After travelling to McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park and Linden New Art, the double show, 'Last Resort', opens at Rockhampton Art Gallery. It continues the exploration of asylum seekers begun with the installation Someone died trying to have a life like mine at the 2014 Adelaide Biennial 'Dark Heart'.
Showing at Rockhampton Art Gallery from 30 May - 12 July, 2015. Alex will being in conversation with Gallery curator Diana Warnes about the show on Saturday 30 May 2015, 10-11am.
Alex is thrilled to announce his ongoing partnership with Galerie Paris Beijing, following inclusion of his work in the gallery's recent showing at Istanbul Art Fair. Galerie Paris Beijing has three premises - Beijing, Paris and Brussels - and is dedicated to showcasing the work of exciting and contemporary Asian and Pacific artists across solo and curated shows. It has recently moved its Paris gallery into a new space in the Marais district.
In addition to representation at several European art fairs in 2015, the partnership will see a major solo show in the Paris gallery in September, Alex's first large-scale European solo exhibition.
Group show 'Sealed Section', now showing at Artbank in Waterloo, showcases art that deals with 'topics of impolite dinner conversation' - sex, politics, and religion. It features 2007 work 'Self-Censoring Helps Everyone' (pictured) from 'Security Blanket' alongside work from Abdul Abdullah, Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Brook Andrew, Drew Bickford, Arthur Boyd, Sarah Contos, Yvette Coppersmith, Hannah Cutts, eX de Medici, Christine Dean, Christopher Dean, Leah Emery, Marie Hagerty, Richard Larter, Tara Marynowsky, David McDiarmid, Stephanie Monteith, Dorota Mytych, Scott Redford, Darren Siwes, TextaQueen and Yaritji Young.
Thanks to Curator Miriam Kelly and Artbank. Read the full curatorial statement here. 'Sealed Section' is showing until Feb 7, 2015.
Alex is pleased to announce two solo exhibitions across two venues in Melbourne this summer - McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park and Linden Centre for Contemporary Art. The double show, collectively titled 'Last Resort', has toured from earlier exhibition 'Refoulement', at Sullivan + Strumpf in Sydney in late 2014. It continues the exploration of asylum seekers begun with the installation Someone died trying to have a life like mine at the 2014 Adelaide Biennial 'Dark Heart'. Following the two shows in Melbourne, 'Last Resort' will tour to Rockhampton Art Gallery in May.
Showing at McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park from Nov 22, 2014 to Feb 8, 2015; Linden Centre for Contemporary Art from Dec 19, 2014 to Feb 15, 2015; and Rockhampton Art Gallery from May to July, 2015.
