
David Noonan: Stagecraft
Art Gallery of Ballarat 2020
Born Ballarat, Australia 1969
Lives and works in London, United Kingdom
Encompassing collage, printmaking, sculpture, film, and installation, David Noonan’s practice draws upon an exhaustive image archive that conflates twentieth century avant garde and subcultural histories. Adopting a methodical approach to selection, Noonan seamlessly references theatre, film, design, architecture, dance and music from both eastern and western cultures.
For each work, images are carefully selected, manipulated and reconstructed through a nonlinear approach that re-presents history as an imagined present. Concurrently, Noonan’s production draws from traditional art and craft-making practices as well as contemporary processes, collapsing numerous techniques into intricate and detailed works, regardless of medium.
Alongside his rigorous research process, figuration and formal considerations are central to Noonan’s constructed scenes. Subjects are often strategically solitary and haunted, even when they appear in groups. The results emanate deeply psychological and existential qualities.
David Noonan has recently been the subject of solo exhibitions at Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne, Australia (2017); the University of the Arts, Philadelphia (2015); Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis (2011); Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (2009); Chisenhale Gallery, London (2008); and Palais De Tokyo, Paris (2007). His work has been included in notable survey exhibitions and biennials, including the British Art Show (2010−2011); the Biennale of Sydney (2010); the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art (2010); Glasgow International (2010); and the Tate Triennial (2009).
Noonan’s work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
David Noonan
Only when it’s cloudless
24th March – 10th July 2022
TarraWarra Museum of Art
David Noonan
David Noonan: Stagecraft
20th March 2020 – 31st January 2021
Art Gallery of Ballarat
David Noonan
2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres
28th February – 16th August 2020
Art Gallery of South Australia
David Noonan
Tapestries
27th August – 28th September 2019
Anna Schwartz Gallery
David Noonan
A Dark & Quiet Place
7th February – 31st March 2019
Freemantle Arts Centre
David Noonan
Untitled, 2022
C‑type print, aluminium frame, linen window mount
38.5 x 40.5 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2022
C‑type print, aluminium frame, linen window mount
38.5 x 40.5 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2022
C‑type print, aluminium frame, linen window mount
38.5 x 40.5 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2022
C‑type print, aluminium frame, linen window mount
38.5 x 40.5 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2021
Riso print
34.5 x 45.5 cm (framed)
David Noonan
Untitled, 2021
Riso print
34.5 x 45.5 cm (framed)
David Noonan
Untitled, 2019
Jacquard tapestry
195 x 135 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2019
Jacquard tapestry
195 x 135 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2012
paper collage on linen, Perspex
62 x 47 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2012
paper collage on linen, Perspex
diptych: 62 x 47 cm (each)
David Noonan
Untitled, 2012
paper collage on linen, Perspex
62 x 47 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2012
paper collage on linen, Perspex
62 x 47 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2012
paper collage on linen, Perspex
62 x 47 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2012
paper collage on linen, Perspex
62 x 47 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2011
paper collage on linen, Perspex
62 x 47 cm
David Noonan
Untitled, 2006
bronze
31 x 20 x 19 cm
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