Join artist Kenny Pittock and SAM CEO Melinda Martin for an illuminating conversation exploring Pittock’s playful, pop art-meets-comedy creative practice and the story behind his upcoming Art Wall commission, Can You Peel The Love Tonight, which humorously elevates the humble can of fruit in an homage to the Goulburn Valley’s agricultural roots.

Can You Peel The Love Tonight will be on display at SAM from 18 May 2024.

Program details

Date + time: Saturday 18 May, 11.00am-12.00pm

Location: Level 4, SAM, 530 Wyndham Street, Shepparton

Free

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About the artist:

Kenny Pittock is an artist based in Narrm/Melbourne who works with ceramics, painting, and drawing to playfully critique the seemingly mundane, often using humour as entry point to discussing topics such as anxiety, both on a personal level as well as on a global scale.

Pittock has held solo exhibitions in Italy, Singapore, and New Zealand, as well as in many public institutions throughout Australia. Pittock's artworks are included in many public collections including Bendigo Art Gallery, Artbank, the University of Queensland and the National Gallery of Victoria. Pittock is represented by MARS Gallery, Melbourne.

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Featured image: Kenny Pittock by Emmy Clifton. Image supplied by artist.