Domesticated is
an exhibition curated by Lesley Giovanelli of work by Will Cooke, Adrian De Giorgio, Robyn Donoghue, Beata Geyer Anne Graham, Bettina Hill, Sione Falemanka, Steven Fasan, Mim Fluhrer, Lesley Giovanelli, Pip Giovanelli, Francesca Mataraga, Sarah Newell, Elizabeth Pulie, Margaret Roberts, Nuha Saad, Andrew Simmons and Toni Warburton.
Domesticated will be a
playful and decorative furnishing of Articulate project space, blurring the
line between the domestic realm, furniture showroom and museum.
Articulate is housed in a
large warehouse which already breaks with more traditional gallery viewing
modes by including a built-in bar and a seating bench for conversation. ‘Domesticated’
aims to develop this relaxed experience through inclusion of furniture and
references to popular culture and the everyday.
Today, popular culture
might include a family outing to Ikea or equally a day at the Biennale. ‘Domesticated’
will incorporate an Ikea inspired colour field, a modernist kitchen bench, and
psychedelic wallpaper panels. The everyday appears in bush furniture, a
converted washing machine and the use of disposable material such as plastics
and cardboard.
Transforming Articulate
into an artists' take on a living space, the boundaries of craft, design,
decoration, art and architecture will be ignored. In a series of installations
throughout the building, floor and wall works will form a backdrop to artists’
furniture/sculptures. Strange conversations will take place between the 2D and
3D works as a wool cloud chair sits in front of a handmade wallpaper panel, African
inspired wall hangings form the backdrop to an artists tableau and a Rietveld
chair converses with handwoven plastic mats and baskets.
Adrian de Giorgio
Anne Bond |
Beata Geyer |
Francesca Mataraga |
Liz Pulie |
Mim Fluhrer |