Sanné Mestrom
2022 Annual Summer Group Show
Our much anticipated annual Summer group show is now open. Featuring a curated selection of recent works by our artists, this exhibition is on now in the gallery and in our online Viewing Room.
Until January 29.
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2019
AT THE BOOTH
SULLIVAN+STRUMPF ARTIST TALKS
Saturday 14 September
12.00PM – 12.30PM
Booth E20, Sydney Contemporary
Join us for at our booth on Saturday to hear artists Karen Black, Gregory Hodge, Michael Lindeman, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Sanné Mestrom, Alex Seton, and Darren Sylvester discuss their works.
JOIN US
Booth E20
12 – 15 September
Opening Night: Thursday, 12 September 2019
Visit us at Booth E20 to see a diverse range of works by 17 Australian and international artists from our Sydney and Singapore galleries, including:
Tony Albert | Glenn Barkley | Karen Black | Kirsten Coelho | Ry David Bradley | Maria Fernanda Cardoso | Gregory Hodge | Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran | Sam Leach | Richard Lewer | Michael Lindeman | Sanné Mestrom | Alex Seton | Jeremy Sharma | Tim Silver | Darren Sylvester | Yang Yongliang
Large-scale works by Gregory Hodge, Michael Lindeman and Alex Seton will also be featured in Installation Contemporary throughout the fair; Tony Albert will deliver his first performance piece in Sydney with Confessions as part of Performance Contemporary on opening night; and many of our artists will be speaking as part of Talks Contemporary.
COMING UP
SANNÉ MESTROM
There is a Poem
Sullivan+Strumpf | Sydney
20 July - 17 August 2019
Open reception on Saturday, 20 July 2019
S+S Sydney is pleased to present Sanné Mestrom's There is a Poem, 20 July - 17 August 2019. Continuing Mestrom's interest in human behaviour, There is a Poem reflects on how we move through our daily lives and the ways in which we perform our bodies in the built environment - particularly in the public realm. The exhibition will consider how the physical world shapes us, at times pushing us together and other times holding us apart.
INVITATION
ANNUAL SUMMER GROUP SHOW
Sullivan+Strumpf | Sydney
8 - 16 February 2019
Opening Friday, 8 February 2019, 6 - 8pm
To celebrate the first exhibition of our exciting 2019 program, join for the S+S Sydney Annual Summer Group Show next Friday, 8th February from 6pm.
CLOSING SOON
SANNÉ MESTROM
Black Paintings
McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery, Victoria
Until this Sunday, 11 November 2018
OPENING TODAY
CONTOUR 556
CANBERRA PUBLIC ART BIENNIAL
Lake Burley Griffin
Aspen Island / Bowen Place
Kingston Arts Precinct
Henry Holland Park
5 - 28 October 2018
Featuring Tony Albert, Sanné Mestrom and Alex Seton
Tony Albert, Sanné Mestrom and Alex Seton are included in Contour 556 2018 which opens today in Canberra. Contour 556 is a free public art event over three weeks presenting artworks and performances by 60 artists in the world famous public realm and national cultural icons around Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. It is unique in the field of public sculpture and performance events as it takes place in a consciously designed and culturally layered landscape, in one of only three designed capital cities.
Tony Albert's Exploring the new frontier is a vast installation of 109 individual works on paper installed at Commonwealth Place 'East Space'. Sanné Mestrom's sentinel-like, Sphinx in Repose (Kneeling) has been positioned on Commonwealth Avenue opposite Henry Rolland Park; and Alex Seton's towering Monument to No, provides a counterpoint to Canberra's grandiose public monuments, positioned alongside the central basin of Lake Burley Griffin.
The festival site is a place with deep cultural and heritage overlays. All artworks and performances are site specific, drawing inspiration from or reflecting on the cultural or physical character of Canberra. The sense of place of the Canberra lakeside landscape resonates with the artworks and performances. The connections to Canberra's history provoke a variety of responses from the public that embed a memory of place. The event reinforces the beauty of the designed landscape, and recognises landscapes hidden from view through design. It presents stories of Australia political, cultural and physical history. It includes stories from all Australians, from our past and our future.
OPENING TOMORROW
THE WAVES: a group exhibition upping at the shores of heteronormative sanctity
Curated by Kate Britton
Sullivan+Strumpf | Sydney
18 August - 15 September 2018
Opening reception on Saturday, 18 August, 3 - 5pm
Curator talk in conversation with Diana Baker Smith from Barbara Cleveland and Thea Perkins at 4pm
Including artists: Karen Black, Ohni Blu, Polly Borland, Barbara Cleveland, Christine Dean, Joanna Lamb, Lindy Lee, eX de Medici, Sanné Mestrom, Judy Millar, Dawn Ng, Thea Perkins, Katy B. Plummer, Justine Youssef & Leila El Rayes, Hiromi Tango, Angela Tiatia and Jemima Wyman
The Waves borrows its title from Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name, in which many voices unite in a single narrative. This exhibition likewise unites many voices to tell a single yet multivalent story. This story is about what happens in a white cube occupied by women and non-binary voices, and why we should be listening.
The Waves brings a diverse group of artists into a conversation about feminism, bodies, access to and occupation of space, collective action and gestures of intersectionality. In making their work, each of these artists chip away at the walls and barriers that are thrown up by patriarchal systems, biological determinism, trans-exclusionary feminism, colonialism - the list goes on.
The feminist project has been characterised by waves, a lapping at the shores of heteronormative sanctity. The works presented from these artists engage with different aspects of this project: political, social and labour-based action; reclamation and celebration of diverse bodies and identities; intersectionality; and an emergent collective anger - #metoo.
In bringing together selected works from Sullivan+Strumpf's roster of artists with guest artists, The Waves establishes new lines of sight between the work of diverse women and non-binary people.
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THE WAVES
A group exhibition lapping at the shores of heteronormative sanctity
Curated by Kate Britton
Sullivan+Strumpf | Sydney
18 August - 15 September 2018
Opening on Saturday, 18 August, 3-5pm
Curator talk in conversation with Diana Baker Smith from Barbara Cleveland at 4pm
Including artists: Karen Black, Ohni Blu, Polly Borland, Barbara Cleveland, Christine Dean, Joanna Lamb, Lindy Lee, eX de Medici, Sanné Mestrom, Judy Millar, Dawn Ng, Thea Perkins, Katy B. Plummer, Justine Youssef & Leila El Rayes, Hiromi Tango, Angela Tiatia and Jemima Wyman
The Waves borrows its title from Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name, in which many voices unite in a single narrative. This exhibition likewise unites many voices to tell a single yet multivalent story. This story is about what happens in a white cube occupied by women and non-binary voices, and why we should be listening.
The Waves brings a diverse group of artists into a conversation about feminism, bodies, access to and occupation of space, collective action and gestures of intersectionality. in making their work, each of these artists chip away at the walls and barriers that are thrown up by patriarchal systems, biological determinism, trans-exclusionary feminism, colonialism - the list goes on.
The feminist project has been characterised by waves, a lapping at the shores of heteronormative sanctity. The works presented from these artists engage with different aspects of this project: political, intersectionality; and an emergent collective anger - #metoo.
In bringing together work from Sullivan+Strumpf artists with invited artists, The Waves establishes new lines of sight between the work of diverse women and non-binary people.
VISIT
SANNÉ MESTROM
Black Paintings
McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery
29 July - 11 November 2018
Sanné Mestrom's Black Paintings opens this Sunday, 29 July 2018, at McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery. Made from un-dyed spun wool mounted on steel frames, Mestrom's Black Paintings derive from a series of minimal abstract paintings by the American painter Frank Stella from the 1960s. Flat, sharp-edged and masculine, Stella's works exemplify the influential theory of modernism proposed by American critic Clement Greenberg - that painting was progressively refined to its surface qualities. Conversely, Mestrom's series celebrates the rough texture and comforting qualities of wool and the associated notions of weaving as a feminine craft. Stella's severe and austere canvasses are re-posed as endearing sculptural objects and installations, complemented by a series of delicate gouache paintings.
GO SEE
THE SEVENTH TARRAWARRA BIENNIAL
From Will to Form
TarraWarra Museum of Art
3 August - 6 November 2018
Hiromi Tango, Lindy Lee and Sanné Mestrom are included in From Will to Form, The Seventh TarraWarra Biennial, curated by Emily Cormack. The exhibition explores differing ideas of will, showing how it can be found within form, and is also passed between objects and bodies through networks of 'active forces' or 'ideal essences'.
Both Hiromi Tango and Lindy Lee will be part of the artist floor talks during the opening weekend, on Saturday, 4 August, from 2.45pm onwards. The artist floor talks will be led by Emily Cormack.
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR
Booth C2
2 - 5 August 2018
Southbank Arts Precinct
Featuring Gregory Hodge, Sam Jinks, Sanné Mestrom, Hiromi Tango and Yang Yongliang
Artist Talks at Booth C2, Thursday, 2 August 2018, 12noon.
UP NEXT
THE WAVES
Group Show Curated by Kate Britton
Sullivan+Strumpf | Sydney
15 August - 18 September 2018
Including S+S artists Karen Black, Polly Borland, Joanna Lamb, Lindy Lee, eX de Medici, Sanné Mestrom, Judy Millar, Hiromi Tango, Dawn Ng, Angela Tiatia, Jemima Wyman, Barbara Cleveland with invited artists Ohni Blu, Christine Dean, Thea Perkins, Katy B. Plummer, Justine Youssef & Leila El Rayes.
The Waves borrows its title from Virginia Woolf’s novel of the same name, in which many voices unite in a single narrative. This exhibition likewise unites many voices to tell a single yet multivalent story. This story is about what happens in a white cube occupied by female, female-identifying and non-binary voices, and why we should be listening.
GO SEE
SANNÉ MESTROM
Black Paintings
McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery
29 July - 11 November 2018
Sanné Mestrom's Black Paintings, made from undid spun wool mounted on steel frames, derive from a series of minimal abstract paintings by the American painter Frank Stella from the 1960s. Flat, sharp-edged and masculine, Stella's works exemplify the influential theory of modernism proposed by American critic Clement Greenberg - that painting was progressively refined to its surface qualities. Conversely, Mestrom's series celebrates the rough texture and comforting qualities of wool and the associated notions of weaving as a feminine craft. Stella's severe and austere canvases are re-posed as endearing sculptural objects and installations, complemented by a series of delicate gouache paintings.
ATTEND
THE SEVENTH TARRAWARRA BIENNIAL
From Will to Form
Tarrawarra Museum of Art
3 August - 6 November 2018
Hiromi Tango, Lindy Lee and Sanné Mestrom are included in From Will to Form, The Seventh Tarrawarra Biennial curated by Emily Cormack. The exhibition explores differing ideas of will, showing how it can be found within form, and is also passed between objects and bodies through networks of 'active forces' or 'ideal essences'.
> VIEW LINDY LEE ARTIST PAGE
> VIEW SANNÉ MESTROM ARTIST PAGE
> VIEW HIROMI TANGO ARTIST PAGE
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR
2 - 5 AUGUST 2018
Southbank Arts Precinct
with Gregory Hodge, Sam Jinks, Sanné Mestrom, Hiromi Tango and Yang Yongliang
Commissioned by Melbourne Art Foundation and MLC Life Insurance, Hiromi Tango recently performed Lizard Tail (Dawn) on Melbourne's Southbank Art Precinct, weaving through the city's iconic cultural landmarks and institutions, coming to rest alongside ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art), the 2018 home of Melbourne Art Fair.
The performance, Lizard Tail (Dawn) explores human interaction with the urban environment and our constant connectivity to devices; ruminating on the mystery of those fleeting moments in the early hours, just before we awaken, when the conscious and subconscious become blurred. In Tango's word, 'The Lizard Tail is an accumulation of those things that are just out of the grasp of our consciousness, that we carry with us nonetheless.'
Video by NONStudio
GO SEE
SANNÉ MESTROM
Black Paintings
McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery
29 July - 11 November 2018
Sanné Mestrom's Black Paintings, made from undid spun wool mounted on steel frames, derive from a series of minimal abstract paintings by the American painter Frank Stella from the 1960s. Flat, sharp-edged and masculine, Stella's works exemplify the influential theory of modernism proposed by Clement Greenberg - that painting was progressively refined to its surface qualities. Conversely, Mestrom's series celebrates the rough texture and comforting qualities of wool and the associated notions of weaving as a feminine craft. Stella's sever and austere canvases are re-posed as endearing sculptural objects and installations, complemented by a series of delicate gouache paintings.
COMING UP
THE SEVENTH TARRAWARRA BIENNIAL
From Will to Form
TarraWarra Museum of Art
3 August - 6 November 2018
Curated by Emily Cormack
Hiromi Tango, Lindy Lee and Sanné Mestrom are included in From Will to Form, the Seventh Tarrawarra Biennial, curated by Emily Cormack. The exhibition explores different ideas of will, showing how it can be found within form, and is also passed between objects and bodies through networks of 'active forces' or 'ideal essences'.
UP NEXT
AUCKLAND ART FAIR
The Cloud / AKL Waterfront
Booth D8
23 - 27 May 2018
Join us at booth D8 for a program of artist talks at 11.30am during the VIP preview on Wednesday 23 May, and from 12.30pm on Thursday 24 May 2018.
Sullivan+Strumpf will be participating at Auckland Art Fair 2018 (Booth D8) with a presentation of works by Glenn Barkley, Sanné Mestrom and Richard Lewer. Richard Lewer presents Redheads, a series of portraits, which explore his own experience growing up as "a ginger" and his continuing interest in cultural representations of redheads and the traditions of portraiture. Sanné Mestrom will show ceramic objects from the series, Homer and the Ancient Poets, each the product of time constrained by motherhood; every form the result of what could be achieved in the short bursts of time allowed. Glenn Barkley will present a selection of coiled earthenware vessels, including obsessively patterned pots with tiny "pox" holes. Angela Tiatia's HD video, The Fall, originally commissioned by the Australian War Memorial in 2017, is presented in Project Space P15. The Fall draws on the accounts of survivors of the Battle of Singapore during the Second World War. We look forward to welcoming you to the fair.
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SANNÉ MESTROM
Another Dimension
McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park + Gallery
Now till 15 July 2018
Another Dimension is a group exhibition exploring the dynamic relationship between form and content in contemporary art, by positioning sculpture as part of a broader two and three-dimensional spatial practice.
ON VIEW NOW
SANNÉ MESTROM
Corrections
Gippsland Art Gallery
Until 20 May 2018
In Corrections, Mestrom expands her focus to the female nude. The exhibition explores the changing physicality of the female body, inspired by the artist's own pregnancy. Through concrete, steel, bronze and clay, Mestrom explores a range of subtle (and not so subtle) bodily 'corrections'.
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Sanné Mestrom
Corrections
Gippsland Art Gallery
31 March – 20 May 2018
In her latest exhibition 'Corrections', Mestrom expands her focus to a subject that has figured prominently in the history of sculpture: the female nude. This collection of inventive and playful sculptures explores the changing physicality of the female body, inspired by her own pregnancy. Describing her work as ‘playable sculpture’, Mestrom uses concrete, steel, bronze, and clay as a means of exploring a range of subtle (and not so subtle) bodily ‘corrections’.
Image: Sanné MESTROM
Untitled (Self Portrait, Underground), 2017
Bronze, concrete and steel
156 x 100 x 83cm
GO SEE
Sanné Mestrom at McClellan Sculpture Park+Gallery
Another Dimension
1 April 2018 – 15 July 2018
Another Dimension explores the dynamic relationship between form and content in contemporary art, by positioning sculpture as part of a broader two and three-dimensional spatial practice. The exhibition showcases six contemporary Australian artists who, working across and between media, have creatively ventured into other dimensions: Benjamin Armstrong, Sanné Mestrom, Robert Owen, Steaphan Paton, Marian Tubbs, and Michelle Ussher.
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2018 GROUP SHOW
10 - 24 February 2018
Opening tomorrow, 3 - 5pm
Sullivan+Strumpf | Sydney
Join us for the annual S+S Group Show in Sydney, offering a glimpse of our forthcoming 2018 exhibition programme and advance previews of exciting new works by S+S artists.
CONGRATULATIONS
SANNÉ MESTROM
Woollhara Small Sculpture Prize 2017
Winner
Double Bay, NSW 14 October - 5 November
COMING UP
SULLIVAN+STRUMPF MELBOURNE POP-UP
44 Glasshouse Road, Collingwood
24 - 26 August | Opening Hours 12-5pm
Opens 24 August, 6pm
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CONGRATULATIONS
SANNÉ MESTROM
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Finalist
Double Bay, NSW
14 October - 5 November
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COMING UP
SANNÉ MESTROM
Corrections
Opening this Saturday at S+S Sydney
19 August, 3 - 5pm
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COMING UP
2017
Group Exhibition
4 - 21 Feb
Opens 4 Feb | 3-5 pm
Sullivan+Strumpf Sydney
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ATTEND
SANNÉ MESTROM
Meet the Artists
MCA, Sydney
Veolia Lecture Theatre
140 George Street
The Rocks
1 Feb | 630-8 pm
Moderated by Mark Hughes, hear from Sanné Mestrom and Sally Smart on how their work expands traditional notions of painting and sculpture by incorporating fabric and found objects. In different ways, their work begins with the body and its imaginary potential.
Sometimes subversive in their use of materials, the artists will discuss how they work with materials in different combinations, exploring the relationship between viewers and objects and the importance of different histories, including art and literature, to their art-making
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