Courtesy the artist and Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney

Creative Open Creative Open, a four-day winter arts and music festival, returns to Sydney’s Northern Beaches with more than eighty events held at multiple venues across the peninsula from 25 to 28 July – featuring live music, comedy, contemporary art, interactive workshops, markets, and more. Art lovers can go behind the scenes at galleries and studios, to witness the creative process unfold and learn new skills through a range of events and workshops, including printmaking, painting, sculpting, woodturning, photography, jewellery making, glass blowing, and creative writing. Also, explore a range of art exhibitions, including Katy B Plummer: We Believe You Babcia and Three Echos – Western Desert Art at Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M). We Believe You Babcia is a multimedia art installation about Polish grandmothers, intergenerational relationships and the often untraced creative lineage of familial storytelling. The work is based on a ghost story told to Plummer’s children by their grandmother. Curated by celebrated curator, writer, artist and activist, Djon Mundine OAM FAHA, Three Echoes – Western Desert ArtVKRZFDVHVZRUNE\íIW\VHYHQDUWLVWVIURP,NXQWML+DDVWV%OXII 3DSXQ\DDQG8WRSLD Aboriginal communities in the western desert regions of the Northern Territory. Both exhibitions can be viewed during the day or after hours at MAG&M’s Happy Hour – featuring live music by Kristina Wilson and Ethan Saunders, and Iwona’s Eyes, episodic performance art by Kuba & Szymon Dorabialski in which two sons perform increasingly desperate and frantic acts of acrobatics for the attention of their mother. Visit Manly Library to share your own music or poetry at Open Mic Night, Friday 26 July, 5.30– 7pm. Revisit on Saturday 27, 11am–3pm, for a special Zine Fair. northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-do 18 Art news

NAIDOC Week Held across the country from 7 to 14 July, NAIDOC Week will celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme, ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud’, calls for a reclamation of narratives, DQDPSOLíFDWLRQRIYRLFHVDQGDQXQZDYHULQJFRPPLWPHQWWRMXVWLFHDQGHTXDOLW\,WLQYLWHV all Australians to listen, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue, fostering a society where the wisdom and contributions of Indigenous peoples are fully valued and respected. This is acknowledged in a number of events, workshops, exhibitions, and art markets hosted by galleries, art centres and cultural institutions nationwide. National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, presents Blak Douglas vs The Commonwealth on Saturday 13 July, 1pm, followed by a Q&A with Blak Douglas, Dhungatti/German/Irish/Scottish peoples. In this documentary, the artist shares his experiences of tracing his grandmother’s story; stripped of her name, language, family and culture and forced into servitude. Douglas tells his story, his way, in a gripping testament to the spirit and transformative power of art to address LQMXVWLFHVRIWKHSDVW Koorie Heritage Trust, Naarm/ Melbourne, presents First Peoples NAIDOC Market, spanning two GD\VIURP)ULGD\-XO\WR6DWXUGD\-XO\DW)HG6TXDUHZLWKRYHUWZHQW\íYHVWDOOVVKRZFDVLQJ )LUVW3HRSOHVFXOWXUDOREMHFWVFUDIWGHVLJQIDVKLRQMHZHOOHU\JLIWVDQGPRUH9LVLWWKH(OGHUVn /RXQJHRUSDUWLFLSDWHLQDIUHHGURSLQZRUNVKRSZLWK6DPP\7ULVW*XP/HDI3DLQWLQJ 7DQLD 5RVVL*XP1XW1HFNODFH DQG$QJH-HIIUH\'HDGO\%UDFHOHW0DNLQJ  In New South Wales, Manning Regional Art Gallery presents NAIDOC 2024 – Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & ProudDQH[KLELWLRQIHDWXULQJSKRWRJUDSKVIURPWZRVLJQLíFDQWHYHQWVLQWKHUHJLRQ for the Biripi and Worimi Communities – the Fly the Flag Taree protest from 2004 and the Nation Dance of healing, 2019. The documented images from local photographer Julie Salvin show both the powerful act of protest and the continuing connection to Country by Aboriginal Peoples. They also highlight the coming together of the whole community in the spirit of reconciliation and resilience. Also, in Naarm/Melbourne, Flinders Lane Gallery’s exhibition Pijirrdi Warlalja: Strong Families showcases the dynamic energy and cultural richness of the artists from Warlukurlangu $UWLVWVLQ