Five artists draw inspiration from the Progressive Art Movement – who used prints and posters as immediate and accessible mediums for political expression – to tackle pressing twenty-first century concerns. From Bin Bai’s video game-like imagery that promises utopian virtual worlds while exposing socio-economic power structures; to Truc Truong contrasting global brands like Coke and Louis Vuitton with Vietnamese traditions, reflecting the complexities of multicultural identity and racial oppression; to Stephanie Doddridge creating a vegetable garden in a shopping trolley, addressing the issue of food insecurity amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Stephanie Doddridge, Resistance is fertile, 2024, trolley, hessian, wicking bed, vegetable plants, straw, vegetal print, grow lights, 112 × 60 × 101cm. © the artist. Photograph: Lana Adams. Courtesy the artist and Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA), South Australia
Featuring new work by Bin Bai, Stephanie Doddridge, Sue Kneebone, Olga Sankey and Truc Truong with Mandy Martin and Ann Newmarch from the FUMA collection. Curated by Suzanne Close.
Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA)
22 July to 13 September 2024
South Australia
