The Balnaves Contemporary Series
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Launched in 2018, The Balnaves Contemporary Series is a commissioning platform that enables artists to create new work. The Series is delivered in partnership with The Balnaves Foundation.
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Daniel Crooks Structured light 2022, Commissioned for The Balnaves Contemporary Series for Enlighten Festival, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra
Daniel Crooks: Structured light
Enlighten Festival
2022
An illumination on the National Gallery’s façade for the 2022 Enlighten Festival.
Judy Watson, Waanyi people, joyce with queensland tenure map, 2021, Commissioned as part of The Balnaves Contemporary Series, © Judy Watson/Copyright Agency
Judy Watson and Helen Johnson: the red thread of history, loose ends
2022
Work by two of Australia’s leading artists presented in conversation.
Skywhale and Skywhalepapa at the first launch in Canberra.
Patricia Piccinini's Skywhales: Every heart sings
2020/21
Sculptures in the form of hot-air balloons.
Installation view of Sarah Contos, Nikola Tesla sends Theda Bara to Mars, 2017-18, commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2017, purchased 2018, courtesy of the artist; Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney and STATION, Melbourne
Sarah Contos: Nikola Tesla sends Theda Bara to Mars
2018
An installation of suspended textiles and fleshy sculptural forms.
Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, Terminus, still image of Fleshold. Courtesy of the artists; Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney; Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland and Jack Hanley Gallery, New York
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward: Terminus
2018
A virtual reality experience in five parts.
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