REKO RENNIE

December 20th, 2011

We are proud to announce that Reko Rennie has been selected as a Gertrude Contemporary Studio Artist in 2012.

Gertrude Contemporary presents approximately 20 exhibitions annually featuring work by Australian and international artists across three gallery spaces with a focus on new work, commissions and expanded practice. Running alongside their Exhibition Program is the Gertrude Contemporary Studio Program, which consists of sixteen non-residential studios, available to artists in the first fifteen years of their professional practice and provided for two-year tenures.

As Melbourne’s leading centre for contemporary art and ideas, Gertrude Contemporary  has continued to build on its innovative origins, growing to facilitate  the expanding field of contemporary art through a wide variety of exhibition, studio, curatorial and education programs.

Reko Rennie, Australia Embassy Jakarta, 2011

OWEN LEONG

December 6th, 2011

We are proud to announce Owen Leong will be exhibiting with us in 2012.

Leong works with photography, video and installation to explore how the body is physically, socially and culturally framed. His artwork visualises the structures that mark our bodies through race, gender and colour.

On a recent Asialink Visual Arts Residency in Tokyo, Leong created Frozen, a powerful temporal installation evoking darkness and longing. Inside a cage of silk and suspended from fisherman hooks were two frozen shark hearts. Over the course of a single day the hearts melted and dripped blood onto a cone of salt. This piece produces spatial anxieties in which time dissolves and gravity evaporates into loss and desire.

Leong has exhibited in Australia and internationally. His work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Poznan, Poland; Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai & Today Art Museum, Beijing amongst others. Owen has been a recipient of awards and grants from Australia Council, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Art Gallery of NSW and Asialink. He has held residencies in Sydney, Manchester, Paris, & Tokyo.

NEW YORK, PERU + MELBOURNE CBD

October 27th, 2011

Yhonnie Scarce is back home after a whirlwind trip to New York , her work was received to great acclaim and she will be exhibiting back in the USA in 2012.

If you’re in Peru, Marian Drew is exhibiting new work Peru-Australia Beyond The Landscape with Jorge Deustua at the Centro Cultural Inca Garcilleria Lima opening Nov.2

The Melbourne Laneways Commisssions have now been unveiled. Yhonnie Scarce has once again made headlines with Iron Cross along with Reko Rennie and his fantastic Neon Native work , see both works in Brien Lane and Cocker Al in the CBD.

Vincent Fantuazzo’s collaboration with Oscar nominated film maker Baz Luhrmann will be exhibited at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins during November. The Creek 1977 is  a mutimedia installation based on Luhrmanns childhood memories of country NSW,  swing by the Sofitel Foyer on your way to work, before a dinner or on your lunch break.

dianne tanzer gallery + projects take off!

September 14th, 2011

dianne tanzer gallery + projects and Victoria Reichelt have packed their bags and are off the the Korea International Art Fair. From 22 – 26 September we will be exhibiting in Seoul along with 192 other galleries from all over the world.

Victoria Reichelt, Life, April 26, 1968, Oil on linen, 45x35cm

We are proud to announce that Marian Drew is exhibiting in Paris! If you are passing though, make sure to check out her work as part of Photoquai, the 3rd biennial exhibition of world images. The exhibition is open 24 hours a day, with the work exhibited along the river Seine next to Musee du quai Branly. Marian Drew is representing Australia in this exhibition that aims to  showcase photographers who are little-known in Europe.

Marian Drew, Bandicoot and Quince, 2006, pigment print on archival cotton paper, 112x136cm

Juan Ford has a solo exhibition at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo, NSW. Open until 9 October, the retrospective exhibition features paintings and 3D work that reflect his interest in nature and it’s place in the contemporary world. Click here for more info.

Juan Ford, The Other Hidden Hand, 2009, Oil on linen, 122x107cm

More Spring News

September 5th, 2011

Welcome to Michael Cook - He has had a very successful year, as a finalist in both the 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards and the 2011 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. Michael has now joined the gallery and we look forward to his solo show with us in 2012.

Michael Cook, Broken Dreams #2, 2010, inkjet print, 124 x 100, Ed 8.

Juan Ford is currently exhibiting new work at the Footscray Community Arts Centre. Branching out from his painterly practice, ‘Conference of the Birds’ references a 12th century Sufi poem (of the same name). On the journey to find their ideal king, the birds encounter problems as their mass and abundance make it impossible to find a solution… Yet one small birds stands back from the flock. The exhibition Trans closes 30 October.

Juan Ford, Conference of Birds, 2011, vinyl sticker, dimensions variable.

Izabela Pluta has gone country and is completing a residency at Cowwarr Art Space Gippsland. She is developing new work for a solo exhibition at Gippsland Art Gallery which will run 4 Feb – 25 March 2012. We will keep you posted!



Izabela Pluta, Untitled 2, 2009, Lambda photograph, 76x76cm, edition 5.

Helen Pynor is also in residence at Performance Space, Sydney. Working with artist Peta Clancy for their ongoing collaborative project ‘The Body is a Big Place, they are developing a 5 channel video projection with sculptural elements comprising a pair of animal hearts and an organ perfusion system. The outcome will be exhibited at Performance Space in November – Watch this space!

Helen Pynor & Peta Clancy, The Body is a Big Place, video production still, photography Chris Hamilton.

Shaun O’Connor has packed his truck and left for Paris! Shaun is completing a residency at Cite Internationale des Arts, a global residency program in the centre of Paris. Bon Voyage Shaun!

Shaun O’Connor, Delivery Truck, 2011, Craftboard, cardboard, thermal adhesive, polyurethane resin, lacquer & enamel, 41x77x5cm.

MORE AUGUST NEWS

August 25th, 2011

We are proud to announce that Natalie Ryan has recently been shortlisted for three national art awards! Look out for her in the Substation Contemporary Art Prize – Exhibition from September 3-25. Click here to learn more about the Woollahra Small Sculpture award – Exhibition 22 Oct – 6 November…and take a trip to the Yarra Valley to see Natalie Ryan’s beautiful sculpture in the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Award – 23 Oct – 4 December.

We have taken Reko Rennie to Sydney! He is currently exhibiting at MOP Projects.  Make sure you check out his new solo exhibition Black Magic before 4 September.

Neil Haddon is featured in the September/October edition of Vogue Living! Buy a copy and read about his unique practice before his upcoming exhibition at dianne tanzer gallery + projects (17 Sept – 8 Oct). Neil Haddon’s new series of paintings on aluminium explore relocation and migration, stemming from his own experience, moving from England, via Spain, to Tasmania.

Vogue Living September/October 2011, Photography: Nicholas Watt

dianne tanzer gallery + projects GOING GLOBAL

August 10th, 2011

After working together for many years, Dianne Tanzer and Edwina Bolger are pleased to announce their co-directorship of dianne tanzer gallery + projects. Edwina comes with a wealth of experience having worked in various galleries and arts institutions over the past twenty years.

The partnership will open up a new direction for the gallery with increased participation in international art fairs, curatorial and artist residency programs in Australia and overseas. The gallery will also be developing a number of its own initiatives open to artists Australia-wide.

We are extending our vision beyond the conventional exhibition space.

Everything about art has changed – so have we !


Yhonnie Scarce in New York

July 26th, 2011

Congratulations to Yhonnie Scarce , her amazing work Burial Ground is included in a major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts ( MoCADA)  New York – go see if you’re in NY August 11 to October 30 2011.

Helen Pynor will be exhibiting her work in Love Lace at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney as part of Sydney Design until April 2012. Helen will be talking about her “hair” works at the Symposium Saturday July 30. click here

Image: Untitled (uterus urinary)
2010
Knitted human hair
Photo: Sotha Bourn, copyright Powerhouse Museum Sydney

Hear Izabela Pluta and Reko Rennie at ACMI speaking on,  Psychogeography : Artists Changing Places Tuesday August 2, 7pm click here

Reko Rennie is having a big year,  he is also shortlisted for the 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards at the Art Gallery of WA , August 13 til December 19. Fingers crossed !

Daniel Dorall is in print ! check out the book Microworlds to see his beautiful miniature diorama’s click here

ON THE SCREEN: Simon Pericich

June 28th, 2011

Simon Pericich

Simon Pericich, PIXSELLS, Video, 4.57 minutes

Currently ON THE SCREEN @ dianne tanzer gallery + projects

until 16 July

In 2009 a third of all websites on the Internet were of a porn content. Porn is basically responsible for every advance in communication technologies through its constant demand and the creative freedoms allowed by its revenue. Today $89 is spent on porn every second- that works out at around $28 billion every year.*

Simon Pericich’s hysterical, dark brand of makeshift art production is concerned with the terrifying awareness that humanity and its current actions are irrationally selfish and detrimental. Traversing large- scale installation, video and image his dystopia’s are often humorous, acting like an epitaph and harbinger for a future that seems out of the control of its population. Sometimes stemming from the autobiographical, sometimes from the stance of a detached trend consumer, Pericich’s practice forms transitory bonds between audience members and acts as an invitation or platform to participate. Simon tends to recycle found or commonplace materials and techniques to create obsessive topical products that point toward a dark future.

*(from the book; SEX, BOMBS AND BURGERS. Peter Nowak)

ARTISTS EVERYWHERE!

June 24th, 2011

Reko Rennie and Yhonnie Scarce are the recipients of Melbourne Laneway Commissions for 2011……brilliant !

This is an annual program and the commissions provide ongoing opportunities for artists, foster creative capacity and strongly advocate the artist profession.
Unpredictable by nature the Laneway Commissions have grown to become a significant part of Melbourne’s richly layered cultural life.

Helen Pynor is in the news again with Breath, a solo show at GV Art in London, a gallery specialising in art-science practice. The exhibition continues until 2 July. The show was reviewed by New Scientist. Her beautiful work, Milk is also currently at the Australian Centre for Photography.

Yet more exciting news for Natasha Bieniek – after her sellout show,  she has now been shortlisted for the Redlands Westpac Art Prize Oct-Nov 2011 – what a year it has been so far !

If you are in Adelaide go to see Roy Ananda’s work in  Imagining Interiors at the Jam Factory, it is based on contemporary and historical Gothic literature. Current until July 10 2011

Merrin Eirth’s work at Docklands New Quay can now be seen at all hours in the window space of LPC Service 104/7 Rakaia Way New Quay

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