upcoming Exhibitions
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR: PERFORMING TEXTILES
Alcaston Gallery in partnership with curator Grace Partridge of Antidote Organisation are thrilled to present a solo exhibition by Kawita Vatanajyankur in November 2018. The exhibition will present a continuation of Kawita's commissioned work for the inaugural Bangkok Biennale.
Thai artist Kawita Vatanajyankur's work has been described as "alluring, thought-provoking and centred on making visible the invisible workforce with an acute sense of social justice”. Vatanajyankur creates works that offer a powerful examination of the psychological, social and cultural ways of viewing and valuing the continuing challenges of women’s everyday labour. In her staged performances, Vatanajyankur undertakes physical experiments that playfully, often painfully, test her body’s limits - a challenge that is both unavoidably compelling and uncomfortable to watch. The alluring, luminous colours in Vatanajyankur’s work are distinctive of the artists' aesthetic and tap into a globalized and digitally networked visual language of consumption and instant gratification.
About Antidote and Grace Partridge
Antidote is an online platform at the intersection of art and social change that believes in the world-changing power of storytelling. Through a series of artist features and curated programs, they bring together the best creative minds in a conversation about issues as diverse as climate change, gender equality and the refugee crisis. Their digital storytelling is brought to life through a series of exhibitions in pop-up spaces and major visual art Institutions alike, featuring emerging to established contemporary artists whose work provides an alternative frame of reference for important world issues.
Caption details: Kawita Vatanajyankur, Dye, 2018, Still from HD Video, Single Channel, 7:30 minutes, Edition of 4 + 3AP. Courtesy of the artist and Nova Contemporary, Bangkok and Alamak! Project!/ Clear Edition Gallery, Tokyo
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HERMANNSBURG POTTERS | AFL Footy in Aranda Country Award • 2024
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present the AFL Footy in Aranda Country Award 2024, an exhibition of new pots by the HERMANNSBURG POTTERS, coinciding with the highly anticipated annual Dreamtime at G AFL football match; the Indigenous Round clash between Australian Football League greats, Essendon and Richmond.
Showcasing new hand bulit ceramic pots, the exhibition is a celebration of the love and passion for AFL in Aranda ...
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani•2024
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present Betty Kuntiwa Pumani's seventh solo exhibition with Alcaston Gallery, exhibiting significant new paintings by the revered artist and ngangkari (traditional healer).
Pumani is amongst Australia’s most distinctive and sophisticated painters, renowned for her breathtaking large-scale compositions and refined palette.
Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi •Yunala Tjukurrpa
Alcaston Gallery is excited to introduce Pintupi artist Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi in his debut solo exhibition Yunala Tjukurrpa, presented at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space, 84 William Street Melbourne/ Naarm from 26 June - 13 July 2024.
Tjungurrayi is the son of renowned Pintupi artist Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri, a respected ceremonial and community leader of the Pintupi people recognised for his meandering linear compositions depicting the desert flora and landscapes of his ...
