Neon Parc – South Yarra

Established in 2006, Neon Parc represents a select group of dynamic emerging and established Australian and international artists. Known for its rigorous curatorial approach to contemporary art, Neon Parc presents an innovative program of solo and group exhibitions, across two distinct neighbourhoods of Naarm/Melbourne: Brunswick and South Yarra. Neon Parc’s artists regularly participate in major museum exhibitions and biennials, with work featured in significant public and private collections across Australia and internationally.

Neon Parc – South Yarra

1 Hazeldon Place, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia

+61 428 733 581

neonparc.com.au

Thu to Sat 12pm – 5pm
Or by appointment.

Review

About Face mirrors the alluring world of contemporary portrait painting

About Face is a smart piece of marketing. The new book on portrait painting from Australia and New Zealand has a mission to change buyers’ minds about the field. But as Jane O’Sullivan discovers, any sales pitch wears thin if it’s repeated often enough, and the close attention to how portrait painting is received by the market means that other important conversations fade to the background.

Jane O'Sullivan

Preview

Elizabeth Mbitjana Pitijana and inherited influence

In Anmatyerr artist Elizabeth Mbitjana Pitijana’s first solo exhibition in Melbourne—which focuses on the Central Desert food source Arnwekety (bush plum)—the influence and love of her Country and culture is palpable. Elizabeth Mbitjana Pitijana is now showing at Niagara Galleries.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

In Pictures

Icons from Italy

Heide Museum of Modern Art’s summer blockbuster exhibition is unveiling the breadth and beauty of Italian modernism through design. With over 170 objects spanning sixty years, Molto Bello explores the cultural impact of this period of creativity and invention.

Art Guide Australia

Feature

NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring

First Nations artist Reko Rennie possesses the gift of creating memorable images that are simultaneously puzzling, intriguing and entertaining.

Sasha Grishin

In Pictures

Raining cats and dogs

Whether beloved pets or superstitious omens, animals have always existed in art. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia’s latest exhibition is paying tribute to two of the most beloved animal figures: cats and dogs.

Art Guide Australia

Feature

The photography of Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto captures uncertainty, ruin and empty splendour

Born in 1948, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto works with photography, site-specific sculpture and architecture. Time Machine at the Museum of Contemporary Art surveys over five decades of his work, highlighting his conceptual approach to images and his continual investigation of the photographic form.

Neon Parc – South Yarra

Neon Parc – South Yarra

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