Of Stadiums and Construction Sites (Nechange rien pour que tout soit different)

Of Stadiums and Construction Sites (Nechange rien pour que tout soit différent) at Gertrude Contemporary reflects on the socio-political shifts from 2005 to 2015, a decade that shaped both the cultural landscape and the institution itself. The exhibition revisits this period through re-staged shows by artists who formed critical vocabularies in response to these changes, including Ardi Gunawan’s luckily there’s no inside (2011), alongside works by Pat Foster & Jen Berean and Another YummyFantasy II.

Spanning writing, performance, sculpture, and installation, the project reconstructs local discourses specific to Naarm/Melbourne, exploring the entanglement of art, politics, and public space as a resistance to the neoliberalisation of art. As Australia’s leading incubator of contemporary art, Gertrude Contemporary continues to support experimental and risk-taking practices, offering artists a unique space to develop and present bold ideas.

Project by : Lisa Radford