ROSS MANNING: INTERLACING
An active experimental artist and musician, Ross Manning will launch his first LP for Room40 December 4th 2015. For further details and previews please read more.
KHALED SABSABI: APT8 CINEMA: POP ISLAM, QAGOMA
Khaled Sabasbi is the co-curator of Pop Islam, a cinema project presented as part of 'The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art'. Pop Islam considers representations of Islam in contemporary film, documentary and video art. The film program will begin screening from 22 November 2015 until 10 April 2016. For further program details and screening times please click here.
RICHARD BELL: APT8, QAGOMA
For 'The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' (APT8), Richard Bell will present two of his latest films, his major painting glitter this (2014) and a unique project developed for the QAGOMA Children's Art Centre. This diverse selection of works will showcase the breadth and refinement of Bell's art practice. The exhibition opens 20 November 2015 and runs until 10 April 2016. Read more.
STUART RINGHOLT: NUDES, SIGNS, AND A CONTRACT OSMOS, NY
Stuart Ringholt's solo exhibition Nudes, Signs and a Contract opens at OSMOS Address, New York, 3 November 2015. The exhibition spans two locations, showcasing Ringholt's extensive collage series entitled Nudes (2013) at OSMOS and his new large-scale sculpture Signpost (2003-2015) at nearby First Street Green Park. The exhibition runs until 3 January 2016.
VERNON AH KEE, JUDY WATSON, RICHARD BELL & EMORY DOUGLAS: WHEN SILENCE FALLS, AGNSW
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson, Richard Bell and Emory Douglas will be on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of the upcoming exhibition 'When Silence Falls'. Opening 1 December 2015 the exhibition will run until 1 May 2016. For further details about the show please read more.
KHADIM ALI & JON CATTAPAN: 2015 NATIONAL ARTISTS SELF-PORTRAIT PRIZE, UQAM
Works by Khadim Ali and Jon Cattapan will be on display at the University of Queensland Art Museum as part of the 2015 National Artists Self-Portrait Prize. Running from 13 November until 13 March 2016. The winner of the bi-annual, invitiation only prize will be annouced Friday 13 November 2015. Saturday 14 November from 11:00 am Jon Cattapan will participate in a discussion about contemporay self-portraiture with Dr Sally Butler and Michael Desmond.
RICHARD BELL: BIENNALE OF SYDNEY
Richard Bell has been annouced as part of the first group of artists selected to particpate in the 20th Biennale of Sydney, opening 18 March 2016. Curated by Stephanie Rosenthal and titled 'The Future is Already Here - It's Just Not Evenly Distributed', the exhibition will span seven venues conceived as 'embassies of thought'. Bell will present a site specific reconfiguration of his major work Embassy (2013-ongoing) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA).
TOM NICHOLSON & RICHARD BELL, JAKARTA BIENNALE 2015
Tom Nicholson and Richard Bell will represent Australia at the 16th Jakarta Biennale, running from 14 November 2015 until 17 January 2016. Curated by Charles Esche the theme of the exhibition is 'Neither Back Nor Forward: Acting in the Present' and will present work by over seventy international artists exploring the economic, social, and emoitional realities of contempoary society. Read more.
RICHARD BELL, PERFORMA 15, NEW YORK
Richard Bell will present his major work Embassy (2013-ongoing) as part of the the sixth edition of the renowned Performa Biennial, to take place 1-22 November 2015. Celebrating its tenth annivesary, Performa was established in 2004 to highlight the significance of perfomance in 20th century art history and provide a platform for artists' performance in the 21st century.
ALEKS DANKO: MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS, HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Major survey exhibition MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS opens 11 November 2015 at the Heide Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition surveys five decades of Aleks Danko's art practice and runs until 21 February 2015. Read more.