Alicia Frankovich

For Making Art Public, Alicia Frankovich presented The Work, a large-scale choreography of the Entrance Court at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.

Performed by those who have worked behind-the-scenes across the organisation’s 50-year history, from gardeners and security guards to make-up artists and architects, The Work explored the language of public art and offered renewed insights into the Kaldor Public Art Projects archive. Frankovich’s choreography, assisted by Brooke Stamp, drew from participant’s memories and experience of past projects, revealed through actions, physical arrangements and dialogue. The 60-minute performance was presented on two occasions in September 2019 and marked the opening month of the exhibition.

Alicia Frankovich is one of the leading artists of her New Zealand generation, known for her performances, sculptures, videos, and her enquiry into exhibition situations that engage viewers within exhibition formats. Frankovich’s practice investigates how the physicality and behaviour of a body operates within social settings and constructs—including plays of dominance and re-negotiating the audience/performer relationship. She has a BVA in sculpture from AUT, Auckland, and an MFA from Monash University. Frankovich is a current recipient of the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholar, PhD, The Australian National University, Canberra. Frankovich lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.

Performed with John Bayley, Keith Bell, Brendan Buckley, John Corbishley, Michael Dagostino, Sophie Day, Xueer Du, Lauren Eiko, Neil Evans, Ryuichi Fujimura, Qingqing Guo, Alison Guthrie, David Huggins, Chrissie Ianssen, Stephen Jones, Bettina Kaldor, John Kaldor, Brian Mahoney, Karen Libbury, Richard Maude, Nataasha Menon, Ian Milliss, Gill Minervini, April Murdoch, Glenn O'Reilly, Jessica Pedemont, Travis Rice, Michael Rolfe, Leigh Russell, Marian Simpson, Lleah Smith, Cassandra Starr, Robin Stern, Christelle Tuyau, Margot Warre, Ivey Wawn, Tracey West, Serena Weatherall, Beiyuan (Hugo) Zhang, John Zhao and others

Commissioned by Kaldor Public Art Projects as part of the exhibition Making Art Public: 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art Projects at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 7 September 2019 – 16 February 2020
Images courtesy the artist, Kaldor Public Art Projects and Starkwhite, Auckland