Overview
Renowned Sydney-born gallery Sullivan+Strumpf launched its debut Melbourne outpost last spring, where it continues to do what it does best: championing the best of the contemporary art scene. And next up, that means throwing the spotlight on one of its regular muses, acclaimed Sydney-based Sri Lankan-born artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran.
GQ Artist of the Year for 2022, Nithiyendran is hitting Sullivan+Strumpf's converted warehouse in Collingwood for his first solo Melbourne show since 2016. Undergod will run from Thursday, March 16–Saturday, April 22, showcasing twenty new sculptures — building on the artist's long-held fascination with multiplicity, plurality and the portrayal of deities.
It's a broad-ranging collection of new and recent works that embrace various concepts of the mythological being. You'll find moveable figures, a series of large-scale bronze warrior sculptures and unglazed terracotta miniatures, alongside plenty of the boldly-hued ceramic pieces that have become Nithiyendran's signature.
The artist guides audiences on a thought-provoking, yet often playful musing of the diverse histories of iconoclasm, with works displayed beneath colourful LEDS on plinths throughout the space.
Top images: Mark Pokorny
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When
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Saturday, April 22, 2023
Thursday, March 16 - Saturday, April 22, 2023
Where
Sullivan+Strumpf Collingwood109 Rupert Street
Collingwood