EXHIBITIONS
A Flinders University Museum of Art exhibition presented in partnership with Guildhouse
Curated by Suzanne Close
FUMA Gallery I Social Sciences North Building I Bedford Park
Image: Sue Kneebone, The Omega Enigma (detail), 2024, aluminium, mixed media, single-channel video, dimensions variable, © the artist, photo: Lana Adams
EXHIBITIONS
The Collections Project: The Disquiet
22 July — 13 September 2024
Flinders University Museum of Art
Flinders University I Sturt Road I Bedford Park SA 5042
Located ground floor Social Sciences North building, Humanities Road adjacent carpark 5
Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm
Thursday until 7pm
Closed weekends and public holidays
FREE ENTRY
The Disquiet presents newly commissioned artworks by South Australian artists Bin Bai, Stephanie Doddridge, Sue Kneebone, Olga Sankey and Truc Truong.
In developing their ideas for this exhibition, these artists drew inspiration from FUMA’s collection of political posters focusing on the works of the Progressive Art Movement (PAM) – a multi-arts group established at Flinders University in the 1970s. Upholding Marxist-Leninist ideologies, PAM artists fiercely opposed American imperialism and advocated for the struggles of the working class. They eschewed art commodification, favouring prints and posters as immediate and accessible mediums for political expression.
Informed by PAM’s agendas, motivations and artistic processes, the five contemporary artists have explored the relationship of their own practices to complex and urgent issues of the 21st century. Themes such as inequality, environmental degradation, surveillance, fake news, consumer culture and the aftermath of colonisation, resonate strongly in their new commissions, reflecting the pervasive unease of our times.
Like their predecessors, today’s artists critique entrenched power structures with a personal urgency, revealing how the political and the personal are intertwined in navigating complex global challenges. By exposing forces that perpetuate injustice, contribute to environmental harm and enable the spread of misinformation, they compel us to confront these daunting challenges and call us to envision a more equitable and sustainable future.
The Disquiet is accompanied by a catalogue and a series of public programs.
Flinders University Museum of Art
Flinders University I Sturt Road I Bedford Park SA 5042
Located ground floor Social Sciences North building, Humanities Road adjacent carpark 5
Telephone | +61 (08) 8201 2695
Email | museum@flinders.edu.au
Monday to Friday | 10am - 5pm or by appointment
Thursdays | Until 7pm
Closed weekends and public holidays
FREE ENTRY
Flinders University Museum of Art is wheelchair accessible, please contact us for further information.
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