Piece by Piece is a site-wide exhibition that celebrates the meticulously-repeated gesture, demonstrating how the practice of creating something line by line, stitch by stitch, or piece by piece, transcends distinctions between figurative and abstract, hobbyist and professional, historic and contemporary, and connects practitioners across temporal, cultural, and geographical boundaries.
Taking as its starting point the mosaics Margo Lewers made at Emu Plains between 1951 and 1964—dotted in and around the buildings on the property, making them among the most unique artworks in the PRG collection—Piece by Piece seeks to expand understandings of the term ‘mosaic,’ presenting a selection of works which illustrate multiple interpretations of the concept across eras and cultures. Featuring both new commissions and major loans, this exhibition sees the ‘mosaic’ unfold in materials as disparate as marble, silk, ceramic, cardboard, and plastic.
Museums & Galleries of NSW Sir William Dobell Art Foundation TLE Electricals Art Gallery of New South Wales Create NSW Colormaker Industries Penrith City Council PP&VA Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery
lyas Alavi, Pepe Ria Anguna, Vivienne Binns, Adrienne Doig, Lesley Dumbrell, Corrigan Fairbairn, Emily Galicek, Rosalie Gascoigne, Antony Gormley, Julie Gough, Geraldine Javier, Ilana Lapid, Richard Larter, Margo Lewers, Tia Madden, Bria McCarthy, David McDiarmid, Sione Mōnu, Sean Rafferty, Khaled Sabsabi, Yasmin Smith, Ali Tahayori, Esme Timbery, Teo Treloar