Hitesh Natalwala || e-invite and newsletter
Kamikaze Wasabi is an exhibition of extraordinary variety (with works across the mediums of collage, drawing, pastel and painting). Hitesh Natalwala exposes his fascination with the intricacies and iconographies of different cultures.
Born in Africa of Indian extraction, educated in Britain and now an Australian citizen, Natalwala’s work reflects his experience of cultural migration; the vast and ongoing shift in many societies from uncomfortable confusion, hostility and violence, towards acceptance and inclusion, indeed appreciation of difference.
in other news….
congratulations …
Jonathan Jones, announced as participant in both Parallel Collisions, 2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, curated by Natasha Bullock and Alexie Glass-Kantor, 2 to 8 March 2012 and unDisclosed 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial curated by Carly Lane at National Gallery of Australia from 11 May to 22 July 2012
international flights….
Sean Cordeiro & Claire Healy’s first solo museum exhibition in the USA, Are We There Yet? opens 3 December at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC and continues through until 11 March 2012.
Commissioned by and created especially for the Corcoran, Cordeiro & Healy’s project consists of a site-specific gallery installation, Are We There Yet?, and a number of wall works constructed from Lego that continue the series Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going, Why (2010–11). Both portions of the exhibition refer directly to American history, literature, pop culture, and current affairs, exploring the symbolism of space exploration and the gulf between aspiration and reality. Their materials are the “readymades” found on our supermarket shelves and in toy stores, repurposed in the context of the museum. Are We There Yet? is a fanciful yet dark meditation on space travel, coming 50 years after the first human journey into outer space, the recent shuttering of NASA’s space shuttle program, and talk of going to Mars.
http://www.corcoran.org/now/healy_cordeiro/index.php
At the museum on Thursday, 1 December at 7 pm, Sean & Claire will discuss their work, their approach to art making, and the creation of their Corcoran exhibition with Beatrice Gralton, Evelyn S. Nef Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art.
Sean Cordeiro & Claire Healy’s Par Avion at Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern in San Francisco opens 10 December and continues until 28 January 2012. For Par Avion, Sean & Claire acquired a small fighter plane in Australia, deconstructed it, and sent all the parts to the gallery by Air Mail. http://www.freynorris.com/a.php?view=upcoming&event_id=98
Deborah Kelly features in BURN WHAT YOU CANNOT STEAL at Gallery Nova in Zagreb from 5 December. In the two weeks leading up to the opening Deborah will be working with Croatian locals in collage workshops. http://www.artspace.org.au/gallery_offsite_detail.php?y=2011&i=20
Fiona Lowry, Jess MacNeil and Joan Ross feature in Wonderland: New Contemporary Art from Australia, curated by Antoanetta Ivanova at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei opening in February 2012.
domestic flights….
Richard Dunn’s exhibition at Factory 49 in Sydney opens 16 November and continues until 26 November, and Richard also features in Lines of Thinking at Langford120, Melbourne from 17 November.
Deborah Kelly, the 2009 winner, is again a finalist in the Fisher Ghost Award at Campbelltown Art Centre, Sydney from 5 November.
As part of Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Deborah will be giving a presentation, with audience participation, on Wednesday, 8 February, 2012, 5.30–6.00pm
Fiona Lowry features ARBOREAL at Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney until 15 December 2011
Joan Ross features in Panorama at Casula Powerhouse Art Centre from 9 February until 13 March 2012, and in Hello Dollies at Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest from 4 February until 22 April
Joan Ross’ solo project show BBQ this Sunday, BYO at Bett Gallery Hobart from 6 January 2012
Joan Ross and Grant Stevens feature in Shelf Life at Delmar Gallery, Sydney from 12 November until 4 December