STUART RINGHOLT: NATURIST TOUR AT THE MCA
Stuart Ringholt will host a naked art tour through the new Museum of Contemporary Art. Participants will gain a new perspective on the current MCA exhibitions by viewing them entirely nude. Remove the material barriers between artist and audience (literally) when you join artist Stuart Ringholt’s tour followed by a nude reception. Entitled Preceded by a tour of the show by artist Stuart Ringholt 6-8pm (the artist will be naked. Those who wish to join the tour must also be naked. Adults only) the work deals with themes of fear and embarrassment.
VERNON AH KEE: Shadowlife @ Bangkok Arts & Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Work by Vernon Ah Kee is currently on display as part of Shadowlife, a touring exhibition facilitated by Asialink. The exhibition will showcase works by nine internationally renowned contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists (and one non-Indigenous collaborator) engaged in photo-based practices.
Shadowlife: Bangkok Arts & Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 1 March – 29 April 2012.
JUDY WATSON in Contemporary Indigenous Art in Australia @ The Valencian Institute for Modern Art
Judy Watsons work is currently on display at The Valencian Institute for Modern Art, Spain. The exhibition draws primarily from the private collection of Marc Sordello & Francis Missana and brings together 71 works from 58 artists from both urban and remote areas of Australia. For more information: http://www.ivam.es/en
Contemporary Indigenous Art in Australia: The Valencian Institite for Modern Art, 31 January - 17 April 2012.
Ross Manning: New12 @ ACCA
Ross Manning has been selected to exhibit as part of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art' annual NEW exhibition. It will feature major new works from - Angelica Mesiti (NSW), Ross Manning (QLD), Katie Lee (VIC), Bennett Miller (WA), Kate Mitchell (NSW) and Charlie Sofo (VIC). For more information: http://www.accaonline.org.au/Future
New, Australian Centre for Contemporary Ar, Melbourne: 17 March - 20 May 2012.
Contemporary Australia: Women @ Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Works by Kirsty Bruce, Natalya Hughes, Sandra Selig and Judy Watson will be exhibited as part of a display contemporary Australian women artists at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition will be accompanied by public programs and a full colour publication with essays by Julie Ewington and Emily Maguire. For more information:http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/contemporary_australia_women/.
Contemporary Australia: Women, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 21 April - 22 July 2012.
JEMIMA WYMAN: Panorama
Work by Jemima Wyman is currently being exhibited as part of the Panorama: Are we there yet?exhibition at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. The exhibition explores issues pertinent to contemporary Australia – identity, environment, history and politics. Panorama is the metaphorical term for viewing a long process from beginning to end. Whether this process be a life experience of political, moral or environmental nature, your view in the beginning will often change by the time you reach the end.
JEMIMA WYMAN AT MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, LOS ANGELES
As a member of collaborative Camlab, Jemima Wyman will present work as part of the MOCA Engagement Party program. CamLab will present three new projects, in the form of interactive installations using fabric and language, which will cultivate exchanges between museum-goers.
RICHARD BELL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Following a successful run in Boston, Richard Bell's exhibition UZ vs Them continues to its second venue at the University of Kentucky Art Museum. The exhibition runs February 12 to May 6, 2012. More details here: http://www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum/exhibitions.html
VERNON AH KEE AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Vernon Ah Kee will exhibit a body of new drawings and text works at the Kluge Ruhe Gallery, University of Virginia, USA. The exhibition opens January 19, 2012.
Richard Bell in Edge of Elsewhere
Richard Bell will exhibit in the third and final installment of Edge of Elsewhere, opening at Campbelltown Arts Centre as part of the Sydney Festival. Bell will present an installation of films and documentation surrounding the protests against the 1982 Commonwealth Games. The works include a forum on January 14 where panel members will discuss if Aborigines as a people are better or worse off than they were in 1982. The exhibition opens on January 13.