All images: co-curated by Gertrude Contemporary and Artsonje Center, 2012. City Within the City, Photography courtesy of Gertrude Contemporary collaborative endeavour between Gertrude Gertrude Contemporary’s is The Independence Project an ongoing series of cross-cultural exhibitions, Contemporary, Iberia Center for Contemporary Art (China), and residencies and forums. Warmun Arts Centre (Western Australia). Inaugurated in 2007, the exchanges foreground Gertrude Contemporary’s approach is to create cumulative, connections between Australia’s arts communities and generative approach to working in the region. Outcomes from the those in the series include: Asian region. Malaysia/Australia, 2007-2008: Independence Project, The has so far involved collaborations Independence Project Residencies, publications and workshops. An exhibition with artists and organisations in Malaysia, Singapore, Korea and presented in both countries, featuring video installation, China. Each iteration comprises a curatorium with participants from painting and sculpture by seven Australian and nine Malaysian each country, workshops and engagement with writers, poets, artists. authors and theorists. Singapore/Australia, And the Difference Is… The began with a collaboration between Independence Project 2008-2009: An exhibition in each country, a publication, Gertrude Contemporary and GALERI PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur). curatorial symposia, performances, forums, two residencies and Commemorating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations a series of artists’ talks. between Malaysia and Australia, the project examined the notion of City Within the City, Korea/Australia, 2011-2012: independence from a variety of perspectives. And the Difference A residency and an exhibition in each country featuring the acknowledged the 10th anniversary of a Memorandum of Is… work of 17 Australian and international artists. Understanding between Arts Victoria and the National Arts Council, China/Australia, 2010- 2012: No-Name Station, Singapore. was co-curated by Artsonje Center City Within the City Contributions by 13 visual artists, one writer, and a (Korea), and focused on subjective encounters with the urban curatorium from Australia and China; two exhibitions, a environment. The most recent project, was a No-Name Station, group residency, a major publication and public programs.
All images: City Within the City, co-curated by Gertrude Contemporary and Artsonje Center, 2012. Photography courtesy of Gertrude Contemporary Gertrude Contemporary’s The Independence Project is an ongoing series of cross-cultural exhibitions, residencies and forums. Inaugurated in 2007, the exchanges foreground connections between Australia’s arts communities and those in the Asian region. The Independence Project has so far involved collaborations with artists and organisations in Malaysia, Singapore, Korea and China. Each iteration comprises a curatorium with participants from each country, workshops and engagement with writers, poets, authors and theorists. The Independence Project began with a collaboration between Gertrude Contemporary and GALERI PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur). Commemorating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Australia, the project examined the notion of independence from a variety of perspectives. And the Difference Is… acknowledged the 10th anniversary of a Memorandum of Understanding between Arts Victoria and the National Arts Council, Singapore. City Within the City was co-curated by Artsonje Center (Korea), and focused on subjective encounters with the urban environment. The most recent project, No-Name Station, was a collaborative endeavour between Gertrude Contemporary, Iberia Center for Contemporary Art (China), and Warmun Arts Centre (Western Australia). Gertrude Contemporary’s approach is to create cumulative, generative approach to working in the region. Outcomes from the series include: Independence Project, Malaysia/Australia, 2007-2008: Residencies, publications and workshops. An exhibition presented in both countries, featuring video installation, painting and sculpture by seven Australian and nine Malaysian artists. And the Difference Is… Singapore/Australia, 2008-2009: An exhibition in each country, a publication, curatorial symposia, performances, forums, two residencies and a series of artists’ talks. City Within the City, Korea/Australia, 2011-2012: A residency and an exhibition in each country featuring the work of 17 Australian and international artists. No-Name Station, China/Australia, 2010- 2012: Contributions by 13 visual artists, one writer, and a curatorium from Australia and China; two exhibitions, a group residency, a major publication and public programs.
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