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Pens down everyone, it’s #NationalPencilDay! I

Pens down everyone, it’s #NationalPencilDay!

In 2004, Peter Tyndall headed the Free Pencil Movement, uniting the Melbourne art community against the bans on sketching and note-taking inside some of the @ngv’s gallery spaces. ❌✏️

Maintaining his stance that sketching has historically been a way to educate artists, Peter staged silent protests in Scream masks— a reference to the NGV’s advertising campaign at the time.

Art and activism collide inside 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘺𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭, exhibiting Wednesday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm.

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Artist Peter Tyndall, photography Christian Capurro.

Since the 70s, Peter Tyndall has maintained regula

Since the 70s, Peter Tyndall has maintained regular written correspondence with a range of writers, artists, curators and gallery directors. One of his longest correspondences was with celebrated Australian artist Bob McPherson, with whom he exchanged mail with daily for 35 years. 📝💌📫

Exhibiting upstairs inside this glass cabinet, Tyndall’s ‘mail art’ takes a variety of forms including drawings, postcards, collages, newspaper articles and objects of shared interest like a football scarf or a music score.

Delve into conversations through art with Peter Tyndall, exhibiting Wednesday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm.

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Artwork Peter Tyndall, University of Melbourne Art Collection, gifted by Peter Tyndall. Photography Eloise Coomber.

“I went to a boarding school for four years wher

“I went to a boarding school for four years where there were 12 football ovals and no art classes. I was the kid that kept drawing all the time, so my inclination was to be an artist”. 🏈🎨

Football is a religion in this country but to Peter Tyndall, football is also art. Experience the boos and chants with our latest exhibition open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm.

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Artwork 1: Artwork Peter Tyndall, Buxton Contemporary Collection.

Artwork 2: Artwork Peter Tyndall, courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne.

Early on in his career, Peter Tyndall was advised

Early on in his career, Peter Tyndall was advised by art critic-meets-historian Patrick McCaughey that by the time he saw his one-millionth painting, he would recognise it within the works of a hundred artists.

Diligently following McCaughey’s advice to the ‘extreme’, Tyndall removed everything he recognised as belonging to other artists from his work until he was essentially left with a blank canvas… 🔳

Charting 50 years of artistic exploration, Peter Tyndall is exhibiting Wednesday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm.

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Installation view of Peter Tyndall exhibition, Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne, 2022-2023, courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. Hassall Collection Warrang, Sydney and La Trobe University Art Collection. Photography by Christian Capurro.

Just over a month ❗️left to see 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘺𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭— the retrospective exhibition 50 years in the making. Tickets are free! Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 5pm.

Enjoyed your visit to 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘺𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭 at Buxton Contemporary? >>>
Enrich your experience with an upcoming talk or artist walkthrough on March 25!

𝟭:𝟯𝟬 – 𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹
In conversation with artist Sam Burke, Peter Tyndall will examine the roots of his protesting practice and his central role in the ‘book burning’ fiery demise of one of Australia’s most seminal experimental art events.

𝟯 – 𝟰𝗽𝗺 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵
Join Senior Curator Samantha Comte alongside Peter Tyndall for a conversational walkthrough of the exhibition.

🔗 Tickets are free at the link in our bio!

The first major retrospective from one of Melbourn

The first major retrospective from one of Melbourne’s most influential artists, 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘺𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭 is exhibiting Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 5pm. 👀

Once situated at 566 Lonsdale Street, ‘Art Proje

Once situated at 566 Lonsdale Street, ‘Art Projects’ was a gallery centred on the serious presentation of experimental art.

The venue holds a special place in Tyndall’s heart— his work exhibited continuously within its walls from 1980 right up until it’s eventual closure. Now this perfectly-to-scale replica of Art Projects is exhibiting as part of Tyndall’s 50 year retrospective.

See a gallery within a gallery as part of 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘺𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭, exhibiting Wednesday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm.

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Artwork Peter Tyndall, courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne

Thanks for stopping by the Buxton Contemporary Stu

Thanks for stopping by the Buxton Contemporary Student Party ⚡️⚡️⚡️ All of the photos from the night can be found at the 🔗 link in our bio.

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