Opening Night – The Long Conversation
Event description
The Long Conversation
Artists: James McGrath & Matthew Rogers
Location: 50 Buckingham St, Surry Hills, Sydney
Dates: 12–25 May 2025
After thirty years, artists James McGrath and Matthew Rogers reunite for The Long Conversation — a pop-up exhibition exploring memory, gesture, and perception through painting and digital media. This rare collaboration brings together two parallel practices in a shared visual dialogue.
At the heart of the show is a dramatic three-metre-high hybrid work combining oil painting and three-channel digital projection. This central piece bridges McGrath's theatrical baroque style with Rogers' abstract restraint, offering viewers a rich interplay of motion and stillness, surface and depth.
Exhibition Highlights:
- Preview: Monday 12 May, 3:00–6:00pm
- Opening Night: Tuesday 13 May, 5:30–8:30pm
- Artist Talk: Sunday 18 May
- Closing Drinks + DJ (Robbie Buck): Sunday 25 May 3pm -6pm
Presented in association with Olsen Gallery.
Learn more at www.thelongconversation.com
Free entry.
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