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Jim Lambie’s earned his stripes, now to sell them

British artist Jim Lambie’s exhibition at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery breaks the usual commercial gallery model, extending biennale-style work to the marketplace.

13 Aug 2015 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Installation view Metal Box (Underground Orchid) 2015 Aluminium and polished steel sheets, household paint in 10 parts; supplied courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery

Touted as ‘one of the most internationally significant artists to have emerged from Scotland over the last 25 years’, Jim Lambie is best known for his signature palette of vinyl tape which has striped its way across several international biennales, including the 2014 Biennale of Sydney.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina