Aleks Danko
A FAMILY RESEMBLANCE – D’AILLEURS, CÉST TOUJOURS LES AUTRES QUI MEURENT (Marcel Duchamp 1887–1968) trans: BESIDES, IT’S ALWAYS THE OTHERS WHO DIE (another self-portrait), 2024–26
Plywood, timber stain, oil paint, galvanized steel shelf with empty frame, galvanized steel, brass
Dimensions variable
Photo Christian Capurro
Aleks Danko’s recent practice is the subject of a major solo exhibition at McClelland. Entitled A(GAP)E— mesmerized by some / thing. A reflection 2016 – 2026, the exhibition features made by Danko over the past ten years.
Curated by the artist himself, A(GAP)E is a distillation of Danko’s critique of the conventions governing the making of art, where it is encountered, and how it is perceived, experienced, and read.
Aleks Danko
A(GAP)E— mesmerized by some / thing. A reflection 2016 – 2026
14 March – 14 June 2026
McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park
Langwarrin, VIC
Born in Adelaide in 1950, Aleks Danko’s artistic career spans more than five decades. Working across a diverse range of media including drawing, sculpture, installation, performance, and public art, Danko combines irony, humour and sarcasm with aesthetically sophisticated and materially confident gestures to interrogate the social, political and cultural landscape of Australia.
Artist’s profileInstallation view
Aleks Danko
A(GAP)E— mesmerized by some / thing. A reflection 2016 – 2026, 2026
McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park
Photo Christian Capurro
Aleks Danko
The Elf in Danko, 2026
Plywood, timber, acrylic paint, plaster cast
Dimensions variable
Photo Christian Capurro
Aleks Danko
verklempt, 2026
Colour laser print
41 x 31.5cm (framed)
Photo Christian Capurro
Aleks Danko
“… now I’m getting a little verklempt, talk amongst yourselves…”, 2026
Corten steel plinths, white pencil
Dimensions variable
Photo Christian Capurro
Installation view
Aleks Danko
A(GAP)E— mesmerized by some / thing. A reflection 2016 – 2026, 2026
McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park
Photo Christian Capurro
Aleks Danko
Corner / Cornered / Cornerwise, 2021-26
Laser print, acrylic paint
Dimensions variable
Photo Christian Capurro
Aleks Danko
NO! NO! NO! NO MORE MUSEUM OF CRÉCHE ART – cut the boredom (after Bruce Nauman), 2019-26
Felt, plywood, acrylic paint, galvanised steel, analogue clock
Dimensions variable
Photo Christian Capurro
Installation view
Aleks Danko
A(GAP)E— mesmerized by some / thing. A reflection 2016 – 2026, 2026
McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park
Photo Christian Capurro
Aleks Danko
Dyalishfoured Modernism (no more art language), 2019
Cardboard, masonite, plywood, C-typpe photograph, wooden chairs
Dimensions variable
Photo Christian Capurro
Installation view
Aleks Danko
A(GAP)E— mesmerized by some / thing. A reflection 2016 – 2026, 2026
McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park
Photo Christian Capurro
Installation view
Aleks Danko
A(GAP)E— mesmerized by some / thing. A reflection 2016 – 2026, 2026
McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park
Photo Christian Capurro
