everything must gawn
Floor Talk and Item Collection
Steven Rhall

Auction is live until 11:59pm on Friday 1 November 2024
On Saturday 2 November everything must gawn

Join us on Saturday 2 November from 12 – 5pm at Gertrude Glasshouse for everything must gawn! a public program marking the final day of Steven Rhall’s ABORIGINAL ART DISCOUNT GLASSHOUSE.

From 12-5pm:

• Collect purchased artworks and items
• Purchase remaining items via cash, bank transfer or through random giveaways
• Remember, everything must gawn!

At 4pm, join Steven Rhall for a floor talk exploring this exhibition's concept and the context behind the studio materials, and featured artworks. Introduction by Brigid Moriarty.

ABORIGINAL ART DISCOUNT GLASSHOUSE continues Rhall's exploration of First Nations art in relation to capital, creating new moving image works that incorporate various marketing tropes in a parodic manner. These advertisement and mockumentary-like declarations also serve to promote the 'ABORIGINAL ART DISCOUNT WAREHOUSE' (at Gertrude Glasshouse and online via Galabid), functioning both as a parody and a platform for selling Rhall's artwork and personal archive.

The project is shaped by Rhall's new responsibilities as a parent, which have led to a broader shift in his practice and are reflected by his difficulty engaging with his (residency) studio-based work. In response, Rhall has also relocated his Gertrude studio to Glasshouse, presenting the 'studio as archive' within the ABORIGINAL ART DISCOUNT WAREHOUSE installation. In addition to his continued examination of the art market, this project reflects Rhall's intent to prioritise collaborative and conceptual work over material, studio-based practice because 'everything (material) must gawn'.