SUSAN JACOBS: THE ANTS ARE IN THE IDIOM

SUSAN JACOBS: THE ANTS ARE IN THE IDIOM

Jun 3, 2022

SUSAN JACOBS: THE ANTS ARE IN THE IDIOM 3 June – 30 October 2022 A presentation of newly commissioned work by Australian-born, London-based artist Susan Jacobs. A meditation on the relationship between language and matter, the exhibition is an expansive sculptural...
STILL LIFE

STILL LIFE

Jun 3, 2022

Still Life 3 June - 30 October 2022 Imagination and empirical observation unite in contemplation of life’s interconnectedness. Exquisite drawings and models from the University of Melbourne’s Herbarium collection represent artistic and scientific traditions in which...
TURBULENT WATER

TURBULENT WATER

Dec 10, 2021

Turbulent Water 10 December 2021 – 8 May 2022 Turbulent Water was the first solo Australian exhibition of internationally acclaimed artist Rebecca Belmore. A member of the Lac Seul First Nation (Anishinaabe), Belmore was born in 1960 in Upsala, Canada, and currently...
OBSERVANCE

OBSERVANCE

Dec 10, 2021

OBSERVANCE 10 December 2021 – 8 May 2022 Observance brought together six First Nations women with strong culturally led practices. Offering a selection of works that delved into the ongoing impacts of colonial violence, artists share their experiences of generational...
THIS IS A POEM

THIS IS A POEM

Jul 9, 2021

THIS IS A POEM 9 July – 14 November 2021 Bringing contemporary art and poetry into dialogue, This is a poem was a multi-disciplinary project encompassing new commissions in a diverse mix of media and forms, live performances, a publication and an exhibition.  ...

Buxton Contemporary acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we work, learn and create, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples, and the wider Kulin Nations. We acknowledge their continuing care for Country and recognise that Australia’s First Peoples art and cultural practices have thrived here for millenia.