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Diary date: the 2017 exhibition hitlist

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Adman – Andy Warhol before Pop, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney: The Art Gallery of New South Wales presents the most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to Andy Warhol’s early career in more than 25 years. With the backdrop of 1950s New York and its burgeoning advertising industry, Adman: Warhol before pop focuses on the formative years of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. It provides surprising insights into the beginning of Warhol’s career, from his award-winning work as a commercial illustrator through to his first, little-known exhibitions. Feb 25 – May 28 2017 (image: Andy Warhol - Adman)

On the origin of Art, MONA, Hobart: Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) presents On The Origin of Art, which will expose the many links between art and science, method and creativity.“You don’t need art theory and the cultural elite to tell you what to think about a painting,” Mona’s founder David Walsh OA said in an interview with Artshub. “We want you to look at art without a cultural filter.” ‘On The Origin of Art’ will go back to Mona’s origins and even Walsh’s childhood by exploring the correlation between Darwinian evolution and the themes of sex and death. Current – 17 April, 2017 (Image: Berlinde De Bruckyere)

Superposition of Three Types, Artspace, Sydney: Artspace presents Superposition of three types, a new exhibition featuring the work of thirteen living contemporary Australian artists spanning generations and mediums, brought together based on their central interest in exploring colourist abstraction. Presented from 10 February until 17 April 2017, Superposition will feature newly commissioned and recent work by: Sydney Ball, Rebecca Baumann, David Bradley, Lara Merrett, Elizabeth Newman, Jonny Niesche, Huseyin Sami, Nike Savvas, Gemma Smith, Brendan van Hek, Julian Day, Spence Messih and Shelley Lasica. February 10 – April 17, 2017 (image: Brendan Van Hek)

The National: New Australian Art 2017, Sydney: major exhibition partnership between three of Sydney’s premier cultural institutions, The National: New Australian Art is a six-year initiative presenting the latest ideas and forms in contemporary Australian art over three editions in 2017, 2019 and 2021. The AGNSW, Carriageworks and MCA have collaboratively selected emerging, mid-career and established Australian contemporary artists – living across the country and abroad – to present work as part of a single curated program at the three institutions. Connecting three of Sydney’s key cultural precincts – The Domain, Redfern and Circular Quay, The National: New Australian Art represents the only large-scale, multi-venue exhibition in the city to be focused solely on contemporary Australian art. Art Gallery of New South Wales March 30– 16 July 2017, Carriageworks March 30 – June 25, 2017, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia March 30 – June 18, 2017 (image: Berlinde De Bruckyere)

Red: Del Kathryn Barton, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide: Better known for her dreamy, abstract portraits, Del Kathryn Barton is venturing into the world of film, with her first work - starring Cate Blanchett. The short film, titled Red, is a surrealist take on female power inspired by the mating rituals of the Australian red back spider. Launching at the Art Gallery of South Australia in 2017, this will be the premiere of RED in Australia. The film will be presented as part of the 2017 Adelaide Festival in January, which runs from Thursday the 26th January to Sunday the 30th of April at the Art Gallery of South Australia. (image: Del Kathryn Barton)

Frank Stella: The Kenneth Tyler Print Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra: Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia presents Frank Stella: The Kenneth Tyler Print Collection. Artist Frank Stella and master printer Kenneth Tyler played a significant role in the development of twentieth-century American printmaking. Throughout his career, Stella has been a constant adventurer and highwire act, an ‘unstoppable risk-taker’, as collaborator Tyler described him in April this year. The combination of the ambition and unpredictability of Stella’s explorations with a workshop that supported the artist in his ventures resulted in extraordinary prints. Current – July, 2017 (Image: Frank Stella - Frank Stella)

He An: Do You Think That You Can Help Her Brother?, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne: Inspired by the city lights and tenebrous urban narratives of Beijing, He An’s installation Do You Think You Can Help Her Brother?, creates a form of urban poetry from retrieved heritage signage which is swiftly disappearing from the skyline due to the rapid transformation of Beijing’s urban environment. Chinese characters gleaned from shopfronts and various sites throughout the city of Beijing tell a dark story about love, desire and power. February 11 – April 23, 2017 (image: He An)

Michelle Nikou: a e i o u, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide: Adelaide-based artist Michelle Nikou draws on surrealism in a reflective and productive way to transform mundane domestic objects and materials into sculptures of humour and marvel. In this exhibition of new and recent work she utilises surrealist strategies such as chance, psychological metaphor, deadpan wit and juxtaposition, and inventively mingles high and low art sources and cultural references. Her work intentionally blurs and extends the boundaries between fine art and craft and often invests unremarkable or overlooked facets of daily existence with new and unexpected significance. (July 7 – September 29, 2017)

Pipilotti Rist, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney: A major new retrospective from pioneer Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist will be presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), the most comprehsive exhibition of her work ever to be staged in Australia. Over the past thirty years she has achieved international renown as a pioneer of video art and multimedia installations. Her dazzling, large-scale installations incorporate video, sculpture and performance and often envelop viewers in vibrantly coloured projections of light and music to create sensual and immersive environments. November 1, 2017 – February 18, 2018 (image: Pipilotti Rist)

Tamara Dean: Instinctual, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney This exhibition of photographs by Tamara Dean showcases new series “Instinctual,” which explores the relationship between humans and the natural world and the role of instinct in our contemporary lives. The series of upper-world and underworld within these works is representative of consciousness and the subconscious. The absence of clothing and natural setting is designed to symbolize a universal sense of humanity and our inherent animalism. February 2 – 26 , 2017 (image: Tamara Dean)

Under the Sun: Reimagining Max Dupain’s Sunbaker, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne : Reimagining Max Dupain’s Sunbaker, is a large scale exhibition of new works commissioned from 15 artists responding to Australian photographer Max Dupain’s iconic Sunbaker image. Exploring views of our culture, our identity and our nationhood through works that will surprise, challenge and enthuse audiences, the artists include Peta Clancy, Christopher Day, Destiny Deacon, Michaela Gleave, Nasim Nasr, Sara Oscar, Julie Rrap, Khaled Sabsabi, Yhonnie Scarce, Christian Thompson, Angela Tiatia, Kawita Vatanajyankur, Daniel Von Sturmer, Justene Williams and William Yang. May 6 – August 6, 2017 (image: ACP_UTS)

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