Ralph Balson: Anthony Hordern Gallery 1941

A re-creation of Ralph Balson’s landmark 1941 exhibition at Anthony Horderns’ Fine Art Galleries, Sydney, the first one-person exhibition of abstract painting in Australia.

The 1941 exhibition marked the beginning of his ‘Constructive Paintings’, geometric abstractions employing overlapping planes of colour. Balson’s exhibition has been extremely influential on subsequent generations of Australian artists. Ivan Dougherty Gallery Director Nick Waterlow pointed out, “It was a key moment when a new paradigm emerged, an example of a genuine, home grown, Australian Modernism.” 

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Curated by Nicholas Chambers and Michael Whitworth

INVITATION CATALOGUE MEDIA RELEASE 

 

 

 

Public Program:

Symposium: Ralph Balson – Anthony Hordern Gallery 1941
10:30 am Saturday 23 August
Key Speakers, Nicholas Chambers, Michael Whitworth, Deborah Edwards, Elena Taylor, Sydney A.D.S. Donaldson, Dr Andrew McNamara and Dr Carolyn Barnes each lead discussions surrounding key themes, from the exhibition.

Floor Talk: Ralph Balson – Anthony Hordern Gallery 1941
10 am Thursday 11 September
Michael Whitworth, Christopher Dean and Annabel Pegus of Colour in Art – Revisiting 1919, discuss the key themes of the kindred exhibitions. 

Title Image: Ralph Balson, Untitled (Geometric Shapes), 1941 oil on cardboard 73.0 x 89.0 cm Collection Rupert Murdoch Photograph: Sue Blackburn 
Banner and Install Images: Installation view 'Ralph Balson: Anthony Hordern Gallery 1941',  Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, 2008.