Exhibitions schedule
Danks Street Conversations
DOES ART EDUCATE OR ENTERTAIN?
fifth in the series of conversations presented by 2 Danks Street
WEDNESDAY , 17th March 6.00 for 6.30 pm, Dominik Mersch Gallery
'Does art educate or entertain?'
The place of art in our lives is ever changing, but is it currently going in the right direction?
Questions need to be asked about the relevance and future of exhibitions and art events that seem to be motivated by mass popular appeal. Is the hallowed status of our cultural institutions compromised by their need to chase numbers through the door, rather than setting minds to work? Or is this shift a positive example of the democratisation of cultural institutions?
Are we educating new audiences about art or providing an alternative form of entertainment for an ever-consuming broader public?
Our panelists will debate this contentious topic:
Anne Fulwood, a Trustee of the AGNSW
Anita Taylor, new Director of the National Art School
Elizabeth Keenan, education and PR for White Rabbit Gallery
Katrina Strickland, Arts writer for the Australian Financial Review
Chair:
Christopher Hodges
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What's on at 2 Danks Street
Current Gallery exhibitions
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Rarrk Story
Maningrida 2010
6-27 March 2010
Opening Saturday 6 March 2010, 2-5pm
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Aboriginal and Pacific Art, in association with Maningrida Arts and Culture, invites you to this exhibition of hollow logs and bark paintings.
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Summer 09
1 December 2009 to 28 February 2010
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Keep an eye out for what will be included with works by John Young, Tim Johnson, Janet Laurence, Susan Norrie, Kate Rhode and Rosalie Gascoigne
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Michael Edwards
23 February to 21 March 2010
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I enjoy painting ordinary objects. At first glance they appear plain,
but these objects exist in a world of their own – one that often goes
unobserved. The more I look at them the more they reveal something
about that world.
Objects can also stand for much more than they seem and I often use
them as metaphors to comment on things like solidity and transience, or
our contemporary political and social conditions. One of the themes of
my work is the way that communication can be misunderstood, or used to
deceive, which is why I often paint objects that are wrapped or
partially concealed.
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Leslie Oliver
23 February to 21 March 2010
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Without consciously pursuing any particular themes, my work is evolving
in its own way. I remain curious about the new forms that emerge when I
sit amongst my materials and begin to play. To entertain myself is a
force that brings about new forms but for some reason I can’t shake the
chairs – something that has held me for thirty years.
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Sculpture Sydney 2010 - Robert Schad
Steel Sculptures & Wall Drawings
20 Jan - 3 March 2010
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John Biggart
2-14 March 2010
Opening Saturday 6 March 3-5 p.m.
John Biggart uses abstract gestures to capture the essence of the bush and flora from his surroundings in Bouddi National Park and the Central Coast. Through his love of paint and drawing he aims to create the subjects that he respects and loves so much.
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Norbert Schwontkowski 'A Salty Dog'
25 February - 27th March
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Born in Bremen, Germany, Norbert Schwontkowski has been showing work
progressively throughout Europe to the reaches of Japan, USA and Egypt.
In 2010 Schwontkowski shows for the first time in Australia with
Dominik Mersch Gallery.
Set against lush and visually complex
backgrounds the figures and simple representational elements in his
works possess a sort of infinity, they survive in a melancholy
existence and reflect an everyday hostile world, in which there are
transiting through. Instead of location and structure there seem motifs
of a state of mind, anonymous in between non-places of restlessness,
loneliness and isolation. Yet in isolation and loneliness can emerge
freedom, and, in his works, loneliness and freedom seem inextricably
linked.
Humour and irony in the depicted situations seems the
key to freedom for the anonymous figures on which we are viewing;
almost invading these private worlds. The irony which occurs is
Schwontkowski's solution to solve this eternal conflict of desire,
reality, self and harsh cruel world.
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Miik Green
23 Feb - 20 Mar 2010
Opening Saturday 27 February, 3 - 5 pm
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Sensuality and wonder are important elements
of MIIK GREEN'S work. His sculptural reliefs consider mutability
and transformation, simultaneously referencing the organic and the artificial. GREEN is concerned with creating optical links. He
says his work "is basically about sensuality and space... Desire and consumerism
come into play with the objects, too."
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Profile '10 - JMGA NSW juried exhibition
2 - 14 March 2010
Opening 2nd March 6 - 8pm
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Profile '10 is a significant biennial award for
contemporary jewellery, objects and metalsmithing. This exhibition showcases
selected work of members of the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (JMGA-NSW)
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Ross Watson Gallery
CLASSIC DE NOVO II
23 February -7 March 2010
Opening 6-8 pm Tuesday February 23
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Museum III
27th February to 20th March, 2010
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Danks Street Depot
SPRING / SUMMER 2009
BAR FOOD NIGHT: FESTIVE FARE - 3 December 2009 from 6pm
THREE COURSE DINNERS - Thursday, Friday and Saturday
If you would like to join us, gather some friends and family and call 9698 2201 or email enquiry@danksstreetdepot.com.au to make a booking. We look forward to seeing you on the night.
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