The Devoted Eye, 2025. Ames Yavuz Sydney.
The Devoted Eye is a group show that examines intersections of identity, language, textile and the figure. This is revealed through the seen and unseen within works by Australian artists Karen Black, Jennifer Brady, Solomon Kammer, Deborah Kelly, Charles Levi, Shannon McCulloch, Riley Payne, Todd Robinson and Elle Wickens.
The Devoted Eye is both obscured and revealed by shifting shadows lacquered in paint, gentle contemplations on stitched edges, and glimpses of limbs that twist themselves in charcoal, ceramic and embroidery. Each artist directs our gaze to the slippage of boundaries between body, consumption of the everyday image, offering powerful narratives that emerge from personal archives and histories.
Window Body, 2024. Oil and pastel on suede, 25.5 × 20.5cm.
A Finger Twice Its Length, 2024. oil on suede. 65 x 55cm.
Chamber, 2024. Oil on Suede. 65 x 55cm.
The Play and Gleam of It, 2024. Oil and pastel on suede, acrylic resin composite. 30 x 40cm.
Art Basel, Hong Kong with Ames Yavuz, 2025.
Flood, 2025. Oil on polycotton, suede. 43 x 33cm.
Soft Jelly-Like, 2025. Oil on polycotton, suede. 34 x 28.5cm.
Prick, 2025. Oil on canvas, suede. 26 x 20 cm.
Sydney Contemporary with Ames Yavuz, 2025.
Love Letter, Ames Yavuz, 2025.
a group exhibition of works by Brook Andrew, Billy Bain, Christopher Bassi, Sarah Drinan, Emily Floyd, Solomon Kammer, Julian Meagher, Vincent Namatjira OAM, Reko Rennie, Caroline Rothwell and Elle Wickens.
Love Letter traces ongoing explorations of identity, the body, the environment, and the personal and political forces that shape contemporary experience. Featuring works by a diverse group of Australia’s contemporary artists, the exhibition reflects shared ideas of care, curiosity, and resilience. Love Letter is a gesture of gratitude to our artists and their practices, and a celebration of the year’s dynamic programme.
Elle Wickens, Flesh and the Mirror, 2025, Oil on poly cotton, 190 x 85cm.
