Curated by guest curator Stephen Wickham and Leanne Willis, Text – Re read acknowledges the importance of words, texts, articles and books, from illuminated manuscripts to la poésie concrète; words and the ideas therein that remain central to artmaking and its reception.
Much has been said about the inspirational muses and the “Eureka moment” – the flash of insight where sources and origins are revealed and then manifested. This exhibition highlights a slow consideration of the complex relationships between artists, artworks and the ideas embodied in books and many other material sources.
Stephen Wickham, Black Cruciform as Stupa Floor Plan, 1996, oil on linen. Deakin University Art Collection. Photograph: Simon Peter Fox. © and courtesy of the artist
Participating artists include Andrew Christofides, Tracey Coutts, Janet Dawson, Lesley Dumbrell, Suzie Idiens, Raafat Ishak, Simon Klose, Sean Loughrey, Andrew Rogers, Wilma Tabacco, and Stephen Wickham.
Deakin University Art Gallery
24 October to 15 December 2023
Melbourne
