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Co-directed by Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf, the gallery operates a dynamic exhibition program representing over 40 artists and estates across its Sydney and Melbourne spaces, as well as its itinerant programming in Singapore and London. Regularly consulting to major public and private museums, Sullivan+Strumpf acts in an advisory capacity to public and private collections internationally. With diverse, innovative and progressive programming with currently over 25 exhibitions annually, ...
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Polly Borland is one of Australia’s most internationally recognisable contemporary artists. Famed for her early editorial work and portraiture, the artist today has shifted her focus decidedly to sculpture. Claire Summers spoke with Polly about her new exhibition with Sullivan+Strumpf, about the distinctive and disruptive visual language that has d…
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Sanné Mestrom’s art practice has always worked to complicate understandings of sculpture, but has recently focused more intently on exploring the agency of sculpture and its accountability to public and private space and the people that inhabit it. In the fascinating discussion recorded during the installation of her latest exhibition, Body as Verb…
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In this delightful, meandering conversation, multimedia artist Angela Tiatia chats with Genevieve Smart, co-founder of the iconic Australian fashion label, Ginger & Smart about the climate crisis, art and fashion. It’s a fascinating discussion between two creative kindred spirits who met in 2017 at a climate crisis workshop on Heron Island organise…
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There is an intrinsic link between place and identity - who we are, is to a large extent determined by our environment. Alex Seton’s unusual upbringing around a marble quarry not far from the Wombeyan Caves in New South Wales, Australia has shaped him at least as much as he has shaped the limestone that comes from it. Seton’s award winning sculptur…
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Artist Lindy Lee draws on her Australian and Chinese heritage to develop Contemporary works that engage with the history of art, Daoism, Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism and the cosmos including the connections between humanity and nature. Join Lindy and Sullivan+Strumpf gallery Director Joanna Strumpf for this delightful conversation recorded in the lead-up t…
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Throughout history, artists have always quoted and appropriated, synthesising the past and (hopefully) creating something new all their own. It is the modus operandi of award winning painter Sam Leach and is exemplified in his controversial Wynne Prize winning work based on a 17th century Dutch painting of an Italianette landscape. No stranger to c…
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A road trip through the Australian outback listening to an audio book of Homer’s The Odyssey was the beginning of a transformative journey for contemporary ceramicist Kirsten Coelho — a journey which would eventually take her to Europe and inspire her upcoming exhibition, Ithaca at the Samstag Museum of Art. Join Kirsten and Samstag Museum of Art A…
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Natalya Hughes and Grant Stevens have been close friends and colleagues for 20 years. Both use digital technology in the creation of their art work, but in very different ways. Join Natalya and Grant for a walk through The Forest, Grant’s latest work which brings digital technology and the natural environment together in an endless series of specul…
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Tony Albert is one of the most important indigenous artists working in Australia today. In light of recent world events, he reflects with long-time friend and National Gallery of Australia Program Manager Sally Brand on his latest exhibition, Duty of Care. Albert’s work has always been in protest, seeking positivity in the face of adversity — but …
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Curator Louis Ho chats with Jeremy Sharma about his art and his music in the lead-up to Flat — a virtual exhibition supported by the National Arts Council featuring works by Alfonse Chiu, Daniel Chong, Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen, Fazleen Karlan, Genevieve Leong, Justin Lin, Nicholas Ong, Fiona Seow, Mangkhut (Jeremy Sharma), Moses Tan and Terry We…
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What does vampire folklore and aggravated burglary have in common? Join photographer, sculptor, video artist and musician Darren Sylvester and Sullivan + Strumpf Gallery Director Ursula Sullivan in this revealing conversation about vampiric mythology, pop culture, desirability, mortality and a recent home invasion. Fresh off an NGV career retrospec…
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Independent Curator and Writer Hamish Sawyer chats with Natalya Hughes about her latest body of work — a new series of paintings examining de Kooning’s representation of women. In this thought provoking conversation, Hughes’ calls into question the idea of the male genius artist and explains how she used de Kooning as her assistant in the creation …
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Sullivan + Strumpf gallery Director Joanna Strumpf chats with the legendary entertainer and Helpmann award winner, Todd McKenney about Covid-19, his two greyhounds and his passion for collecting contemporary art – a decades long affair which began in Melbourne with a season of Cats. Thank you Andrew Lloyd Webber! Tune in to this not to be missed “T…
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Greg Hodge’s art work has always had a way of unsettling assumptions. Still in lockdown in Paris after a three-month residency, he chats with interior designer David Flack about art, architecture and his upcoming exhibition at Sullivan + Strumpf gallery. Sullivan + Strumpf website www.sullivanstrumpf.com Instagram www.instagram.com/sullivanstrumpf/…
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Eko Nugroho is part of a new wave of artists forging a unique Indonesian visual language deeply rooted in everyday life. In this episode, renowned writer, curator and broadcaster Julie Ewington talks to 4A Centre for Contemporary Art Director Mikala Tai about this exciting visual artist, his work and the latest Sullivan + Strumpf (Singapore) group …
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Contemporary Visual Artist and ceramicist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran speaks with Diana Campbell Betancourt, Artistic Director of the Samdani Art Foundation. As friends and collaborators, this fascinating discussion traverses language, the significance of regionally specific dialogues, ceramic histories and sex. It's a revealing insight into the arti…
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Sullivan + Strumpf gallery directors Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf talk with five of their visual artists from around the world. It’s a fascinating and worrying insight into the impacts of COVID-19 on these artists, their families and the visual arts in general. Join Ry David Bradley in lock down in London, Jemima Wyman from home in LA, Kancha…
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Glenn Barkley and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran are contemporary Australian artists represented by Sullivan + Strumpf gallery in Sydney. Both work with ceramics and are also good friends. This conversation between the two artists provides a unique insight into Glenn's practice and how Australia's recent bushfire disaster inspired his latest exhibition,…
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