A major survey of work by pioneer Australian artist Peter Cripps was held as part of ACCA’s Influential Australian Artists Series.
Cripps makes meticulous structures that investigate the development of radical modernism and design in Australian art. This exhibition, his first major survey, included over 50 works and brought together several of Cripps’ significant sculptures and installations. The exhibition installation changed twice during the period of the show to enable a comprehensive and episodic understanding of Cripps’ practice, and some works not seen since their first showing were on display, including Another History for H.B & R.L, 1991 and Entering du Prel’s projection: shells of past activity, 1976.
Cripps’ practice has informed and inspired hundreds of Australian artists since the 1970s, when he first exhibited at the seminal Ewing and George Paton Galleries. His interests lie in the relationships between history and memory, time and space, ideas and possibilities for a critical contemporary art practice. ACCA’s Influential Australian Artists Series highlights the practice of artistic innovators whose work and approach has evolved to significantly influence further generations of artists. Previous artists who have exhibited in the series include Susan Norrie, Domenico de Clario, Lyndal Jones and A Constructed World. As part of the series, ACCA produced a comprehensive catalogue offering new interpretations and texts to enlarge the understanding of the artist’s artistic and theoretical approach. The Peter Cripps monograph included existing writings and criticism that have been published over the period of Cripps’ career.
Installation 1: June 8 – 27
Installation 2: June 29 – July 11
Installation 3: July 13 – 25
Commissioning Curator: Juliana Engberg
Coordinating Curator: Rebecca Coates
Publication
Peter Cripps: Towards an elegant solution
In the Press
3 May, Entertainment Depot, Influential Australian Artists series: Peter Cripps at ACCA
22 June, juliejoyclarke.blogspot, Anything but human
26 June, The age, Peter Cripps: Towards an elegant solution
Other Material
Public & Education Programs
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