Artsite Gallery

Housed in a characteristically 1940s art deco warehouse in Sydney’s leafy suburb of Camperdown is Artsite Gallery – an independent Australian contemporary art gallery within the Camperdown arts precinct. Headed up by Director Madeleine Tuckfield-Carrano, the gallery has a strong focus on local emerging and mid-career artists. 

The curators at Artsite select pieces for each exhibition with extreme care and consideration. Each artist’s work is exhibited in two large dedicated exhibition spaces with precision and intent, each piece complementing the rest. Unlike larger and more commercial galleries, Madeleine and her team invest a huge amount of time and commitment into promotion and supporting their local artists. At their core, Artsite aim to foster and encourage the promotion and exhibition of Australian works. 

Over the month of February and as part of Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, Artsite will be exhibiting BOOTY by Australian artist Jamie Cole. The pieces have been inspired by artists such as Warhol and include both paint and mixed media works. The pieces exhibited are raw and sensual and feature representations of “popper” bottles, or “leather cleaner”. Jamie Cole commented on these pieces saying, “to have poppers and orgasmic sex on the walls of the gallery is huge for me…it´s timely…and, political, given that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is proposing an interim ban on Amyl nitrate.”

165 Salisbury Rd, Camperdown. Info: www.artsite.com.au

 

By Madison Behringer

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