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| Sullivan+Strumpf | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sullivan+Strumpf |
| Caption | Sullivan+Strumpf gallery space |
| Established | 2007 |
| Location | Sydney; Singapore |
| Type | Commercial art gallery |
Sullivan+Strumpf
Sullivan+Strumpf is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2007 linking contemporary art practices across Asia and Australia. The gallery represents and exhibits established and emerging artists working in painting, sculpture, installation, video, and new media, organizing solo and group exhibitions, art fair participations, and collaborations with museums and institutions. It engages with international art markets and networks through relationships with collectors, curators, and cultural organizations.
Sullivan+Strumpf was founded in 2007 during a period of expansion in the contemporary art scenes of Sydney, Singapore, and the broader Asia-Pacific region, aligning with institutions such as the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, and international venues like the Tate Modern and the Museum of Modern Art. Early programming included projects alongside artists connected to galleries represented by Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian Gallery, David Zwirner, and collaborations reflecting dialogues evident in exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and Documenta. Over time the gallery developed ties with collectors associated with institutions like the National Gallery of Australia and major private foundations, expanding representation and participating in fairs such as Art Basel, Frieze, ART SG, and Sydney Contemporary.
The gallery stages solo exhibitions, curated group shows, and site-specific commissions that have intersected with biennales and museum programs including the MCA Sydney and the Singapore Art Museum. Exhibition histories have featured conversations with curators from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Pompidou Centre, Kunsthalle Basel, and the National Gallery London. Sullivan+Strumpf’s presentation strategies mirror practices seen at commercial and non-profit venues such as Whitechapel Gallery, Serpentine Galleries, Palais de Tokyo, and Hayward Gallery, while also engaging with collectors, critics, and writers associated with publications like Artforum, Frieze (magazine), ArtReview, and The Art Newspaper.
The gallery’s program includes artists whose practices dialogue with peers represented by Yayoi Kusama, Anish Kapoor, Ai Weiwei, and Cai Guo-Qiang, while also showing emergent voices connected to networks around Patricia Piccinini, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Tracey Moffatt, and Brook Andrew. The roster has featured established and emerging practitioners engaged in cross-disciplinary work resonant with artists shown by Marian Goodman Gallery, Perrotin, Lehmann Maupin, and Sprüth Magers. Residency and project partnerships have linked Sullivan+Strumpf to programs at institutions such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, National Gallery Singapore, Asia Art Archive, and university art departments.
Sullivan+Strumpf operates spaces in Surry Hills in Sydney and a regional base in Singapore, situating itself among cultural precincts proximate to the Barangaroo Reserve, The Rocks, and Singapore’s Marina Bay arts corridors. Gallery fit-outs reflect contemporary exhibition design practices deployed at sites like the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Royal Academy of Arts, engaging architectural dialogues with studios and institutions associated with figures such as Renzo Piano, Zaha Hadid, Foster + Partners, and exhibition designers who have worked for the Tate Modern and the Guggenheim. Spatial strategies support installation, video projection, and sculptural display, and the gallery has collaborated with fabricators and conservation specialists linked to major museums.
Sullivan+Strumpf participates in the primary market for contemporary art, advising collectors with holdings comparable to those in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the British Museum, and regional contemporary collections across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The gallery’s sales activities intersect with auction houses and market actors such as Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Phillips (auctioneers), and private dealers, while contributing works to institutional acquisitions and donor-supported collections. Collectors affiliated with the gallery include private foundations and corporate collections engaging with conservation protocols consistent with museum practice.
Critical responses to the gallery’s programming have appeared in outlets and platforms associated with critics and editors at Artforum, Frieze (magazine), The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Straits Times, as well as commentary from curators at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and the National Gallery Singapore. The gallery is cited in discussions about the development of contemporary art markets in the Asia-Pacific alongside peers such as Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Michael Reid Sydney, Sutton Gallery, and Singapore Tyler Print Institute, influencing collector networks, curatorial practice, and artist visibility across biennales and international exhibitions.
Category:Art galleries in Australia Category:Contemporary art galleries