January 29, 2025
Jon Cattapan’s painting triptych ‘Imagine a Raft: Hard Rubbish 4+5’ is currently being exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW in the Naala Nura building’s Members Lounge. Across the works, a pile of discarded furniture becomes a raft for navigating the surreal space between a virtual screen and gridded cityscape. The work was acquired by the Art Gallery of NSW for its permanent collection in 2013 as part of the Bulari Art Award and has been curated in association with Beijing-based contemporary artist Cao Fei’s major solo retrospective ‘My City is Yours’.
Image caption: Jon Cattapan, ‘Imagine a Raft: Hard Rubbish 4+5’, 2012, oil on linen, tripych: ca. 140 x 140 cm per panel. Installation view at the Art Gallery of NSW, 2025.
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