4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
181–187 Hay Street, Haymarket, Warrane/Sydney, NSW 2000 [Map 12]
02 9212 0380
29 April–11 June
Louise Zhang: No dust left in the lilies
16albermarle
16 Albermarle Street, Newtown, NSW 2042 [Map 7]
02 9550 1517 or 0433 020 237
Thu to Sat 11am–5pm, or by appointment.
15 April–20 May
Ghosts from the Past: Ipeh Nur and Enka Komariah
Ghosts from the Past is a collaborative exhibition by Ipeh Nur and Enka Komariah. The Yogyakarta artist couple exhibit artworks rooted in research-based projects concerned with historical narratives and memories. Rumah Yang Yahud (A Cool House), an installation comprising 19 drawings, paintings and building scaffolding measuring approximately 300 x 400 x 400 cm, reflects the artists’ process of rethinking and rebuilding Indonesia’s national identity in the context of the post-Pacific War and the country’s independence. Through their work, the artists explore the persistence of violent histories through speculative narratives that respond to their absence in the official historiography. Ghosts from the Past offers a unique perspective on how a younger generation of Indonesian artists articulates their perspectives on the path of their country’s history.
3 June–15 July
Surajate Tongchua & Maryanto
An exhibition of two artists whose work critically engages with landscape and place in very different ways. Chiang Mai-based Surajate Tongchua contrasts the massive forms of mountains with ephemeral clouds and freeform linear outlines. But on closer inspection many of the mountains have collaged onto their bulky slopes words, mostly the word lying, endlessly repeated. An artist with a strong interest in political science and government, Tongchua uses the power of mountains to comment on the doubtful legitimacy of the Thai government. Yogyakarta artist Maryanto uses black scraperboard technique to create large scale paintings depicting the devastation of the Indonesian landscape wrought by the production of palm oil. Land clearing for palm oil has had a devastating effect on both the landscape and the lives of local agrarian communities.
Art Gallery of New South Wales - New Building
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, NSW 2000 [Map 8]
02 9225 1700
Daily 10am–5pm, Wed until late.
See our website for latest information.
3 December 2022—mid 2023
The End of Imagination Adrián Villar Rojas
In 2020, the Argentine-Peruvian artist Adrián Villar Rojas embarked on a remarkable sculptural experiment, which took place not in a physical studio but in times and places that no human has visited. Developing a new software system dubbed the ‘Time Engine’, he and his team created a series of intensely detailed and constantly evolving worlds, including those above, and placed virtual sculptures within them.
3 December 2022—late 2023
Dreamhome: Stories of Art and Shelter
From Igshaan Adams in Cape Town to Samara Golden in Los Angeles and John Prince Siddon in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, the artists in Dreamhome: Stories of Art and Shelter reflect on ’home’ from their own richly local perspectives, while also registering shared hopes and anxieties that are felt in many places at this time.
From 3 December 2022
Making Worlds
Occupying the eastern end of the building, and with vistas over inner-city Woolloomooloo and Sydney Harbour, Making Worlds brings together new acquisitions with existing highlights from the Art Gallery’s collection, including works by Nina Chanel Abney, Atong Atem, Koo Bohnchang, Lubna Chowdhary, Mikala Dwyer, Mira Gojak, Anish Kapoor, Tom Polo, Angela Tiatia and Cy Twombly.
Art Gallery of New South Wales-Original Building
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, NSW 2000 [Map 8]
02 9225 1700
Daily 10am–5pm, Wed until late.
24 March—23 July
The National
The fourth edition of a biennial survey of contemporary Australian art, showcases work being made across the country by artists of different generations and cultural backgrounds. The National 4 is a partnership between four of Sydney’s leading cultural institutions: the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
6 May—3 September
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023
The annual Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are the most engaging art events of the year, eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is a who’s who of Australian culture – from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to artists.
Art Space on The Concourse
409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, NSW 2067 [Map 7]
0401 638 501
Wed, Thu, Fri 11am–5pm Sat and Sun 11am–4pm.
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4 May—28 May
Spirit Wave
Gary Deirmendjian, Kalanjay Dhir, Jo Ernst, Edwina Green, Carla Gottgens, Beric Henderson, Tom Isaacs, Kathie Najar, Karri McPherson, Aaron McGarry, Miguel Olmo, Miho Watanabe and Tym Yee.
A Willoughby City Council curated group exhibition, Spirit Wave explores spirituality in a diverse and complex contemporary world. It looks at how artists interpret ideas around spirituality and create their own hybridised expression of the spiritual. Or how they challenge and redefine the official structures and institutions that represent spirituality. Spirit Wave considers the spiritual space as one of creativity and fluidity and how it drives values and yearnings. The exhibition examines the diversity of spiritual experience within a multi-cultural society and arts sector, as well as the relevance of spiritual expression through an atheist lens. Through the mediums of installation, sculpture, drawing, painting, textile and photography, the artists in Sprit Wave present unique and individual notions of how spirituality can be articulated and create new dialogue around the legacy of spiritual traditions.
31 May—11 June
Renclub Members’ Exhibition 2023 Renclub
Local artist group Renclub presents an exhibition of Japanese calligraphy. Renclub Members’ Exhibition 2023 offers many styles of writing from traditional to modern. Japanese calligraphy, or ‘Sho’ in Japanese, attempts to bring words to life and endow them with character. The exhibition features ink calligraphy on paper and silk scrolls.
14 June—9 July
(Re)telling: Stories of Country and Truth Dennis Golding, Edwina Green, Virginia Keft, Shana O’Brien and Jason Wing. More artists to be announced.
This is an exhibition curated by Muruwari woman Dr Virginia Keft. It brings together emerging and established Aboriginal artists from around Australia to present new and existing works that showcase their resilience, strength, and connection to culture. The exhibition of painting, sculpture, photography, weaving and textiles include works by Dennis Golding, Jason Wing, Virginia Keft, Edwina Green and Shana O’Brien. Using potent strategies of visual storytelling, the exhibition foregrounds deep connections to place, knowledge sharing, and resistance while weaving narratives of Country and ‘truth telling’ through a First Nations lens.
Artsite Contemporary Australia
165 Salisbury Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050 [Map 7]
02 9519 9677
Thu to Sun, 11am–5pm.
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22 April–14 May
Solo Exhibition
John Edwards
John Edwards’ current collection, Captain Thunderbolt and the travails of, is an ode to the grit and curiosity of Australian folklore. Inspired by Sidney Nolan´s ‘’ paintings, this exhibition re-imagines the bush ballad through brilliant colour, texture, and a modernist spirit.
