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French-born and Perth-based Christophe Canato brought his background in fashion and commercial photography to the task of capturing trophies from the wild. As an insect aficionado, this series expressed the intensity of the artist’s curiosity about them. His subjects, however, defied the flatness of the picture plane and appeared to be levitating above them. The…
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Between the Sheets is an opportunity to take a leap into artists’ books drawn from the City’s collection by Holly Story, Kati Thamo and Karen Reys. Artists’ books function as books and as art objects, spanning the decorative to the conceptual.
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In this exhibition, Simon Pericich (VIC) portrayed his continued exploration of self-destructive excess. Creating a large-scale maze comprised of 47 darkly bedazzling sections of cyclone fencing, Pericich immersed the viewer in his own intensely worked post-apocalyptic world.
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Cuticle portrayed a cosmetic romance; a fleeting video that captured the labour of concealment and touching up, and the desire for concealment and getting touched up. The Cuticle video installation magnifies the secrets of a Perth nail salon and the confidences between nail technician and client. Tanya Visosevic (aka Madam TV, tanyavision, tanya V &…
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This exhibition aimed to change perceptions of landscape and country. It provided a fresh perspective on a theme that has always been at the forefront of the visual arts in Perth by acknowledging the resources-driven boom which the State experienced. The Yellow Vest Syndrome: recent west Australian art focused attention on a mindset that automatically…
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Adventurers have always looked to the stars to fix their location. Similarly the artists in Constellations are navigating the early years of their practice buoyed by a keen sense that they are contributing to each others’ progress. This exhibition profiles a circle of young Perth-based artists whose work and aspirations, while enjoying some proximity, are in…
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Artist and farmer Roderick Sprigg explores the nature of contemporary masculinity, an interest central to his interdisciplinary practice and informed by his farming life in Mukinbudin, Western Australia. In this installation of objects, drawings and photographs, Sprigg takes as his starting point the safety guards that farmers customarily remove from their machinery. Sprigg seeks…
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One of Several Centres arises out of the performative actions between the people who live, work and holiday within Alice Springs. Alex Kershaw’s practice instigates playful interventions which are intended to shift peoples’ routines and expectations surrounding the town. Sydney-based Kershaw works with video and photography to generate unexpected relationships between people and their terrain.…
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Curated by Kate Rhodes Designers: Simon Cooper Paula Dunlop Ess.Laboratory FORMALLYKNOWNAS Anthea van Kopplen MATERIALBYPRODUCT Project S!X Exhibitions Partners: Craft Victoria NETS Victoria Object
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Fremantle’s enduring role as home and favourite subject matter for artists is celebrated in an exhibition marking 50 years of the City of Fremantle Art Collection. The City’s Collection, comprising more than 1200 works, reflects the port town’s particular artistic heritage, making it one of the most significant municipal collections in the country. The exhibition…
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