Brook Andrew Joins Ames Yavuz Gallery

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Ames Yavuz has announced that it now represents Aboriginal Australian artist Brook Andrew.

Andrew remains represented by Sydney’s Roslyn Oxley9, Melbourne’s Tolarno Galleries, and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, which operates in France and Belgium.

Describing his practice to Ocula in 2020, Andrew said, ‘I am interested in challenging the narratives around what sovereignty means for Indigenous peoples, and other alternative narratives, not just around Indigeneity. What are the stories that we own, what stories do we inherit, and also, what stories are kept from us or kept from other people?’

The announcement follows a hectic 2023 for Andrew. He showed at The National 4: Australian Art Now at Campbelltown Arts Centre, the Liverpool Biennial 2023, The 22nd Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil, and Sharjah Biennial 15, among other exhibitions.

Andrew’s work will feature in Ames Yavuz’s booth at Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 later this month.

In April, he will show at Frieze’s No.9 Cork Street gallery in London, and he will lead a forum titled ‘Indigenous Visions’ during the 60th Venice Biennale.

In addition to making his own work, Andrew is a prominent curator. He was the artistic director of the First Nations and artist-led NIRIN: the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020). —[O]

Main image: Brook Andrew, LOVE & KINDESS (Tamil) (2023). Neon, wall painting, 25 x 50.7 cm. Courtesy Ames Yavuz.