52 Artists 52 Actions

Overview

52 Artists 52 Actions is the culmination of a year-long series commissioned by Artspace. Over 52 weeks from January 2018 to January 2019, the gallery engaged 52 artists and collectives to pose political, cultural and social actions and share them through Instagram and digital platforms. 

Bringing together all these works in one space, through themes of censorship, activism, migration, labour, gender and economies of power, the exhibition forces us to consider our role within the systems that surround us — if we have one at all. Expect to see pieces by Aussie artists like Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, and Mike Parr. 

The exhibition will be on display at Artspace in Woolloomooloo until August 4, and a symposium will be hosted at the gallery on the weekend of July 20–21 to discuss the far-reaching span of the art and artists who connect with the immediate world around them. Within this, the audience will be invited to consider Australia's position within the broader region of the Asia-Pacific.