‘They Made a Meme Out of My Legacy’: Our Melbourne art picks for March
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10.03.2022

‘They Made a Meme Out of My Legacy’: Our Melbourne art picks for March

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Kawita Vatanajyankur, Scale of Justice, 2021. Video still. Commissioned by Channels Festival.
Words by Ben Lamb

Melbourne galleries are throwing their doors open for an amazing array of Melbourne art exhibitions this month, so we've compiled some of the best. There’s some amazing flower shows, cloning exhibits, and some great shows about queer artwork.

Keep up to date with Melbourne’s latest art events, exhibitions and performances here.

Queer

Queer aims to brings forward the stories of those who are queer through the use of artwork.

There’s a span of artwork from many different eras, predominately from those who identified as queer, even when it was looked down upon many years ago. It spans paintings, drawings, movies, among much more.  

This is a free event happening at the NGV from March 10, check out more info here.

Channels Festival: Kawita Vatanajyankur

If you haven’t heard of Channels Festival before, you definitely need to start keeping an eye on them now. They are an artist collective from Melbourne that are focused on showing Aussies fresh ways of video art from all around the world.

As the exhibition name suggests, Thai artist Kawita Vatanajyankur is leading this, with her unique video artwork surrounding elements of the human body. It’s set to be an extremely interesting series, that will truly impact the medium.

It’s happening from March 16 at the Blindside Gallery. It’s a free event, check out more info here.

Henrik Haukeland: They Made a Meme Out of My Legacy.

 

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Continuing our journey through interesting exhibitions, Henrik Haukeland’s show is set to dive into the world of cloning.

More specifically, this show dives into the interesting and understandably emotional world of cloning. Inspired by Barbara Streisand’s decision to clone her dog, Haukeland tries to show what the pros and cons are, and will we ever be in a space where humans can be cloned?

It’s going to be an interesting show, also happening at the Blindside Gallery, from March 17. Check out more info here.

Agneta Ekholm: Holding Space

As we move into a digital era, there’s no shortage of artists trying new and quirky things when it comes to the world of art.

Agneta Ekholm is one of our greatest abstract artists, producing pieces that will make you think, and experience a calm unlike anything you’ve ever felt before. This exhibition is also offered virtually, if you’re currently quarantining or don’t feel like going out.

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

While it broadens popular definitions of art, let us asure you, floristry is an art form. If you need any convincing, the universally popular Melbourne International Flower and Garden show is returning this year, with the Exhibition building set to transform into every florist’s dream.

There’ll be everything to do with all your horticulture dreams, to name a few, there’ll be a Celebrity Show Garden featuring ex-Tennis player and advocate Dylan Alcott, A main stage where audiences and flower lovers will be able to listen to keynotes from experts within the industry, and even a horticulture-themed sculpture exhibition, where you can even by the creations. This is only the tip of the iceberg, check out the rest of what’s happening here.

It’s happening from March 30 at the Royal Exhibition Building, book it in here.

It’s a free event taking place at Flinders Lane Gallery until March 19, check out more info here.