Sutton Gallery

Aleks Danko

  1. 2019
    “Are we done? I’d like to get back to staring at nothing”
    Aleks Danko

    “Are we done? I’d like to get back to staring at nothing”

    , 2019
    Photo: Teresa Hsieh
    NO! NO! NO! NO MORE MUSEUM OF CRÈCHE ART – cut the boredom (after Bruce Nauman)
    Aleks Danko

    NO! NO! NO! NO MORE MUSEUM OF CRÈCHE ART – cut the boredom (after Bruce Nauman)

    , 2019
    Felt, plywood, synthetic polymer, painted steel, textiles, battery clock
    Dimensions variable
    NO! NO! NO! NO MORE MUSEUM OF CRÈCHE ART – cut the boredom (after Bruce Nauman) (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    NO! NO! NO! NO MORE MUSEUM OF CRÈCHE ART – cut the boredom (after Bruce Nauman) (detail)

    , 2019
    Felt, plywood, synthetic polymer, painted steel, textiles, battery clock
    Dimensions variable
    MADE IN ROOM MANIA (after Brancusi)
    Aleks Danko

    MADE IN ROOM MANIA (after Brancusi)

    , 2019
    Zinc plated steel, clamps, wood, felt
    340 x 119 x 143cm
    LÄMPIMÄMPI (trans. from Finnish – ‘warmer’)
    Aleks Danko

    LÄMPIMÄMPI (trans. from Finnish – ‘warmer’)

    , 2019
    Wood, felt, polymer paint
    90 x 119 x 143cm
    LÄMPIMÄMPI (trans. from Finnish – ‘warmer’) (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    LÄMPIMÄMPI (trans. from Finnish – ‘warmer’) (detail)

    , 2019
    Wood, felt, polymer paint
    90 x 119 x 143cm
    “Are we done? I’d like to get back to staring at nothing”
    Aleks Danko

    “Are we done? I’d like to get back to staring at nothing”

    , 2019
    Installation view
    … Mr. Knott: “If you look and see nothing, there’s nothing to see.” (after Samuel Beckett and mask by Jude Walton)
    Aleks Danko

    … Mr. Knott: “If you look and see nothing, there’s nothing to see.” (after Samuel Beckett and mask by Jude Walton)

    , 2019
    French polished timber, papier-mâché, shellac
    205 x 36 x 25cm
  2. 2018
    Some things are better than others …#1 A little morning drizzle, but mainly fine …
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others …#1 A little morning drizzle, but mainly fine …

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx..
    Some things are better than others …#6 Out Of The Box
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others …#6 Out Of The Box

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx.
    Some things are better than others…#3 Sudden Sutton Angle Vortex
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others…#3 Sudden Sutton Angle Vortex

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx.
    Some things are better than others…#12 Uncle AL (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others…#12 Uncle AL (detail)

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx.
    Some things are better than others…#17 Grid & Walk Away (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others…#17 Grid & Walk Away (detail)

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx.
    Some things are better than others…#19 Silent Invasion (after Clive Hamilton) (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others…#19 Silent Invasion (after Clive Hamilton) (detail)

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx.
    Some things are better than others…#20 Take Me Away (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others…#20 Take Me Away (detail)

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx.
    DYALYSISFOURED MODERNISM, 2019, Somewhere on the edge, of something and nothing … (after Jackie Kay)
    Aleks Danko

    DYALYSISFOURED MODERNISM, 2019, Somewhere on the edge, of something and nothing … (after Jackie Kay)

    , 2018–2019
    Wood, cardboard, plywood, Masonite, C-type photograph
    Dimensions variable
    Some things are better than others…#2 The New Spatial Economy Movement (Jude Walton and Aleks Danko) (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    Some things are better than others…#2 The New Spatial Economy Movement (Jude Walton and Aleks Danko) (detail)

    , 2018–2019
    C-type photograph, framed signed & titled on reverse, felt blanket & hooks
    250 x 110cm approx..
  3. 2017
    WAIT…I think this is where I lost my HULA-HOOP
    Aleks Danko

    WAIT…I think this is where I lost my HULA-HOOP

    , 2017
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    ‘…you might as well laugh mate, there’s nothing else to do…’
    Aleks Danko

    ‘…you might as well laugh mate, there’s nothing else to do…’

    , 2017
    Silk-screened texts on plywood, pine timber & acrylic paint
    Dimensions variable
  4. 2015
    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS
    Aleks Danko

    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS

    , 2015
    Installation detail
  5. 2013
    Strum Danny Strum (mirror mirror portrait)
    Aleks Danko

    Strum Danny Strum (mirror mirror portrait)

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood in two parts
    44 x 98 cm
    Danny Storm presents Aleks Danko at the Museum of (con)Temporary Mischief
    Aleks Danko

    Danny Storm presents Aleks Danko at the Museum of (con)Temporary Mischief

    , 2013
    Installation view
  6. 2011
    DILLY DALLY SO-SO SHIPPY SHOPPY? HO-HO HANKY PANKY BYE-BYE … shopping for and with the un-dead …
    Aleks Danko

    DILLY DALLY SO-SO SHIPPY SHOPPY? HO-HO HANKY PANKY BYE-BYE … shopping for and with the un-dead …

    , 2011
    Installation view, Sutton Projects
  7. 2008
    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid
    Aleks Danko

    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid

    , 2008–2009
    Sand blasted mirror and plastic mirror clips
    59 x 42 cm
    NUTS AND BOLTS MAKE A LOVELY PAIR WHEN YOU SCREW THEM (the optimistic mix)
    Aleks Danko

    NUTS AND BOLTS MAKE A LOVELY PAIR WHEN YOU SCREW THEM (the optimistic mix)

    , 2008–2010
    Technical ink and pencil on blue lake handmade paper
    102 x 72 cm
  8. 2006
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006: Your eyes are dark as night and clear as day
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006: Your eyes are dark as night and clear as day

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
  9. 2003
    Here we turn everything into fun to kill time
    Aleks Danko

    Here we turn everything into fun to kill time

    , 2003
    Stained plywood, ink on paper
    Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 15 – THE HOUSE THAT JOHN AND WENDY BUILT (another STOLEN generation mix-up)
    Aleks Danko

    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 15 – THE HOUSE THAT JOHN AND WENDY BUILT (another STOLEN generation mix-up)

    , 2003
    Ink and pencil on paper, each paper
    100 x 70cm
  10. 1999
    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 3 – AT HOME
    Aleks Danko

    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 3 – AT HOME

    , 1999
    University of South Australia
    HO HO Songs of Australia Vol 6
    Aleks Danko

    HO HO Songs of Australia Vol 6

    , 1999
    Chinese Scroll, silk screen print on synthetic fabric, PVC and wood
    Dimensions variable
  11. 1996
    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 1 – CARING COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED (detail of) Life’s Little Plot
    Aleks Danko

    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 1 – CARING COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED (detail of) Life’s Little Plot

    , 1996
    Oil paint on galvanized steel, broken beer bottles, engraved and gilded granite, rubber
  12. 1994
    From Dialogues With a New Window-dresser – DEPARTMENT TWO: For Display Only
    Aleks Danko

    From Dialogues With a New Window-dresser – DEPARTMENT TWO: For Display Only

    , 1994
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
  13. 1992
    Incident – Ambivalence
    Aleks Danko

    Incident – Ambivalence

    , 1992
    acrylic paint, varnish wood and Masonite
    28.5 x 27.5 cm
    multiple