Preview: ‘Small Works’ Group Show @ Beinart Gallery [Melbourne]

No matter how you categorize it, from “low brow” to “pop surrealism,” the new contemporary art movement has only continued to grow worldwide, and well beyond the pages of publications like JUXTAPOZ Magazine and Hi-Fructose. We’ve seen plenty of international artists rise within this genre to offer impressive styles and work that have gone on to influence the scene tremendously, but so often their work is exhibited within the United States and, more specifically, in locations like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York; cities that I still think of first and foremost in regards to the movement.

In 2003, one such artist, Jon Beinart, formed “an online community of strange and imaginative figurative artists” titled the beinArt Collective, Initially operating as an online gallery featuring Jon alongside a small group of fellow Australian artists, it quickly expanded into a broader international network encompassing hundreds of artists from around the world. From 2007 to 2012, he went on to publish several books, including works by such names as Kris Kuksi, Laurie Lipton, and Chet Zar, while continuing to curate group exhibits in both his homeland and the United States. Then, in 2016, Jon finally opened the beinArt Gallery in Melbourne as a “curated space for highly skilled figurative artists with a shared fascination for strange and imaginative themes” that is dedicated to “showing internationally established artists with emerging talent” to help usher in the New Contemporary art movement into Australia.

This Saturday beinArt Gallery will host an opening for their latest installment of Small Works, a group exhibition bringing together over 70 international artists working in various mediums to produce more than 100 different contributions. Some are gallery regulars, while others are exhibiting with beinArt for the first time. Surprisingly enough, this show has a remarkable amount of references to both birth and death, with several babies showing up in pieces, while skulls appear in a number of others. If you’re located in Melbourne, — and especially if you’re into that sort of thing — this is one to catch. For the rest of us, it’s an excellent opportunity to begin keeping tabs on the gallery online, as well as to be introduced to several newer names on this list. We’re excited to see how each of their futures unfold over time.

Here’s a list of contributing artists…

ARTIST LIST INCLUDES:

ARTISTS: Shaun Tan, Travis Louie, Dulk, Johnson Tsang, Ronit Baranga, Scott Musgrove, Alex Gross, Chet Zar, Stella Im Hultberg, Tiffany Bozic, Amy Sol, Sarah Joncas, Erika Sanada, Joao Ruas, Alex Garant, Adipocere, Naoto Hattori, Hannah Yata, Carlos Torres, John Brophy, Salavat Fidai, Matt Dangler, Stephen Ives, Kisung Koh, Young Chun, Lindsey Carr, Brian Mashburn, Adrian Cox, James Bullough, Peter Gric, Chris Leib, Matthew Bone, Dave Lebow, Nom Kinnear King, Yoko d’Holbachie, Edith Lebeau, Christopher David White, Ross Vaughan, Costa Magarakis, Jolene Lai, Wiley Wallace, Josie Morway, Caitlin McCormack, Sarah Dolby, Steve Cross, Jessica Dalva, Michelle Avery Konczyk, Clare Toms, Kane Kokaris, Beau White, Jeff Christensen, Lukifer Aurelius, Kit Mizeres, Jean-Pierre Arboleda, Steven Kenny, Marina Dieul, Annita Maslov, Qimmy Shimmy, Katrin Berge, Edith Waddell, Indigo O’Rourke, Eevien Tan, Kim Evans, Brian Cheung, Gerard Geer, Sonya Palencia, Olga Esther, Dos Diablos, Zane York, Bryan Itch, Bryce Flint & Jon Beinart.

Check out preview images for the exhibit below the following event details…

WHAT:

beiNart Gallery Presents:
‘SMALL WORKS’
Group Exhibit

WHEN:

Opening:
Saturday, July 14, 2018
6pm – 9pm

WHERE:

Beinart Gallery
1 Sparta Place | Brunswick | VIC | 3056
Australia

PHONE: +61 3 9939 3681

EMAIL: contact(at)beinart.org

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Opening is FREE
Complimentary wine and Remedy Kombucha are available at the opening.
Select artists will be in attendance
Exhibition runs until August 5
Gallery Hours: Thurs – Monday / 12 pm to 6 pm
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/222199705250347/