when: 07 - 29 June 2025 | venue: Civic Art Bureau | cost: See event for details | address: 76 Alinga Street Canberra 2601 | website: https://civicartbureau.com
published: 11 Jun 2025, 5 min read
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An exhibition of paintings by Canberra artist Alexander Boynes. Boynes' work explores the environmental and cultural cost of fossil fuel extraction in Australia. Through paintings in vivid, fluorescent colour, they depict tension between natural beauty and industrial violence. They inhabit a liminal space between grief and hope, loss and resistance. While the climate crisis feels overwhelming, Boynes' work conveys an assiduous belief in the power of art to bear witness, advocate for change, and nurture a vision of a more just and sustainable future.
Alexander Boynes works across painting, photography, print, and video installation, with work held in major collections in Australia, the UK, and the USA. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, including the National Museum of Australia and Center for Art + Environment (USA), and is a curator at Canberra Contemporary.
Opening reception 4pm Saturday 14 June 2025
Curated by Benjamin Shingles
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An exhibition of paintings by Canberra artist Alexander Boynes. Boynes' work explores the environmental and cultural cost of fossil fuel extraction in Australia. Through paintings in vivid, fluorescent colour, they depict tension between natural beauty and industrial violence. They inhabit a liminal space between grief and hope, loss and resistance. While the climate crisis feels overwhelming, Boynes' work conveys an assiduous belief in the power of art to bear witness, advocate for change, and nurture a vision of a more just and sustainable future.
Alexander Boynes works across painting, photography, print, and video installation, with work held in major collections in Australia, the UK, and the USA. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, including the National Museum of Australia and Center for Art + Environment (USA), and is a curator at Canberra Contemporary.
Opening reception 4pm Saturday 14 June 2025
Curated by Benjamin Shingles
Go see Alexander Boynes: The edge cannot hold 2025.
Alexander Boynes: The edge cannot hold 2025 is on 07 - 29 June 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Canberra. Visit their website at https://civicartbureau.com.
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