Aleks Danko

  1. 2022
    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!
    Aleks Danko

    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!

    , 2022
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)
    Aleks Danko

    DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)

    , 2021–2022
    Ink on handmade paper, fabricated galvanised sheet metal, galvanised nails, timber, ink-stained plywood
    Dimensions variable
    Aleks Danko respectfully acknowledges the work of John Marwurndjul, a Kuninjku, bark painter, sculptor and member of the Kurulk clan, and in particular his Mimih Sculptures that this installation draws upon.
    BEWARE: SCULPTURE’S ENEMY (debit or credit)
    Aleks Danko

    BEWARE: SCULPTURE’S ENEMY (debit or credit)

    , 2022
    Fabricated galvanised sheet metal, timber, acrylic paint
    225 x 75 x 52cm
    Portrait of Nigel Lendon 1944 – 2021 (Device for Anticipating the Future N.L)
    Aleks Danko

    Portrait of Nigel Lendon 1944 – 2021 (Device for Anticipating the Future N.L)

    , 2022
    Detail
    BEWARE: SCULPTURE’S ENEMY (debit or credit)
    Aleks Danko

    BEWARE: SCULPTURE’S ENEMY (debit or credit)

    , 2022
    Detail
    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)
    Aleks Danko

    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)

    , 2022
    Fabricated galvanised sheet metal, felted fabric, forged steel, graphite, shellac, epoxy paint, framed laser print
    Dimensions variable
    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)
    Aleks Danko

    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)

    , 2022
    Detail
    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)
    Aleks Danko

    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)

    , 2022
    Detail
    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)
    Aleks Danko

    “… are we getting warmer? … are we? …” (Self Portrait – Clown)

    , 2022
    Detail
    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)
    Aleks Danko

    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)

    , 2022
    Fabricated galvanised sheet metal, acrylic paint, woollen fabric, framed drawing by John Nixon, 'Self Portrait (Architectonic Composition)' 1982, acrylic and oil-stick on Spirax paper
    Dimensions variable
    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)
    Aleks Danko

    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)

    , 2022
    Detail
    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)
    Aleks Danko

    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)

    , 2022
    Detail
    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)
    Aleks Danko

    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)

    , 2022
    Detail
    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)
    Aleks Danko

    John Nixon Objective Portrait 1915 – 2020 (In Memoriam Composition)

    , 2022
    Detail
    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!
    Aleks Danko

    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!

    , 2022
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    THE SELF PORTRAIT GALLERY (blush edit)
    Aleks Danko

    THE SELF PORTRAIT GALLERY (blush edit)

    , 2022
    Sandblast-etched mirrors, plastic mirror clips, acrylic on canvas
    62 x 440cm
    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!
    Aleks Danko

    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!

    , 2022
    Silk-screened flags on synthetic fabric
    Each 300 x 150cm
    IN THE PRESENCE OF FOLLY
    Aleks Danko

    IN THE PRESENCE OF FOLLY

    , 2022
    Fabricated galvanised sheet metal, wood, acrylic paint
    296 x 134 x 65cm
    Portrait of Nigel Lendon 1944 – 2021 (Device for Anticipating the Future N.L)
    Aleks Danko

    Portrait of Nigel Lendon 1944 – 2021 (Device for Anticipating the Future N.L)

    , 2022
    Fabricated galvanised sheet metal, timber, leather, acrylic paint
    238 x 60 x 60cm approx.
    Selfie Portrait no.1— It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid
    Aleks Danko

    Selfie Portrait no.1— It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid

    , 2009–2022
    Sand blasted mirror and plastic mirror clips
    59 x 42cm
    Ed. 1 of 10
    Selfie Portrait No.3 – I GIVE YOU NOTHING
    Aleks Danko

    Selfie Portrait No.3 – I GIVE YOU NOTHING

    , 2017–2022
    A2 sandblast-etched mirror
    59 x 42cm
    Warning KLIKKLAK
    Aleks Danko

    Warning KLIKKLAK

    , 2022
  2. 2021
    This is a poem
    Aleks Danko

    This is a poem

    , 2021
    Installation view, Buxton Contempory
    This is a poem
    Aleks Danko

    This is a poem

    , 2021
    Installation view, Buxton Contemporary
    This is a poem
    Aleks Danko

    This is a poem

    , 2021
    Installation view, Buxton Contemporary
    PLINTH & PROP TOO
    Aleks Danko

    PLINTH & PROP TOO

    , 2021
    Fabricated galvanised sheet metal, acrylic paint, wood, ink
    156.5 x 55 x 42cm
    PLINTH & PROP TOO
    Aleks Danko

    PLINTH & PROP TOO

    , 2021
    Detail
  3. 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
    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.
    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
    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
    “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, Sutton Gallery
    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.
    … 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
  4. 2018
    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!
    Aleks Danko

    KLIK! KLAK! VERTI-KLAK!

    , 2018
    Silk-screened flags on synthetic fabric
    300 x 150cm
  5. 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
    a message-stick to you rude boy / dot dot dot
    Aleks Danko

    a message-stick to you rude boy / dot dot dot

    , 2017
    Microphone stand, wood, plastic, ink on fabric
    204 x 91 x 3cm
    NOTHING STUPID BEYOND THIS POINT (selfie portrait no.2)
    Aleks Danko

    NOTHING STUPID BEYOND THIS POINT (selfie portrait no.2)

    , 2017
    A2 mirror, sandblast-etched mirror clips, signed and dated on reverse
    59 x 42cm
    Edition of 10
    EEVA<br>HESSA<br>ATTA<br>HERRADRESSA<br>(that which falls to the floor, stays on the floor …)
    Aleks Danko

    EEVA
    HESSA
    ATTA
    HERRADRESSA
    (that which falls to the floor, stays on the floor …)

    , 2017
    Laser prints, ink on carved wooden relief, rolled rawhide bones, oil-based paint on steel (wire-time)
    Dimensions variable
    The Four Rivers
    Aleks Danko

    The Four Rivers

    , 2017
    Framed digital prints, shellacked wooden stand and galvanized steel watering can
    Framed works 44 x 62cm and 73 x 103cm, watering can 143 x 58 x 58cm
    Do the dog, not the donkey
    Aleks Danko

    Do the dog, not the donkey

    , 2017
    Plywood, pine, stone bone, galvanised steel, recycled blanket
    179 x 79 x 54cm
    Stupid as a Painter, Thick as a Sculptor (AC/DC edit) or how I learnt to love Postmodernism, One Two
    Aleks Danko

    Stupid as a Painter, Thick as a Sculptor (AC/DC edit) or how I learnt to love Postmodernism, One Two

    , 1987–2017
    Laser prints
    29 x 29cm
    Edition of 2
    (from) HA A(void) LAUGHING
    Aleks Danko

    (from) HA A(void) LAUGHING

    , 2017
    Silkscreen print, dry-mounted
    52 x 39cm
    Edition of 49
    OOMAMABOOMBA(white out edit)- with Martin King & The Australian Print Workshop
    Aleks Danko

    OOMAMABOOMBA(white out edit)- with Martin King & The Australian Print Workshop

    , 2014–2017
    Artist’s reproof, photo-litho, liquid paper, pencil on BFK Rives 250gsm paper
    Edition of 2
    KNOT AND BLOT
    Aleks Danko

    KNOT AND BLOT

    , 2009–2017
    Technical drawing ink on Blue Lake 400gsm handmade paper, 3 parts
    109 x 77.5cm
    KNOT AND BLOT
    Aleks Danko

    KNOT AND BLOT

    , 2009–2017
    Detail
    … it’s such a thin line between stupid and clever … with Martin King & The Australian Print Workshop
    Aleks Danko

    … it’s such a thin line between stupid and clever … with Martin King & The Australian Print Workshop

    , 2014–2017
    Embossed from an etching plate on BFK Rives 250gsm paper
    33 x 35cm
    Edition of 14
    ANOTHER GOLDEN SUMMER NO.2<br>Tom: ‘Look Arthur, another sunset’
    Aleks Danko

    ANOTHER GOLDEN SUMMER NO.2
    Tom: ‘Look Arthur, another sunset’

    , 2017
    Cardboard, pencil & shellac
    31 x 31cm
    “David Shrigley meet Michael Leunig”
    Aleks Danko

    “David Shrigley meet Michael Leunig”

    , 2009–2017
    Acrylic on plywood
    360 x 450cm
    A LITTLE MORNING DRIZZLE BUT MAINLY FINE
    Aleks Danko

    A LITTLE MORNING DRIZZLE BUT MAINLY FINE

    , 1970–2017
    Glass preserving jar, rubber, distilled water and laser-cut, engraved acrylic sheet
    28 x 17cm
    Edition of 7
    THE ALPHABET, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED AND SEALED FOR YOUR PROTECTION (f/or, Emily Foiled)
    Aleks Danko

    THE ALPHABET, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED AND SEALED FOR YOUR PROTECTION (f/or, Emily Foiled)

    , 1970–2017
    Glass preserving jar, rubber, laser-cut MDF/oil painted alphabet, zip-lock plastic bags and sandblast etched text with graphite
    22 x 11cm
    Edition of 7
    HA HA HA #Aleks Danko (the last laugh)
    Aleks Danko

    HA HA HA #Aleks Danko (the last laugh)

    , 2015–2017
    Photo-offset print, dry-mounted on aluminium sheet
    138 x 97cm
    Edition of 3
    I GIVE YOU NOTHING (selfie portrait no.3)
    Aleks Danko

    I GIVE YOU NOTHING (selfie portrait no.3)

    , 2017
    A2 sandblast-etched mirror
    59 x 42cm
    Edition of 10
    taken in air (my other self portrait)
    Aleks Danko

    taken in air (my other self portrait)

    , 2009–2017
    Digital print on archival 180gsm paper
    44 x 31cm
    Malcolm Malsplaining (an innovative and agile boy)
    Aleks Danko

    Malcolm Malsplaining (an innovative and agile boy)

    , 2017
    Oil paint on wood and plywood
    151 x 25 x 45cm
    incident – ambivalence: I love a sunburnt country …
    Aleks Danko

    incident – ambivalence: I love a sunburnt country …

    , 1991–2017
    Timber, masonite, acrylic, varnish, signed, dated & editioned on reverse
    28.5 x 27.5cm
    Edition of 11
    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, Suttno Gallery
    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
    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
    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
    Aleks Two Moons MCA
    Aleks Danko

    Aleks Two Moons MCA

    , 2017
    Acrylic paint on plywood, in two parts
    44 x 99cm
  6. 2015
    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS
    Aleks Danko

    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS

    , 2015
    Installation detail, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS
    Aleks Danko

    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS

    , 2015
    Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS
    Aleks Danko

    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS

    , 2015
    Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS
    Aleks Danko

    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS

    , 2015
    Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS
    Aleks Danko

    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS

    , 2015
    Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS
    Aleks Danko

    MY FELLOW AUS-TRA-ALIENS

    , 2015
    Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
  7. 2013
    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, Sutton Gallery
    golly golly, Polly Bolly (mirror/mirror portrait)
    Aleks Danko

    golly golly, Polly Bolly (mirror/mirror portrait)

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood, in two parts
    44 x 99cm
    Aleks Mooning at the MCA
    Aleks Danko

    Aleks Mooning at the MCA

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood
    88cm diameter
    Christian B. Shadow Shadow (mirror/mirror portrait)
    Aleks Danko

    Christian B. Shadow Shadow (mirror/mirror portrait)

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood, in two parts
    44 x 99.5cm
    Sylvie Furry-Tempting (pompidou-placated-portrait)
    Aleks Danko

    Sylvie Furry-Tempting (pompidou-placated-portrait)

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood, synthetic fur
    166 x 43 x 43cm
    another pointless self-portrait
    Aleks Danko

    another pointless self-portrait

    , 2013
    Wood, laser-cut plastic, stainless steel screws
    98 x 90 x 133cm
    Joseph OnlyOneBroom Unkouth (TU. U. R. MUTT)
    Aleks Danko

    Joseph OnlyOneBroom Unkouth (TU. U. R. MUTT)

    , 2013
    One millet broom, acrylic paint
    146 x 30 x 30cm
    Strum Danny Strum (mirror/mirror portrait)
    Aleks Danko

    Strum Danny Strum (mirror/mirror portrait)

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood, in two parts
    44 x 98cm
    Just call me Del … The Pineappleman
    Aleks Danko

    Just call me Del … The Pineappleman

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood, pvc, in four parts
    198 x 34.5cm
    Jonny Jonny, Yeahaw, Yeahaw (mirror/mirror portrait)
    Aleks Danko

    Jonny Jonny, Yeahaw, Yeahaw (mirror/mirror portrait)

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood, in two parts
    44 x 99cm
    Sylvie Furry-Tempting (Paris ’68 tear-gas edit
    Aleks Danko

    Sylvie Furry-Tempting (Paris ’68 tear-gas edit

    , 2013
    Acrylic paint on plywood, synthetic fur
    163 x 77cm
    Louise de le Prolétariat
    Aleks Danko

    Louise de le Prolétariat

    , 2013
    Cast plastic, mop
    158 x 30 x 30cm
    disinclined and disaffected
    Aleks Danko

    disinclined and disaffected

    , 2013
    Galvanized steel, oil paint, cast aluminium, wonderfelt
    Dimensions variable
    Jenny What’sOn?
    Aleks Danko

    Jenny What’sOn?

    , 2013
    Synthetic netting, wood, glass
    Dimensions variable
    Danny Storm presents Aleks Danko at<br>The Museum of (con)Temporary Mischief
    Aleks Danko

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

    , 2013
    Exhibition invitation
    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, Sutton Gallery
    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, Sutton Gallery
    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, Sutton Gallery
  8. 2012
    Bag display
    Aleks Danko

    Bag display

    , 2012
    Paper shopping bags, wood relief, gold leaf
    73 x 75cm
  9. 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
    Face
    Aleks Danko

    Face

    , 2011
    Pencil and ink on Canaletto watercolour paper
    250cm x 420cm
    Landscape Mural (Birth School Work Death)
    Aleks Danko

    Landscape Mural (Birth School Work Death)

    , 2011
    Pencil, ink and gouache on Canaletto watercolour paper & fabricated coloured paper
    Both 250cm x 245cm
    Shippy Shoppy(bag edition)
    Aleks Danko

    Shippy Shoppy(bag edition)

    , 2011
    Paper shopping bag
    Edition of 60
    PHHHHIT HEAD
    Aleks Danko

    PHHHHIT HEAD

    , 2011
    Cardboard, plastic, acrylic paint
    15 x 20cm
    Edition of 14
    POINT TO POINT
    Aleks Danko

    POINT TO POINT

    , 2011
    Ink, pencil, acrylic on Blue Lake paper
    WHAT IS, THE POINT?
    Aleks Danko

    WHAT IS, THE POINT?

    , 2011
    Plywood, plastic, pencil, laser prints on core board, printed cotton/polyester fabric
    Edition of 3
    Pointless
    Aleks Danko

    Pointless

    , 2011
    Exhibition invitation
    PHHHHIT HEAD
    Aleks Danko

    PHHHHIT HEAD

    , 2011
    Cardboard, plastic, acrylic paint
    15 x 20cm
    Edition of 14
    PHHHHHHIT
    Aleks Danko

    PHHHHHHIT

    , 2011
    Variable Dimensions
    PHHHHHHIT
    Aleks Danko

    PHHHHHHIT

    , 2011
    Variable Dimensions
    PHHHHHHIT
    Aleks Danko

    PHHHHHHIT

    , 2011
    Dimensions Variable
    PHHHHHHIT
    Aleks Danko

    PHHHHHHIT

    , 2011
    Dimensions Variable
  10. 2010
    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 72cm
  11. 2009
    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 42cm
    ?/2009
    Aleks Danko

    ?/2009

    , 2009
    Ink, pencil on hand made Blue Lake paper
    100 x 70cm
    NUTS AND BOLTS MAKE A LOVELY PAIR WHEN YOU SCREW THEM
    Aleks Danko

    NUTS AND BOLTS MAKE A LOVELY PAIR WHEN YOU SCREW THEM

    , 2008–2009
    Ink on hand made Blue Lake paper
    100 x 70cm
    THE TRIUMPH OF BUMMIFICATION OVER BRAIN
    Aleks Danko

    THE TRIUMPH OF BUMMIFICATION OVER BRAIN

    , 2007–2009
    Enamel on cast iron, foam rubber, laser print
    16 x 16 x 26cm
    FACE TO FACE (for Norman Laliberte)
    Aleks Danko

    FACE TO FACE (for Norman Laliberte)

    , 2009
    Ink on hand made Blue Lake paper
    70 x 140cm
    Chatter
    Aleks Danko

    Chatter

    , 2008–2009
    Engraved gravoply, stainless steel screws
    21 x 40cm
    DEE ONE TWO THREE BOX…BOX
    Aleks Danko

    DEE ONE TWO THREE BOX…BOX

    , 2008–2009
    Pencil, acrylic on hand made Blue Lake paper, acrylic on timber
    100 x 350 x 19cm
    HEARTACHE AMID ABSTRACTION (for Chitti Kasemkitvatana)
    Aleks Danko

    HEARTACHE AMID ABSTRACTION (for Chitti Kasemkitvatana)

    , 2009
    Ink, gouache on hand made Blue Lake paper, acrylic on timber
    210 x 210 x 19cm (approx)
    PHELTFONES (or why I still haven’t got an email address)
    Aleks Danko

    PHELTFONES (or why I still haven’t got an email address)

    , 2008–2009
    Cotton waste felt, tin plate, chromed steel, synthetic string
    225 x 235cm
    K(not) and B(lot) (for Anni Albers and Eva Hesse)
    Aleks Danko

    K(not) and B(lot) (for Anni Albers and Eva Hesse)

    , 2009
    Ink on hand made Blue Lake paper
    100 x 210cm
    POETIC SUICIDE
    Aleks Danko

    POETIC SUICIDE

    , 2008–2009
    Engraved gravoply, stainless steel screws
    A Joycean Laugh
    Aleks Danko

    A Joycean Laugh

    , 2008–2009
    Engraved gravoply, stainless steel screws
    59 x 42cm
    SITUATION: A Post?
    Aleks Danko

    SITUATION: A Post?

    , 2009
    Synthetic rug, acrylic on timber, laster print on timber
    Dimensions variable
    An Oak Tree and a River Red Gum (for Michael Craig-Martin)
    Aleks Danko

    An Oak Tree and a River Red Gum (for Michael Craig-Martin)

    , 1973–2009
    Glass, chromed steel, water, laser prints
    Dimensions variable
    An Oak Tree and a River Red Gum (for Michael Craig-Martin)
    Aleks Danko

    An Oak Tree and a River Red Gum (for Michael Craig-Martin)

    , 1973–2009
    Glass, chromed steel, water, laser prints
    Dimensions variable
    SALT? PEPPER? (for David Shrigley) 9th version
    Aleks Danko

    SALT? PEPPER? (for David Shrigley) 9th version

    , 2008–2009
    Pencil, acrylic, varnish on MDF
    150 x 125cm
    You know who you are…
    Aleks Danko

    You know who you are…

    , 2008–2009
    Ink on hand made Blue Lake paper
    70 x 210cm
    meaning is so… over-rated… (for Bianca Hester)
    Aleks Danko

    meaning is so… over-rated… (for Bianca Hester)

    , 2009
    Ink on hand made Blue Lake paper
    33 x 140cm
    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid
    Aleks Danko

    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid

    , 2009
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid
    Aleks Danko

    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid

    , 2009
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid
    Aleks Danko

    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid

    , 2009
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid
    Aleks Danko

    It’s such a thin line between clever and stupid

    , 2009
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    THE TRIUMPH OF BUMMIFICATION OVER BRAIN
    Aleks Danko

    THE TRIUMPH OF BUMMIFICATION OVER BRAIN

    , 2007–2009
    Enamel on cast iron, foam rubber, laser print
    16 x 16 x 26cm
  12. 2008
    i fascinate one
    Aleks Danko

    i fascinate one

    , 2008
    Acrylic, pencil, ink on canvas board
    25 x 20cm
    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 18 – A NEW VALLEY OF TEARS
    Aleks Danko

    SONGS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 18 – A NEW VALLEY OF TEARS

    , 2008
    Laser printed
    Artist's book
    Edition of 50
    Situation Nuts and Bolts
    Aleks Danko

    Situation Nuts and Bolts

    , 2008
  13. 2007
    Nuts and Bolts
    Aleks Danko

    Nuts and Bolts

    , 2007
  14. 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
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1953/1994/2006 Meditation on a window-dresser’s nightmare
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1953/1994/2006 Meditation on a window-dresser’s nightmare

    , 2006
    French polished timber, patinated brass, C-type photograph
    Dimensions Variable
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1953/1994/2006 Meditation on a window-dresser’s nightmare
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1953/1994/2006 Meditation on a window-dresser’s nightmare

    , 2006
    French polished timber, patinated brass, C-type photograph
    Dimensions variable
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Not a sound is heard
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Not a sound is heard

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Oh! Beautiful moonlit night
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Oh! Beautiful moonlit night

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 A birch tree in a field did stand
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 A birch tree in a field did stand

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 You are always beautiful
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 You are always beautiful

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    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
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Look how the mist spreads over the field
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Look how the mist spreads over the field

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Far away
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Far away

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Look to the sky
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 Look to the sky

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 The pine trees are rustling
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 The pine trees are rustling

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 I see a village
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 I see a village

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 And my father sings along with The Soviet Army Chorus and Band
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 And my father sings along with The Soviet Army Chorus and Band

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    78.5 x 108.5cm
    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 And my father sings along with The Soviet Army Chorus and Band
    Aleks Danko

    CULTURAL MEDITATION 1949-2006 And my father sings along with The Soviet Army Chorus and Band

    , 2006
    Gouache and pencil on paper
    66 x 108.5cm
    SOME CULTURAL MEDITATIONS 1949 – 2006
    Aleks Danko

    SOME CULTURAL MEDITATIONS 1949 – 2006

    , 2006
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    SOME CULTURAL MEDITATIONS 1949 – 2006
    Aleks Danko

    SOME CULTURAL MEDITATIONS 1949 – 2006

    , 2006
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
    SOME CULTURAL MEDITATIONS 1949 – 2006
    Aleks Danko

    SOME CULTURAL MEDITATIONS 1949 – 2006

    , 2006
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
  15. 2004
    VOLUME 16 – SHHH GO BACK TO SLEEP
    Aleks Danko

    VOLUME 16 – SHHH GO BACK TO SLEEP

    , 2004
    ink and pencil on paper, stained plywood, sound recording, lighting, acrylic, vinyl installation
    Dimensions Variable
    VOLUME 9 – UH-OH THE CHINESE ARE COMING…
    Aleks Danko

    VOLUME 9 – UH-OH THE CHINESE ARE COMING…

    , 2004
    A Sing Song
    Aleks Danko

    A Sing Song

    , 2004
    Lithograph printed in three colours, from three photo-litho plates, Velin Arches 270gsm paper
    105 x 75cm
    Sing an Embossed Song
    Aleks Danko

    Sing an Embossed Song

    , 2004
    Lithograph and blind embossing printed in one colour, from one photo-litho plate and one embossing plate
    105 x 75cm
    Sing White, Ecite, Impress
    Aleks Danko

    Sing White, Ecite, Impress

    , 2004
    Lithograph and blind embossing printed in one colour, from one phot-litho plate and one embossing plate on Velin Arches 270 gsm paper
    105 x 75 cm
    From A Noun to a Verb
    Aleks Danko

    From A Noun to a Verb

    , 2004
    Lithograph printed in one colour, from one photo-litho plate
    105 x 75 cm
    Sing Crazy White Song
    Aleks Danko

    Sing Crazy White Song

    , 2004
    Lithograph and blind embossing printed in one colour, from one photo-litho plate and one embossing plate Velin Arches 270 gsm paper
    105 x 75 cm
    Sing Crazy Red Song
    Aleks Danko

    Sing Crazy Red Song

    , 2004
    Lift ground, aquatint, etching and lithograph printed in two colours, from one copper plate and one photo-litho plate
    105 x 75 cm
    Songs of Australia volume 14
    Aleks Danko

    Songs of Australia volume 14

    , 2004
    Variable
    Songs of Australia Vol 14 2 – Anyway whatever (installation)
    Aleks Danko

    Songs of Australia Vol 14 2 – Anyway whatever (installation)

    , 2004
    Here we turn everything into fun to kill time – Songs of Australia
    Aleks Danko

    Here we turn everything into fun to kill time – Songs of Australia

    , 2004
    WHEN I GROW UP IM GOING TO BE AN ARTIST
    Aleks Danko

    WHEN I GROW UP IM GOING TO BE AN ARTIST

    , 2004
    LIFE (CRICKET) IS NINE PARTS BOREDOM AND ONE PART TERROR
    Aleks Danko

    LIFE (CRICKET) IS NINE PARTS BOREDOM AND ONE PART TERROR

    , 2004
    BUY A PARROT
    Aleks Danko

    BUY A PARROT

    , 2004
    Walton Lie of the Land
    Aleks Danko

    Walton Lie of the Land

    , 2004
  16. 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
  17. 2002
    Sing, Foam, Fume, Flame; Sang
    Aleks Danko

    Sing, Foam, Fume, Flame; Sang

    , 2002
    Duotone lithographj printed in two colours, from two phot-lith plates on Velin Arches 270 gsm paper
    105 x 75 cm
    The house that John and Wendy Built
    Aleks Danko

    The house that John and Wendy Built

    , 2002
  18. 2001
    VOLUME 9- UH-OH THE CHINESE ARE COMING…
    Aleks Danko

    VOLUME 9- UH-OH THE CHINESE ARE COMING…

    , 2001
    Lie of the Land
    Aleks Danko

    Lie of the Land

    , 2001
  19. 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
  20. 1998
    Lulie and Lulie Loo
    Aleks Danko

    Lulie and Lulie Loo

    , 1998
    Wood, MDF, aluminium , flurescent lights, liming solution, synthetic rug
    At Home
    Aleks Danko

    At Home

    , 1998
    Illuminate duo trans
    At home with analgesia
    Aleks Danko

    At home with analgesia

    , 1998
  21. 1997
    Lulie and Lulie-loo go to school
    Aleks Danko

    Lulie and Lulie-loo go to school

    , 1997
    LED CLock , ilumated duo trans, wood, acrylic paint
  22. 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
    Dimensions variable
    Installation view, Sutton Gallery
  23. 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
  24. 1992
    Incident – Ambivalence
    Aleks Danko

    Incident – Ambivalence

    , 1992
    acrylic paint, varnish wood and Masonite
    28.5 x 27.5cm
    multiple
  25. 1991
    What are you doing boy
    Aleks Danko

    What are you doing boy

    , 1991
    Installation view
    What are you doing boy (detail)
    Aleks Danko

    What are you doing boy (detail)

    , 1991
    Installation View
    Quack, Quack (Critic’s choice)
    Aleks Danko

    Quack, Quack (Critic’s choice)

    , 1991
    Installation View
  26. 1985
    Self Portrait (Building)
    Aleks Danko

    Self Portrait (Building)

    , 1985
    Galvanized iron
  27. 1971
    Concept of Sculpture. SCULPTURE as being the elusive object HA!
    Aleks Danko

    Concept of Sculpture. SCULPTURE as being the elusive object HA!

    , 1971
    wood, steel, engraved trafelite, canvas
    102 x 46 x 35 cm
  28. 1970
    Art Stuffing
    Aleks Danko

    Art Stuffing

    , 1970
    synthetic polymer paint on paper stuffed hessian bag
    75.0 x 58.0 x 30.0 cm
  29. DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)
    Aleks Danko

    DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)

    ,
    Detail
    DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)
    Aleks Danko

    DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)

    ,
    Detail
    DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)
    Aleks Danko

    DING DONG DING … love that sunburnt thing (Portrait of a Nation)

    ,
    Detail
    Aleks Danko

    ,
    Exhibtion soundtrack: Original field recording of a Brown Tree Frog at Portarlington, Victoria by Victor Meertens. Remixed and produced by Dean Linguey.
    Aleks Danko

    ,
    Detail. Exhibition soundtrack: Original field recording of a Brown Tree Frog at Portarlington, Victoria by Victor Meertens. Remixed and produced by Dean Linguey.

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