PRICK! NEEDLEWORK NOW
20 FEBRUARY - 10 MAY
RMIT GALLERY, 344 SWANSTON ST, MELBOURNE
OPENING HOURS:
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY - FRIDAY: 11:00AM - 5:00PM
SATURDAY: 12:00PM - 4:00PM
SUNDAY: CLOSED
PRICK! Needlework Now brings together artworks by Australian and international artists who use stitching as a fundamental part of their art making. Slow and meditative, using a needle is fiddly and time-consuming work. Often overlooked in contemporary art practice, needlework has only recently been receiving the critical attention it deserves. Whether the surface is textile or paper, flat or three-dimensional, all artists in this exhibition hero the act of pricking in their practice, leaving small marks with big impact.
Needlework is fundamental to visual cultures across the globe; the materials are easily accessed, are often inexpensive and the outcomes can be breathtaking. This exhibition collates artworks where decoration and experimentation converge, and artists use the act of pricking in expanded ways. With a focus on artists from Australia, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam, PRICK! celebrates each artist’s unique technique and approach to this delicate, complex and precise medium.
PRICK! includes works by Maggie Baxter, Aaron Billings, Jayeeta Chatterjee, Carly Tarkari Dodd, Melinda Harper, Michelle Hamer, Talitha Kennedy, Octora, Louise Rippert, Gurjeet Singh, Louise Saxton, Mien Thao Tran, Kasia Tons and Lisa Walker.
Curated by Helen Rayment.
Image credit, Gurjeet Singh, Lovers (Dream Sequence). Image courtesy of the artist.
Free to attend. No bookings required.
EVENT DETAILS
LOCATION
RMIT Gallery
344 Swanston St
Melbourne
VIC 3000
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ACCESSIBILITY
RMIT Accessibility Information
Accessible for wheelchair users
ABOUT THE EVENT ORGANISER
Helen Rayment, Manager RMIT Galleries is the creative director of exhibition programming at RMIT Galleries, as well as a curator and writer. Her curatorial interests are contemporary craft and textiles, specifically the possibilities of telling and sharing transglobal stories through textile arts. Helen has developed, produced, and curated exhibitions in Australia and internationally.
EVENT CONTACT
E: galleries@rmit.edu.au
EVENT INFORMATION
All ages event