Overview
ACCA presents the first Australian solo exhibition of work by Tschabalala Self. With new and recent large-scale paintings, works on paper and an immersive 3-channel video installation, Skin Tight introduces Australian audiences to a practice celebrated for its beauty and sophistication. Self’s distinctive style combines fabric, collage and painting with avant-garde printing techniques, making Self one of the most in-demand figurative painters working today. In recent years, Self has become increasingly steadfast in her exploration of beauty – something she views as a form of artistic resistance.
ACCA presents the first Australian solo exhibition of work by Tschabalala Self. With new and recent large-scale paintings, works on paper and an immersive 3-channel video installation, Skin Tight introduces Australian audiences to a practice celebrated for its beauty and sophistication. Self’s distinctive style combines fabric, collage and painting with avant-garde printing techniques, making Self one of the most in-demand figurative painters working today. In recent years, Self has become increasingly steadfast in her exploration of beauty – something she views as a form of artistic resistance.
For this presentation, Self has designed a series of contemplative, psychologically charged immersive spaces, filled with striking 2D and 3D works. The exuberant characters that populate Skin Tight push audiences to consider how we construct our identities – and how we both perceive and are perceived by the world around us. Self’s figures are not representative of any singular individual, rather, they are collages of various people and references from throughout her life.
For this presentation, Self has designed a series of contemplative, psychologically charged immersive spaces, filled with striking 2D and 3D works. The exuberant characters that populate Skin Tight push audiences to consider how we construct our identities – and how we both perceive and are perceived by the world around us. Self’s figures are not representative of any singular individual, rather, they are collages of various people and references from throughout her life.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
