In Kylie Stillman’s first solo exhibition at Town Hall Gallery, she will present 20 years of practice as well as new sculptural works. Stillman is drawn to overlooked or discarded objects, in which she can imbue a new materiality and meaning. Sheets of plywood, furniture and more are approached with a unique sensibility for negative space – for example she uses pinprick holes to depict a forest through Venetian blinds and a flock of birds cut across the fore edges of a deaccessioned collection of books.
Kylie Stillman, Park Views, 2003, hand-laced venetian blinds, four blinds, 180 x 95cm. Courtesy the artist, Utopia Art Sydney and Town Hall Gallery, Melbourne
Kylie Stillman, Scape, 2017, hand-cut plywood, 200 x 240 x 30cm. Installation view at Town Hall Gallery, Melbourne, 2020. Photograph: Christian Capurro. Courtesy the artist, Utopia Art Sydney and Town Hall Gallery, Melbourne
Town Hall Gallery
11 July to 30 August 2020
Melbourne
In light of the recent announcement by the Victorian Government, Town Hall Gallery is temporarily closed to the public. As a result, it is not possible to view this exhibition in person at this time however, ‘Kylie Stillman: Not fully or properly either of two things’ can be viewed online.
