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GROUP EXHIBITION

Seemingly Playful Ames Yavuz 29 July–21 August 2021 Sydney
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Yavuz Gallery Sydney is proud to present Seemingly Playful, a group exhibition featuring four Iranian artists that have never previously exhibited in Australia: Mehdi Ghadyanloo, Farrokh Mahdavi, Asal Peirovi and Hoda Zarbaf. With vastly different backgrounds and approaches, these four leading artists are united in their use of unconventional spatial composition, allegorical subject matter, domestic settings, and vibrant bursts of colour. The works build a caricature of contemporary life by depicting abstracted and surreal scenes from the everyday – a man shaving; a children’s playground; architectural elements from a house; a woman’s stockings. Through the exaggeration of small, quotidian details, personal truths are revealed that transcend cultural and geographic barriers. Seemingly Playful reveals fundamental human experiences of love, loss and longing.

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Ames Yavuz embraces its diverse cultural background through a strong international focus and perspective. The gallery’s vision is underpinned by robust curatorial practices that form the core of our program and foster intercultural discourse on a global scale.

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114 Commonwealth Street
Surry Hills
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Sydney 114 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
Ames Yavuz contemporary art gallery in Sydney Australia
Ames Yavuz
114 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
+61 2 8040 8838
http://yavuzgallery.com

Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday
10am – 6pm

Sundays, Mondays and Public Holidays
By appointment only
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