Jordan Wolfson's Body Sculpture is a robotic work of art, combining sculpture and performance to generate emotional and physical responses in the viewer.
The work can be viewed at set performance session times. It is a free and ticketed art experience. Sessions are on Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun. Book tickets below.
Jordan Wolfson is an artist whose work reflects the situation of the world today. Acting as a witness to the shadow forces within the human condition, Wolfson positions the audience in a physical and moral confrontation with issues facing society and our own place within them.
Wolfson’s animatronic sculptures stage the artist’s desire to reach a deeper register of audience feeling. His works reside at the interface of art history and new technology, drawing from a formal lineage of twentieth-century sculpture as well as images and motifs from the mass media, popular culture and the internet.
This is the first solo presentation of Wolfson’s work in Australia. The world premiere of Body Sculpture, a major acquisition for the national collection, follows Wolfson’s previous animatronic works Female Figure 2014 and Colored Sculpture 2016.
Body Sculpture is shown alongside key works from the national collection selected by the artist, offering further insights into Wolfson’s innovative vision.
© Jordan Wolfson, courtesy The Artist, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra.