1969 The BlackBox of Conceptual Art - Ian Burn and Mel Ramsden, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne
Curated by Ann Stephen 1969 The Black Box of Conceptual Art reconstructs the first Conceptual art exhibition staged in Australia, held at Pinacotheca gallery in 1969, with work sent from New York by Ian Burn, Roger Cutforth and Mel Ramsden. The exhibition is accompanied by some video, journals, and other works made at the time to reveal both the broader context for the work, and how influential it became to a generation of Australian artists.
Conceptual Art in Britain 1964–1979, Ian Burn at the Tate Britain
Ian Burn alongside other Art and Language artists; Mel Ramdsen, Harold Hurrell and Michael Baldwin are showing in the Tate Britain's survery exhibition 'Conceptual Art in Britain 1964- 1979.
Exhibition 12 April – 29 August 2016
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With Secrecy and Despatch - Judy Watson, Dale Harding, Gordon Bennett and Vernon Ah Kee
The unacknowledged histories of frontier violence and genocide are explored in a major new international exhibition at the Campbelltown Arts Centre. With a focus on the deterioration of relations between British settlers and indigenous peoples, this exhibition traces the beginning of a long and bloody history which begins with Governor Macquarie, April 17, 1816.
KHALED SABSABI: AWARDED SHARJAH ART FOUNDATION GRANT
Khaled Sabsabi has been awarded a 2016 Sharjah Art Foundation Production Programme grant. This award provides artists with resources and a platform for experimentation to support the production of ambitious new projects. For further details please read more.
TOM NICHOLSON: Lines that could be scars, Australian Print Workshop
'Tom Nicholson: Lines that could be scars' opens 2-4 Saturday 2 April and runs until 30 April 2016. The exhibition will showcase a series of new print works in response to collections of rarely seen early prints, drawings, watercolours and photographs held at the National History Museum and the British Museum. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: LIVING WATERS, OCEANOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF MONACO
The work of Judy Watson features as part of 'Living Waters' at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco from 24 March to 30 September 2016. 'Living Waters' is curated by Erica Izett and is exhibited within the broader exhibition 'Taba Naba - Australia, Oceania, Arts by People of the Sea'. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: Unsettled
As part of the exhibition Unsettled Judy Watson will present a talk with Jonathan Jones at the National Museum Australia. The event runs 12.30-1.30pm Wednesday 16 March 2016. Read more.
NATALYA HUGHES: WOODY, THE GARAGE, CANBERRA
'Woody', a new solo exhibition of work by Natalya Hughes is now open at The Garage ARI, Canberra. 'Woody' features complex geometric patterns that saturate the space, spreading out on canvas and wood, on wallpapers, on an old mattress or a platform. The exhibition runs until 20 March. Read more.
RICHARD BELL: IMAGINING VICTORY, RMIT GALLERY
Richard Bell 'Imagining Victory' opens at the RMIT Gallery, Melbourne this Thursday 10 March and runs until 23 April 2016. The exhibition features Bell's video trilogy of the same name, which includes the works Scratch an Aussie 2008, Broken English 2009 and The Dinner Party 2013. Read more.
Gareth Sansom: Adelaide Biennial
Recent work by Gareth Sansom will be on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia as part of the 2016 Adelaide Biennial 'Magic Object'. The exhibition opens 28 February and runs until 15 May 2016.
A selection of artists including Sansom will discuss their work in the exhibition 28 February 2016 2.30-4.30pm. For further details read more.