At a gala party at the gallery on Saturday 10/10, Executive Director Dianne Gringlas announced Noel McKenna and Alexander Knox as the final two artists to be included in the Ten Cubed collection. They join Pat Brassington, Jonathan Delafield Cook, Alasdair McLuckie, Anne-Marie May, David Rosetzky, Tim Silver, Daniel von Sturmer and David Wadelton as the ten core artists in the collection.
 
In naming Noel McKenna as one of the ten artists, Dianne admitted that she has personally collected his work for over a decade and has always admired his particular painting style. Noel is represented by Niagara Galleries in Melbourne.


 Noel McKenna, Horse on jetty, 2015
image courtesy the artist and Niagara Galleries, Melbourne

Alexander Knox only recently came to the attention of Dianne and Collection Curator Ada Moshinsky at his exhibition at Murray White Room. The fine sculptural work so impressed both Dianne and Ada that they bought the entire show for Ten Cubed and immediately identified him as one of the ten artists of the collection.


Alexander Knox, installation of exhibition, 2015
image courtesy the artist and Murray White Room, Melbourne

We had even more to celebrate. Now the ten artists of Ten Cubed have been named, Dianne and Ada will embark on an exciting new challenge. They will establish Ten Cubed 2, another ten artists but with no regional limitations. Accordingly the first artist to be part of the new Ten Cubed 2 collection is Liu Zhouquan, a Chinese artist whose work was featured in the 2012 Sydney Biennale. He is represented by Niagara Galleries, Melbourne.


Liu Zhouquan, Two headed snake 2010
image courtesy the artist and Niagara Galleries, Melbourne


It was wonderful to celebrate our five year milestone with friends.


Check out more fabulous party photos on our Facebook page.
 

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(Installation view of work and wall painting by Alasdair McLuckie, the first artist to exhibit at the Ten Cubed gallery in 2013)

Ten Cubed began in 2010 as a ten-year project to acquire and showcase the work of outstanding contemporary artists exhibiting in Australia. 

To celebrate the half-way point in the project, Ten Cubed presents So Far… a group exhibition featuring the work of Pat Brassington, Jonathan Delafield Cook, Alasdair McLuckie, Anne-Marie May, David Rosetzky, Tim Silver, Daniel von Sturmer and David Wadelton, all of whom have all held solo exhibitions at the gallery since it opened in 2013.
 

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Ten Cubed is delighted to host the Melbourne launch of PRIVATE: A Guide to Personal Art Collections in Australia and New Zealand. Featuring of course - Ten Cubed!

From major musuems like MONA and Heide to more obscure collections such as Gibbs farm, PRIVATE offers unprecedented insight into some of the most intriguing private art collections on public display across Australia and New Zealand.

Join the author, Skadi Heckmueller, on a behind the scene journey through some of Australasian's best private museums and sculpture parks. Whilst sharing key examples of the art housed in each collection, Skadi will be also shedding light on the personal histories of the founders and will put the Australasian collections into a global context.

Skadi has previously composed the widely successful German equivalent Privatzugang (Private Access). She is a Sydney based author and art lover with a background in financing.

Wednesday 18 November 2015, from 6.00 pm
Special presentation and talk by the author at 6.15 pm PRIVATE will be available for purchase on the night. RRP $24.95
Check our Facebook page for details closer to the event.

 

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To go along with all the exciting new announcements, with the help of the lovely people at Alter, we have also updated our website. It has a new clean look, bigger images and more details about the artwork.
We will be adding even more content from the artists and Dianne and Ada as time goes on. 

Hope you enjoy looking through our new and improved website.
 

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David Rosetzky has a new exhibition Untitled Portraits at Sutton Gallery. Rosetzky has returned to the dark room to produced a series of black and white layered and collaged photographs that explore the complexities of being human. The exhibition continues until 7 November. Ten Cubed have collected the work of David Rosetzky since 2011 and he is one of the core artists of the collection.


David Rosetzky, Composite portrait 1 and 4, 2015
image courtesy the artist and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne

The Curragh, the latest exhibition from Noel McKenna, is currently on show at Niagara Galleries until 14 November 2015.
As the latest artist to be added to the Ten Cubed collection, a number of newly acquired works will be making their way to the gallery soon.

Lurid Beauty currently on show at the National Gallery of Victoria features work by artist Pat Brassington who has been part of the Ten Cubed collection since 2010.

'Lurid Beauty presents over 200 paintings, drawings, collages, sculptures, fashion, films and photographs as well as considering theatre and performance in an exuberant exploration of Surrealism and its profound influence on Australian art and creative life.'  NGV


Pat Brassington, Voicing, 2001
image courtesy the artist and Arc ONE Gallery, Melbourne
 

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Emma, our social media manager, is on a mission: to get 1000 likes for our Facebook page before the end of the year. Don't make us put up embarrassing photos of her holding a handwritten sign pleading for attention. Just go to our Facebook page and hit the LIKE button. As well as making Emma happy, you will also get all the latest news and gallery updates via social media. 

We know we have said it before, but we really do appreciate you liking and sharing our Facebook page. Keep up the good work!