CURRENT EXHIBITS [777]

Superpower: Africa in Science Fiction surveys the recent tendency for artists and filmmakers to apply the forms and concerns of science fiction to narratives situated in the African continent. It considers the complex undercurrents for this occurrence in art today, and posits other and possible realities existing simultaneously, via careful re-orientations of tense; elevating the need for vigilan...   [more]

Opening: May 5th, 2012   11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Art 1821's Spring exhibition featuring works by Alec Cumming, Francis Davison, Roy Turner Durrant, Aristi Fournari, Jo Hincks, John Hoyland, Ian Kennedy, Matthew Lanyon, Tessa Newcomb, Ana Marie Pacheco, Bruer Tidman, Margaret Thomas, Charlotte Wych. The show runs until the 9th June.   [more]

Curator Yuka Nakamura says that KI (氣in Chinese) - a concept derived from ancient times in Japan - accrues when we breathe. Breathing involves inhaling and exhaling; the two acts are inseparable and the intervals between them generate different kinds of rhythms. It is the rhythm of life that we feel ourselves and creates the impression that we convey to others.  BREATHING, featuring mixed media wo...   [more]

Opening: May 11th, 2012   3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Characterized by a tension between the visible and invisible, and the juxtaposition of emptiness and abundance, the work of American painter Judith Trepp explores the uncanny interaction of line, surface and space. Art Forum Ute Barth is delighted to present a solo exhibition of the artist's recent works that continue her enquiry into the relationship between expression and subjective experience, as we...   [more]

Opening: May 25th, 2012   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. It never ceases to create lively debate amongst the arts community and wider public. Each year, the trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW judge the Archibald and Wynne Prizes, and invite an artist to judge the Sulman Prize (in 2012, it is Susan Norrie). The Archibald Prize is one of Austra...   [more]

Opening: March 31st, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The first major exhibition to explore the influence of the Symbolist movement on Australian art at the turn of the 19th century. Rather than representing the real world, Symbolist artists sought to suggest altered realities as conjured by the mind. To evoke ideas, dreams and sensations, they envisaged poetic landscapes, femme fatales, and figures drawn from spiritual and mythological terrains...   [more]

Opening: May 11th, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This exhibition of works by Jacky Redgate from the Gallery’s collection surveys the artist’s creative trajectory from the 1980s until now. Suspended in tense moments of imprecision, Redgate’s body of work asks the viewer to question what things are and what they can be. In her hands, photographs appear as objects, objects look like sculptures, and sculptures are rendered invisible. Reflecting on the tradition...   [more]

Opening: June 2nd, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

DAMAGED – thalidomide victims in medical documents makes specific reference to the tragedy surrounding the pharmaceutical drug thalidomide. The monumental works made using traditional techniques of oil painting are based on medical photographs and documents. The images, mostly from the 1960s and ’70s, have been assembled from archives, medical books, period journals and, in some cases, directly...   [more]

Opening: June 2nd, 2012   10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Art Plural Gallery is pleased to announce the inaugural solo exhibition of British artist Ian Davenport in Singapore. The exhibition titled Ian Davenport: Between the Lines runs from 11th May through 7th July, 2012 and features new paintings which the artist has specifically created for this exhibition. In conjunction with the exhibition will be the publication of Ian Davenport: Between the Lines, a fu...   [more]

Art Seasons Gallery is pleased to present Ying Yefu’s first solo exhibition in Singapore – Dark Tale. The native Chinese materials, exquisite technique and compositional sense that Ying utilizes place us immediately and firmly in a Chinese tradition. Ying’s work hints at a sustained exploration of Chinese Cultural memory. His use of clearly Chinese elements – like the depiction of the storie...   [more]

Opening: June 1st, 2012   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Opening: May 11th, 2012   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Memory is a paradoxical thing, central to the formation of the self, yet fugitive and difficult to pin down. Memories become attenuated with the passage of time, yet can come rushing back in an instant under certain conditions. From the simple act of marking time to the recording of complex events, The Residue of Memory examines the diverse ways that events can leave their mark, and how objects and...   [more]

Opening: June 28th, 2012   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Employing a hybrid methodology located somewhere between research project, retail display, and promotional campaign, Simon Denny's diverse artistic practice reflects on the production, distribution, and consumption of media in an age of accelerated technological obsolescence and relentless cultural overproduction. Through a variety of media, including photographs, sculpture, video, and printed ep...   [more]

Opening: May 18th, 2012   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Explore the Gallery's permanent collection in one of the largest and most absorbing presentations of New Zealand art. Travel from the present day back to the 1600s, uncovering the creativity and cultural diversity of New Zealanders. Discover their preoccupations with identity, migration and the land. Begin your journey among video, photography, sculpture and painting by contemporary New Zealand a...   [more]

Let your eyes grow wide, your hearing sharpen and your nerves tingle as sculpture, painting, photographs, videos and prints bring your senses roaring to life. From eye-watering op art to the mind-bending, interactive installation of Luc Peire's Environment III, this exhibition fizzes with emotion. Covering the period from the 1960s to the present day, Whizz Bang Pop includes new acquisitions alongside...   [more]