Primavera At 25: Mca Collection
19 Dec 2016 - 19 Mar 2017
Danie Mellor
Native Gold, 2008
installation view, Primavera at 25: MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2016
taxidermied kangaroo and birds, wood, gold plated ceramic, mosaic tiles on eucalyptus branches, expanded polyurethane foam, glitter and neon lights
Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased with funds donated by the Mordant Family, 2008
image courtesy and © the artist
photograph: Tristan Deratz
Native Gold, 2008
installation view, Primavera at 25: MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2016
taxidermied kangaroo and birds, wood, gold plated ceramic, mosaic tiles on eucalyptus branches, expanded polyurethane foam, glitter and neon lights
Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased with funds donated by the Mordant Family, 2008
image courtesy and © the artist
photograph: Tristan Deratz
PRIMAVERA AT 25: MCA COLLECTION
19 December 2016 -19 March 2017
Curated by Megan Robson
Primavera at 25: MCA Collection celebrates twenty-five years of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia’s Primavera exhibition. Taking this significant milestone as a departure point, Primavera at 25 brings together works from the MCA Collection by 22 artists and artist groups, who have previously exhibited in Primavera, that explore ideas of transformation, time and history.
Some artworks – by Nell, Rebecca Baumann, Gemma Smith and Ross Manning – appear to transform in front of our eyes, shape shifting to create new forms.
Time is explored by Tim Silver and Emma White in works that record time, mark set intervals or deliberately age; whilst Simon Yates, Sangeeta Sandrasegar and Heather Douglas draw upon personal and shared memories.
Nicholas Mangan, Danie Mellor and Constanze Zikos consider our relationship to the past by their use of classical motifs and forms, reflect on our cultural histories or reinterpret traditional designs using contemporary materials. The collective known as Barbara Cleveland perform historic works reinterpreting them for contemporary audiences.
Established in 1992, Primavera showcases the work of young Australian artists aged 35 years and under. One of the longest-running exhibition series in the country, Primavera has become a significant platform for early career artists. Over 206 artists have exhibited in the annual exhibition between 1992 to 2016. Primavera artists have gone on to exhibit both nationally and internationally, to become influential educators, and to play a significant role in the development of contemporary art practice in Australia.
The MCA continues to support Primavera artists through exhibitions, education and public programs, and significantly through acquisitions into its Collection. Since 1993, the MCA has acquired over 230 works by artists who have exhibited in the yearly exhibition. These include artworks that were first exhibited in a Primavera exhibition to works made many years afterwards.
After its presentation at the MCA, Primavera at 25 tours throughout the country visiting five regional museums and cultural centres.
19 December 2016 -19 March 2017
Curated by Megan Robson
Primavera at 25: MCA Collection celebrates twenty-five years of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia’s Primavera exhibition. Taking this significant milestone as a departure point, Primavera at 25 brings together works from the MCA Collection by 22 artists and artist groups, who have previously exhibited in Primavera, that explore ideas of transformation, time and history.
Some artworks – by Nell, Rebecca Baumann, Gemma Smith and Ross Manning – appear to transform in front of our eyes, shape shifting to create new forms.
Time is explored by Tim Silver and Emma White in works that record time, mark set intervals or deliberately age; whilst Simon Yates, Sangeeta Sandrasegar and Heather Douglas draw upon personal and shared memories.
Nicholas Mangan, Danie Mellor and Constanze Zikos consider our relationship to the past by their use of classical motifs and forms, reflect on our cultural histories or reinterpret traditional designs using contemporary materials. The collective known as Barbara Cleveland perform historic works reinterpreting them for contemporary audiences.
Established in 1992, Primavera showcases the work of young Australian artists aged 35 years and under. One of the longest-running exhibition series in the country, Primavera has become a significant platform for early career artists. Over 206 artists have exhibited in the annual exhibition between 1992 to 2016. Primavera artists have gone on to exhibit both nationally and internationally, to become influential educators, and to play a significant role in the development of contemporary art practice in Australia.
The MCA continues to support Primavera artists through exhibitions, education and public programs, and significantly through acquisitions into its Collection. Since 1993, the MCA has acquired over 230 works by artists who have exhibited in the yearly exhibition. These include artworks that were first exhibited in a Primavera exhibition to works made many years afterwards.
After its presentation at the MCA, Primavera at 25 tours throughout the country visiting five regional museums and cultural centres.