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UPCOMING EVENTS

Protest and Peter Tyndall

Protest and Peter Tyndall

Saturday 25 March, 1.30pm

Peter Tyndall: Artist Walkthrough

Peter Tyndall: Artist Walkthrough

Saturday 25 March, 3pm

PAST EVENTS

O-week Student Party

O-week Student Party

How do we connect? A conversation with Peter Tyndall and Dr Chris McAuliffe

How do we connect? A conversation with Peter Tyndall and Dr Chris McAuliffe

Art and Science in Conversation: Ethnobotany and Entheogens

Art and Science in Conversation: Ethnobotany and Entheogens

An Introduction to Culinary Mushroom Cultivation

An Introduction to Culinary Mushroom Cultivation

Art and Science in Conversation: Analogy and Metaphor

Art and Science in Conversation: Analogy and Metaphor

Artist Floor Talk: Lou Hubbard

Artist Floor Talk: Lou Hubbard

Curator Talk

Curator Talk

Architect Talk

Architect Talk

University of Melbourne Open Day

University of Melbourne Open Day

Artist Floor Talk: Susan Jacobs

Artist Floor Talk: Susan Jacobs

Interrogating the Past: First Nations Artists and Collections

Interrogating the Past: First Nations Artists and Collections

Observance — Artist Floor Talks

Observance — Artist Floor Talks

{~~~} … , … ; x Fayen d’Evie and Benjamin Hancock

{~~~} … , … ; x Fayen d’Evie and Benjamin Hancock

POETRY READING – NEW CONSTELLATIONS, curated by Justin Clemens

POETRY READING – NEW CONSTELLATIONS, curated by Justin Clemens

POETRY READING – selected works by Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk

POETRY READING – selected works by Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk

PERFORMANCE – Lisa Radford and Sam George, The Dugong Sublime (Hotel Sorrento)

PERFORMANCE – Lisa Radford and Sam George, The Dugong Sublime (Hotel Sorrento)

Writing & Concepts Lecture series: Tim Woodward

Writing & Concepts Lecture series: Tim Woodward

Artist floor talk

Artist floor talk

PERFORMANCE – Between appearances: the art of Louise Weaver

PERFORMANCE – Between appearances: the art of Louise Weaver

Italian Modern Art in the Age of Fascism book launch

Italian Modern Art in the Age of Fascism book launch

UNTOLD @ Buxton Contemporary

UNTOLD @ Buxton Contemporary

Public Lecture: ‘A Friend to Artists: Jim Ede and Modern Art’

Public Lecture: ‘A Friend to Artists: Jim Ede and Modern Art’

Dylan Martorell Performance

Dylan Martorell Performance

Art and Australia Issue Five launch ‘Brutalism’

Art and Australia Issue Five launch ‘Brutalism’

Dylan Martorell Performance

Dylan Martorell Performance

In Conversation: Mikala Dwyer, Justene Williams and Olaf Nicolai

In Conversation: Mikala Dwyer, Justene Williams and Olaf Nicolai

Writing & Concepts Lecture series, Patrick Hartigan

Writing & Concepts Lecture series, Patrick Hartigan

Triadic dance of the secondaries, Performance

Triadic dance of the secondaries, Performance

Bauhaus Now! Film Program

Bauhaus Now! Film Program

Writing & Concepts Lecture Series, Autumn Royal and Lucy Van

Writing & Concepts Lecture Series, Autumn Royal and Lucy Van

Open House Melbourne

Open House Melbourne

Research Seminar with Dr Margaret MacNamidhe

Archie Barry: National Anthem Performance Program

Archie Barry: National Anthem Performance Program

Panel: Art, Politics and Agency

Panel: Art, Politics and Agency

CoVA Graduate Academy, ‘Puzzles & Problems with Art Appropriation’

In Conversation: Stephen Bram, John Nixon and Rose Nolan

In Conversation: Stephen Bram, John Nixon and Rose Nolan

Eugenia Lim: National Anthem Performance Program

Eugenia Lim: National Anthem Performance Program

FiX performance at Buxton Contemporary

FiX performance at Buxton Contemporary

‘Surpassing Modernity’ by Professor Andrew McNamara: Public Lecture

‘Surpassing Modernity’ by Professor Andrew McNamara: Public Lecture

In Conversation: Daniel Crooks and Daniel von Sturmer

In Conversation: Daniel Crooks and Daniel von Sturmer

Art Anywhere Symposium

Art Anywhere Symposium

It’s Academic: Art Publishing inside & outside the institution

It’s Academic: Art Publishing inside & outside the institution

Artist floor talk: Mira Gojak

Artist floor talk: Mira Gojak

Gender + Art in Asia

Gender + Art in Asia

Artist floor talk: Mira Gojak

Artist floor talk: Mira Gojak

Panel: Gender and Indonesian Contemporary Art

Panel: Gender and Indonesian Contemporary Art

Visual Thinking Strategies Session

Visual Thinking Strategies Session

Watching Ronnie

Watching Ronnie

Sheridan Palmer, ‘Disequilibrium: Presence/absence in the art of Tony Woods’

Sheridan Palmer, ‘Disequilibrium: Presence/absence in the art of Tony Woods’

Writing & Concepts Lecture Series, Alicia Frankovich

Writing & Concepts Lecture Series, Alicia Frankovich

In Conversation: Jumaldi Alfi and Ugo Untoro

In Conversation: Jumaldi Alfi and Ugo Untoro

Response Talks: No one is watching

Response Talks: No one is watching

‘Into The Void’ Film Screening

‘Into The Void’ Film Screening

Tony Garifalakis book launch

Tony Garifalakis book launch

What is Performance Art? Australian Perspectives Book Launch

What is Performance Art? Australian Perspectives Book Launch

Artist floor talk: Ronnie van Hout

Artist floor talk: Ronnie van Hout

Melbourne Art Week, Ronnie van Hout talk

Melbourne Art Week, Ronnie van Hout talk

Absolute Humidity Book Launch

Absolute Humidity Book Launch

Open House Melbourne

Open House Melbourne

Antipodean Perspective Book Launch

Antipodean Perspective Book Launch

Artist floor talk: Ronnie van Hout and Russell Smith

Artist floor talk: Ronnie van Hout and Russell Smith

In conversation: Marco Fusinato & Francis Plagne

In conversation: Marco Fusinato & Francis Plagne

Marco Fusinato Spectral Arrows performance

Marco Fusinato Spectral Arrows performance

In conversation: Mikala Dwyer & Phillip Adams

In conversation: Mikala Dwyer & Phillip Adams

Tessa Laird Book launch

Tessa Laird Book launch

In conversation: John Meade and Sanja Pahoki

In conversation: John Meade and Sanja Pahoki

In conversation: Dr Jan Bryant & Tamsen Hopkinson

In conversation: Dr Jan Bryant & Tamsen Hopkinson

In Conversation: James Morrison & Julia Powles

In Conversation: James Morrison & Julia Powles

emaj Journal launch

emaj Journal launch

In Conversation: Nadine Christensen & Storm Gold

In Conversation: Nadine Christensen & Storm Gold

In Conversation: Jess Johnson & Serena Bentley

In Conversation: Jess Johnson & Serena Bentley

In Conversation: David Rosetzky & Mark Feary

In Conversation: David Rosetzky & Mark Feary

A Day of Conversations

A Day of Conversations

Melbourne’s major new art museum draws upon the Michael Buxton Collection as a springboard for exhibitions, events, research, publishing and ideas.

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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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