SUPERsystems: Peter Atkins and Dana Harris
The Industrial Design of Clement Meadmore: The Harris/Atkins Collection
Systems and Structures: A Focus on the TarraWarra Museum of Art Collection
Curated by Anthony Fitzpatrick
Explore three exhibitions, including major new works by contemporary artists Peter Atkins and Dana Harris, paintings and sculptures from the TarraWarra Museum of Art collection and a survey of mid-century modernist design by Clement Meadmore.
In their major new works for SUPERsystems, contemporary Melbourne-based artists Peter Atkins and Dana Harris employ geometry, repetition and seriality as means to reimagine the everyday world.
The Industrial Design of Clement Meadmore: The Harris/Atkins Collection presents a comprehensive collection of innovative modernist designs by the acclaimed sculptor and designer.
Systems and Structures features a selection of works from the TarraWarra Museum of Art collection by Australian artists who explore and implement various kinds of systems and parameters in the development and expansion of their distinctive practices.
Located at TarraWarra Museum of Art in Healesville, Victoria.
Image captions:
(1) Hilarie Mais, Bay 2001, TarraWarra Museum of Art collection. Gift of Eva Besen AO and Marc Besen AO. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program 2012 © Hilarie Mais
(2) Clement Meadmore
Side Table 1954Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
hardwood and steel
65 x 44 x 37 cm Â
Reverse Cantilever Chair 1954
steel, plywood and rubber
73 x 41 x 43 cm Â
Corded Chair 1951
cotton cord and painted steel
81 x 44 x 58 cmÂ
Chair for the Legend Espresso and Milk Bar 1955
painted steel
78 x 40 x 43 cmÂ
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(3 & 4)
Dana Harris, fancywork 10 from the series fancywork 2020–23. Courtesy of the artist. Dana Harris, fancywork has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
Peter Atkins, Dr No (after Maurice Binder) 2020–23 (detail). Courtesy of the artist, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne and GAGProjects, Adelaide
