Contempora (844.8 KB PDF) - National Gallery of Victoria
Contempora (844.8 KB PDF) - National Gallery of Victoria Contempora (844.8 KB PDF) - National Gallery of Victoria
In 1996 the Victorian Governmentestablished the Contempora5program with the aim of fosteringand promoting contemporaryart practice in Australia. TheContempora5 exhibitions weredeveloped from an invitationalprize in which five participatingartists were selected and a winnernominated. In the first of theseexhibitions held in 1997, Fiona Hallreceived the award. The winner ofthe second Contempora5 awardin 1999 was Ricky Swallow. Thethird Contempora event – theinaugural Contempora Fellowship– incorporates the NGV’s strategicvision: to bring art and peopletogether. This vision establishesthe contexts through whichthe NGV works to broaden itsaudiences and outreach programs.The Contempora Fellowshipcomprises an intellectual residencyof two years and a touringexhibition of new work producedby the Fellow during this time.In July 2002, Victorian artist AleksDanko was announced as therecipient of the first ContemporaFellowship. Danko’s two-yearresidency with the NGV culminatesin the exhibition SONGS OFAUSTRALIA VOLUME 16 –SHHH, GO BACK TO SLEEP (anun–Australian dob-in mix) whichbuilds on his Songs of Australiaseries. The exhibition openedat The Ian Potter Centre:NGV Australia and tours toBendigo Art Gallery and SwanHill Regional Art Gallery.This resource gives a briefbackground to the two formerContempora winners Fiona Halland Ricky Swallow and profiles thecurrent Contempora Fellow AleksDanko. It also raises issues andtopics for discussion which arerelevant to studies of Art, Englishand Politics and to dialoguesconcerning the nature of artcompetitions.IMAGES L-RFiona Hallborn Australia 1953Dead in the water1999 (detail)polyvinyl chloride, glass beads,silver wire, glass, wood andtransparent syntheticpolymer resin106.2 x 129.1 x 129.2 cm(installation)Purchased, 1999.National Gallery of Victoria© Courtesy of the artistRicky Swallowborn Australia 1974Model for a sunken monument1999 (detail)synthetic polymer paint oncomposition board108.2 x 222.0 x 242.2 cm(overall)Purchased through The ArtFoundation of Victoria withthe assistance of the JoanClemenger Endowment,Governor, 1999.National Gallery of Victoria© Courtesy of the artist andDarren Knight Gallery, Sydney.Aleks Dankoborn Australia 1954SONGS OF AUSTRALIAVOLUME 16: SHHH,GO BACK TO SLEEP(an un-Australian dob-in mix)2003 (detail)ink and pencil on paper, stainedplywood, sound recording,lighting, acrylic, vinyl(installation, dimensions variable)
- Page 4 and 5: Fiona Hall makes works whichare ent
- Page 8 and 9: Ricky Swallow’s finely craftedmod
- Page 12 and 13: Aleks Danko was born in Adelaidein
- Page 16: The recent works of Danko,Hall and
In 1996 the <strong>Victoria</strong>n Governmentestablished the <strong>Contempora</strong>5program with the aim <strong>of</strong> fosteringand promoting contemporaryart practice in Australia. The<strong>Contempora</strong>5 exhibitions weredeveloped from an invitationalprize in which five participatingartists were selected and a winnernominated. In the first <strong>of</strong> theseexhibitions held in 1997, Fiona Hallreceived the award. The winner <strong>of</strong>the second <strong>Contempora</strong>5 awardin 1999 was Ricky Swallow. Thethird <strong>Contempora</strong> event – theinaugural <strong>Contempora</strong> Fellowship– incorporates the NGV’s strategicvision: to bring art and peopletogether. This vision establishesthe contexts through whichthe NGV works to broaden itsaudiences and outreach programs.The <strong>Contempora</strong> Fellowshipcomprises an intellectual residency<strong>of</strong> two years and a touringexhibition <strong>of</strong> new work producedby the Fellow during this time.In July 2002, <strong>Victoria</strong>n artist AleksDanko was announced as therecipient <strong>of</strong> the first <strong>Contempora</strong>Fellowship. Danko’s two-yearresidency with the NGV culminatesin the exhibition SONGS OFAUSTRALIA VOLUME 16 –SHHH, GO BACK TO SLEEP (anun–Australian dob-in mix) whichbuilds on his Songs <strong>of</strong> Australiaseries. The exhibition openedat The Ian Potter Centre:NGV Australia and tours toBendigo Art <strong>Gallery</strong> and SwanHill Regional Art <strong>Gallery</strong>.This resource gives a briefbackground to the two former<strong>Contempora</strong> winners Fiona Halland Ricky Swallow and pr<strong>of</strong>iles thecurrent <strong>Contempora</strong> Fellow AleksDanko. It also raises issues andtopics for discussion which arerelevant to studies <strong>of</strong> Art, Englishand Politics and to dialoguesconcerning the nature <strong>of</strong> artcompetitions.IMAGES L-RFiona Hallborn Australia 1953Dead in the water1999 (detail)polyvinyl chloride, glass beads,silver wire, glass, wood andtransparent syntheticpolymer resin106.2 x 129.1 x 129.2 cm(installation)Purchased, 1999.<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>© Courtesy <strong>of</strong> the artistRicky Swallowborn Australia 1974Model for a sunken monument1999 (detail)synthetic polymer paint oncomposition board108.2 x 222.0 x 242.2 cm(overall)Purchased through The ArtFoundation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> withthe assistance <strong>of</strong> the JoanClemenger Endowment,Governor, 1999.<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>© Courtesy <strong>of</strong> the artist andDarren Knight <strong>Gallery</strong>, Sydney.Aleks Dankoborn Australia 1954SONGS OF AUSTRALIAVOLUME 16: SHHH,GO BACK TO SLEEP(an un-Australian dob-in mix)2003 (detail)ink and pencil on paper, stainedplywood, sound recording,lighting, acrylic, vinyl(installation, dimensions variable)
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