Installation view, Thomas J Price, ‘Thoughts Unseen’, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2022, image: courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, copyright the artist. Photo: Ken Adlard.
Australians probably best know the work of British artist Thomas J Price for his imposing three-metre sculptures that were positioned front and centre in Federation Court for NGV Triennial 2023.
In contrast to traditional public monuments, All In (2021) and Reaching Out (2020), were ordinary, self-absorbed, teen figures – they were black, anonymous and everyday, and yet their scale shouted, “Hey, I’m not invisible”.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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