Talking art—Louise Saxton and Jason Smith

Schedule

Sat Nov 30 2024 at 04:00 pm to 04:40 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Geelong Gallery | Geelong, VI

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Join us for a dynamic conversation with Geelong Gallery Director & CEO, Jason Smith, and Melbourne-based artist, Louise Saxton.
About this Event

Join us for a dynamic conversation with Geelong Gallery Director & CEO, Jason Smith, and Melbourne-based artist, Louise Saxton, as they discuss her practice and new self-published monograph LOUISE SAXTON cut & pinned. Louise Saxton creates complex assemblages repurposing discarded materials, transforming antique and vintage needlework into contemporary works of art. Saxton’s recently acquired work REST—the sleeping hermaphrodite (2018-21) is displayed in The Sweet Spot—Between Art & Design.


A Geelong Contemporary fundraising event

Complimentary glass of Leura Park Estate wine


Geelong Contemporary committee: Roxie Bennett (Chair), Garry Flanigan, Dylan Foley, Vic Hope, Emma Itzstein, Amy Lu, Bella MacKinnon, Adriana Oslewski, Charlotte O’Donnell, Georgie O’Dwyer, Sarah Scott, James Robertson, Jason Smith, Lisa Sullivan, and Andrew Deane.


Event Photos

Image: Louise Saxton making REST–the sleeping hermaphrodite (after Anon (ancient) & Bernini 1620).

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Geelong Gallery, 55 Little Malop St, Geelong, Australia

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