One of Australia’s biggest and most ambitious art fairs is returning to Carriageworks this September with a blockbuster program spanning installations, performance, talks, and an impressive offering from participating galleries.
From a solo presentation of Darren Sykvester at Neon Parc to a sculptural installation by Clifford Thompson Japaljarri at CASSANDRA BIRD Gallery, audiences can expect variety. Artereal Gallery is showing a solo exhibition of artist and psychotherapist Noula Diamantopoulos, while OLSEN Gallery is presenting new works by four young female artists—Leila Jeffreys, Eliza Gosse, Dani McKenzie, and Holly Greenwood—alongside senior Gija artist Shirley Purdie. Emil Cañita is making their Sydney Contemporary debut at the MARS Gallery both, alongside Atong Atem and Daniel Agdag.
View, in pictures, just some of the artwork highlights coming to Sydney Contemporary this year.
Lewis Fidock & Joshua Petherick, Sleeve, 2017, PVC, modelling clay, ultracal, steel mesh, coated wire, acrylic paint, raw pigment, metallic paint, textured effect, solvent based dye-oxide, satin varnish, archival varnish, 142x22x28cm. 1301SW | STARKWHITE. Melbourne & Sydney, Australia | Auckland & Queenstown, New Zealand.
Noula Diamantopoulos, here–Iam,IAm–here,amI–here?, 2016, neon, acrylic sheet, 83x100cm. Artereal Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, Wake in fright, 2024, acrylic and gouache on truck doors, led lights, 262x121x10cm. Jacob Hoerner Galleries | MAGMA Galleries, Melbourne, Australia.
Francis Upritchard, Reach, 2022, bronze, 118.1×47.8x126cm. Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia.
Emma Langridge, Calx, 2023, acrylic on wooden support, 101.5×76.3cm. Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
Susie Choi, Not from here, 2023, mid fired porcelain, glaze, lustre, silk, 37x33x6cm. Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Marlene Gilson, Raising the Flags, 2022, acrylic on linen, 76x100cm. Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Australia.
Graeme Drendel, Monument 2, 2024, oil on canvas, 198×244 cm. Australian Galleries, Melbourne & Sydney, Australia.
Gian Manik, Act 1. A square in Barcelona, 2023, oil on linen, 91.5×152.5cm. Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
Brett Whiteley, Still Life with Fruit Basket, pen and ink on paper, 22 x 17c. Justin Miller Art, Sydney, Australia.
Clifford Thompson Japaljarri and Lindsay Nelson Jakamarra, Untitled, 2023, mixed media on 44 gallon drums, 294 x 54cm. CASSANDRA BIRD, Sydney, Australia.
Darrell Sibosado, Ngargidj Mor (the proper path to follow, 2022, powder-coated steel, LED tubes, fittings, electrical component, each 300 ×245 x 8 cm. Smith Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
Sydney Contemporary
Carriageworks
5—8 September
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