Borrowing from a title coined by artist Sandra Bridie in 1991, A Fictional Retrospective takes a speculative look at the span of artists’ works shown during Gertrude’s formative years, to shape a fresh and vital interpretation of this era. The exhibition will include artworks rarely seen in almost 40 years, yet which retain contemporary relevance through their diverse explorations of cultural and artistic identities; painting both figurative and abstract; the staged and cinematic. Not claiming to be definitive of the period, the exhibition will evoke the liveliness of the Gertrude community during these foundational years and provide an opportunity to reflect on the nature of the gallery's contribution.
The approach taken acknowledges that there is no universal truth to the telling of history, and that subjectivity and chance will inevitably play a role in the curatorial process. This will be a large and expansive exhibition of more than thirty artists: Howard Arkley, Hany Armanious, Stephen Bram, Angela Brennan, Sandra Bridie, Janet Burchill, Jon Campbell, Tony Clark, Brett Colquhoun, Destiny Deacon, Mikala Dwyer, Carolyn Eskdale, Diena Georgetti, Matthys Gerber, Michael Graf, Melinda Harper, Gail Hastings, Raafat Ishak, David Jolly, Mathew Jones, Rosemary Laing, Anne-Marie May, Elizabeth Newman, Rose Nolan, David Noonan, Louise Paramor, Rosslynd Piggott, Vivienne Shark LeWitt, Nike Savvas, Robyn Stacey, Kathy Temin, Anne Zahalka and Constanze Zikos.
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