Artspace in Sydney and Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) in South Korea present: ‘경로를 재탐색합니다 UN/LEARNING AUSTRALIA’, a large-scale project surveying contemporary Australian art through an exhibition at SeMA from 14 December to 6 March 2022, new online commissions posted on Instagram and a print publication.
‘UN/LEARNING AUSTRALIA’ co-curator and Executive Director of Artspace, Alexie Glass-Kantor, said:
‘This exhibition asks us to lean into the idea that ‘unlearning’ is the act of being open to being changed and altered, acknowledging that there is no fixed line for Australian identity.’
Featured works include Lake Baker (2020) from Timo Hogan, Richard Bell’s ever-evolving Embassy, Archie Moore’s United Neytions (2014-2017) flag installation, a mobile meme work from Matthew Griffin, and Mel O’Callaghan’s short video work Ensemble (2013), to name a select few.
Archie Moore, Kamilaroi Neytion, 2014-2017, from the series ‘United Neytions’, polyester, nylon, zinc-plated alloy, 180 × 180cm. Photograph: Sofia Freeman/The Commercial. Courtesy the artist, The Commercial, Sydney, Artspace, Sydney and Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea
‘UN/LEARNING AUSTRALIA’ features works by Abdul Abdullah, Brook Garru Andrew, Club Ate, Richard Bell, Daniel Boyd, Johnathon World Peace Bush, Madison Bycroft, Timothy Cook, Megan Cope, Robert Fielding, Zaachariaha Fielding, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Matthew Griffin, Taloi Havini, Timo Hogan, IVI (lead artists Ruha Fifita, Minaira Fifita, Sheida Vazirzadeh), Iwantja Women’s Collaborative, Iwantja Men’s Collaborative, Soda Jerk, Helen Johnson, Alex Martinis Roe, Carol McGregor, Archie Moore, Kunmanara (Peter) Mungkuri, Mrs Norris, Vincent Namatjira, Mel O’Callaghan, Lawrence Pennington, Yhonnie Scarce, Leyla Stevens, Lennard Walker, Judy Watson, Ms Wirrpanda, Pedro Wonaeamirri and Ms Yunupiŋu.
Throughout the exhibition period, ‘UN/LEARNING AUSTRALIA’ will also be taking over Artspace’s Instagram account, 52 ARTISTS 52 ACTIONS (@52artists52actions), platforming each participating artist, collective and art centre’s presenting a new digital commission in response to ideas of ‘unlearning’.
