Fulgora curated by EO Gill
EXHIBITIONS
Fulgora curated by EO Gill
3 February – 5 March 2023
The Rayner Hoff Project Space
Monday to Saturday
11am – 5pm
Free admission
Exhibition Image Design Charlie Cummings
Coinciding with Sydney WorldPride 2023 and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the National Art School is delighted to present the group exhibition Fulgora curated by video artist and independent curator EO Gill.
Fulgora presents a suite of commissioned video works by 5 Australian-based artists that are punctuated by a selection of films programmed in collaboration with LA-based collective Dirty Looks Inc.
The fulgora, more commonly known as ‘the lantern fly’, is a species of winged insect with a large, bulbous proboscis. Originally thought to produce light, the proboscis has no obvious practical or survivalist function. The entomologist Roger Caillois uses the useless proboscis to define insect mimicry as a ‘luxury’ rather than something to do with natural survival. The fly’s unique endowment points to a decadent excess of evolution.
The fulgora symbolises figures of luxuriance, characterised by delight in perversion, indulgence and pleasure on the one hand, and evasion, disappearance and deception on the other.
By extension, Fulgora speaks to luxuriant video practices that disrupt conventional acts of looking and force us to ask where our pleasure begins.
Recommended for age 16 years and up.
Fulgora is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Australia-based Video Works:
Tarik Ahlip, Claudia Nicholson, Jimmy Nuttall, Ainslie Templeton, and VT.
LA Based Program with Dirty Looks Inc. featuring Tom Chomont, Michael Zen
Dirty Looks Inc
Dirty Looks Inc is a non-profit platform for queer film, video, and performance founded in 2011. Using film and time-based art to illuminate queer histories and liminal spaces across Los Angeles and New York City, Dirty Looks traces contemporary queer aesthetics through historical works, presenting quintessential GLBTQ film and video, alongside up-and-coming artists and filmmakers.
The Postgrad Show 2025 closes this Sunday 16 November.
Visit in person at NAS Galleries or online at the link in bio.
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Installation photography: Peter Morgan
Nov 14
Introducing Jasmine Greenwood, Bethany Hardidge, Paige Hottwagner, and Mel Jhey, four of our graduating students in Ceramics.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Jasmine Greenwood, `From Frida, 2025`, buff raku earthenware saggar fired with rock salt, steel scourer, eggshell, seaweed, onion skin, oyster shell, coconut fibre, avocado, garlic peel, coffee ground, hair, banana skins, approx. 30 x 26 x 14 cm
Bethany Hardidge, `Oh Em Gee`, earthenware paper clay, underglaze, 7 x 30 x 17 cm
Paige Hottwagner, `Morphogene`, glaze on stoneware paper clay, 21 x 18 x 18 cm
Mel Jhey, `Big Mouth`, stoneware, glaze, 77 x 18 x 21 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
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Nov 13
Introducing Cristelle Cabrera and Caitlin Galvez, two of our graduating students in Ceramics.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Cristelle Cabrera, `Vengo a darte un abrazo, pero amam waqachiwankicho!/ I come to give you a hug, but don’t make me cry!`, terracotta clay with underglaze, glaze and cotton string, 126 x 50 x 36 cm
Caitlin Galvez, `Don’t mess with the Yakult`, unglazed porcelain, 31 x 20 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
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Nov 13
The National Art School is proud to present The Grad Show, our major end-of-year exhibition showcasing the work of the 2025 Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) graduate students.
Join us for the opening night on Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
The Grad Show
5–14 December 2025
Nov 12
Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate our 2025 cohort at last night`s opening of The Postgrad Show.
The Postgrad Show is now on view across the NAS campus until 16 November.
Learn more and visit the online exhibition at the link in bio.
Nov 7
Opening tonight, The Postgrad Show.
Join us from 6–10pm to celebrate the work of our graduating Master of Fine Art (MFA) and Doctor of Fine Art (DFA) students, exhibited throughout the NAS campus.
RSVP link in bio.
Nov 6
