Speech Acts showcases work by the American artist Matt Mullican and the British-Australian artist Richard Grayson, whose practices explore systems of knowledge and the performative aspects of language.
While its title might trigger associations with post-structuralist theories of language, curator Wes Hill has conceived of the exhibition more as forum for considering the artists’ performative approach to text and language-based art. Mullican, who is connected to the early-1980s ‘Pictures Generation’ of American artists, is seemingly obsessed with the space between thought and communication, and between conscious and unconscious experience. In contrast, Grayson is concerned with how language, and narrative in particular, can be used to make sense of the world around us, revealing the political implications that underlie even the most innocuous of activities.
Adam Norton’s fascination with space travel and the effects of technology on the human condition are explored in this mid-career survey.
My Trip to Mars will transform the gallery into a fanciful replica of the Martian surface populated by the artist’s speculative artifacts, from space suits and flags to a full-scale dwelling designed for short-term habitation on our planet’s nearest neighbour. The speculative drive of science fiction is combined with the artistic impulse of experimentation in this exhibition that invites the viewer to be the explorer.
Adam Norton was a recipient of a 2013 Artist or Curator Residency (ACR) grant provided by the Copyright Agency Limited and managed by Museums & Galleries of NSW.
Presented as part of National Science Week and Sydney Science Festival.
Exhibition publication
My Trip to Mars is accompanied by a publication with an essay by Eleanor Zeichner.
Colour on the Concrete brings together major works from the UTS Art Collection and a rare first edition copy of Josef Albers’ ‘Interaction of Color’ in an exhibition and interactive Art Walk on campus.
The exhibition explores different approaches and uses of colour and abstraction linking art, design and architecture from the late 1960s to contemporary art practice. It features works by such artists as Marion Borgelt, Tony McGillick, Col Jordan, Ken Unsworth, Michael Johnson and Victor Vasarely alongside recent acquisitions and loans to the Collection.
Artists: Harold Abbott, Josef Albers, Graham Blondel, Marion Borgelt, Chris Bull, Michelle Collocott, Fred Cress, Maria Cruz, John Dallwitz, Richard Dunn, Cherine Fahd, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda (Mrs Gabori), George Gittoes, Patrick Heron, Norman Ives, Michael Johnson, Col Jordan, Jan King, Richard Larter, Alun Leach-Jones, Erica McGilchrist, Tony McGillick, Kate Mackay, Alison McMaugh, Nevil Matthews, Michael Nicholson, Naata Nungurrayi, Ari Purhonen, Liz Shreeve, Uhra Simberg-Ehrström, Ken Unsworth, Kristine Vartan, Victor Vasarely.
Exhibition publication
Colour on the Concrete is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue with essay by Janet Ollevou.
Bringing together the work of 22 textiles artists from around Australia Group Exchange celebrates collaboration and experimentation, examining the creative outcomes of shared knowledge.
Group Exchange: 2nd Tamworth Textile Triennial is a touring exhibition organised by the Tamworth Regional Gallery and curated by Cecilia Heffer, Senior Lecturer and Course Director of Fashion and Textiles in the School of Design at the University of Technology Sydney.
Bringing together the work of 22 textiles artists from around Australia Group Exchange celebrates collaboration and experimentation, examining the creative outcomes of shared knowledge. Group Exchange presents the extraordinary work that has emerged from this enquiry. In questioning what collaboration can mean for their practice artists have engaged in a dynamic creative dialogue and have demonstrated to us how new work and meaning emerges from relationship and exchange. In this Textile Triennial, collaboration has opened up many and varied interpretations of the theme. Each artist has provided unique insights through their rich and diverse experience and introduced us to new original ways of viewing practice.
Artists: Kate Campbell-Pope, Alana Clifton-Cunningham, Gwen Egg, Sandy Elverd, Louisa Ennis-Thomas, Penny Evans, Erica Gray, Hilary Green, Tim Gresham, Mandy Gunn, Kath Inglis, Anita Larkin, Gillian Lavery, Make.Shift Concepts, Kim McKechnie, Lorna Murray, Jemima Parker, Patrick Snelling, Louise Tuckwell, Monique van Nieuwland, Belinda von Mengersen, Ilka White
This exhibition has been developed and toured by Tamworth Regional Gallery.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Comprising video, performance documentation, printmaking and costume, CRYSTAL ROMEO is a glitter-infused clash of high and low culture that explores the construction of identity and the legacy of Symbolism in the technology age.
Técha Noble’s solo practice plays with performances of gender, tropes of pop culture and systems of cultural power. Her interdisciplinary approach is expressed via costume, choreography, video, sculpture, installation and printmaking. She is a founding member of The Kingpins, whose work uses drag performance and immersive installation to subvert mainstream culture.
