Lu Yang has been included in this year’s Apollo 40 Under 40 list, the eighth edition of the project and the first to focus on the theme of Art & Tech. It comes at a time when new technologies are transforming how art is made and experienced at an unprecedented pace – with artists playing …continue reading
JD Reforma – 2022 Adelaide Biennial
We are thrilled to share the news that JD Reforma has been included as one of 25 artists exhibiting as part of the 2022 Adelaide Biennial. Titled Free/State the presentation will be curated by Sebastian Goldspink at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Reforma will be making ambitious new work for the show. More information can …continue reading
Nick Modrzewski – Interview
Nick Modrzewski recently spoke with COMA director Sotiris Sotiriou about his current exhibition with the gallery, The Plaintiff’s Third Face. In the conversation the two unpack the presentation and its roots in medieval history, absurdism and the theatricality of the legal system. Sotiris Sotiriou: Your exhibition text states “to exist in the legal system, a …continue reading
Shan Turner-Carroll – Art Incubator Grant
Shan Turner-Carroll will build upon previous works to create an experimental new body of work, showing at COMA from 15 October 2021. The exhibition is supported by a grant provided by Art Incubator. Art Incubator was established by collectors and philanthropists Teresa and Andre Biet as an initiative to provide a financial grant and mentorships to two or …continue reading
Lu Yang – ARoS, Denmark
Lu Yang will be showing work with ARoS in Denmark this coming December. The pieces will span 3D animated films, installations resembling video games, holograms, neon, virtual reality and software manipulations. With a total of 20,700 square metres distributed on ten storeys, ARoS is one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe. Each year, …continue reading
Kate Bohunnis – Ramsay Art Prize 2021
Congratulations to Kate Bohunnis, winner of the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize 2021, the nation’s most generous prize for Australian artists under forty, with the work edges of excess. The winning work is a kinetic sculpture. A pendulum, made from metal and fabricated by the artist herself, swings over a slumped fleshy form made from silicone. The …continue reading
Lu Yang – RISING, Melbourne
RISING is a major cultural event for the Asia Pacific Region, created by a diverse team of local, national and international artists and curators. Beginning on the evening of the total lunar eclipse in May 2021, interlocking circles of experience and connection will radiate through the night, as the city re-synchronises and is re-energised with …continue reading
JD Reforma – No Show, Carriageworks, Sydney
JD Reforma was recently included in No Show, a group presentation at Carriageworks, Sydney, that invited eleven artist-led initiatives from across New South Wales to present an independent program that profiles early career and under-represented artists. Reforma exhibited under the Runway Journal portion of the project and has realised a selection of new sheet mask …continue reading
Jack Lanagan Dunbar – Art Guide Australia Interview
Jack Lanagan Dunbar has recent spoken to Barnaby Smith from Art Guide Australia regarding his travels, the history and symbolism of copper, the enduring appeal of Romanticism, and more. The artist is currently presenting a solo exhibition with two new suites of works at COMA, titled ‘Signal’, accompanying with Art Month Sydney 2021. The Interview …continue reading
Sotiris Sotiriou – Art Collector Interview
Gallery Director Sotiris Sotiriou was recently profiled in Art Collector magazine. In the article he discusses the gallery model and how it has changed as the gallery has grown, as well as upcoming shows and projects on the horizon. The article can be read here.
