Jonas Balsaitis: #LIVEWIRE – Civic Art Bureau satellite exhibition

#LIVEWIRE is a satellite exhibition of paintings by Jonas Balsaitis from the 1990s, including his series of Palette Paintings (1994), some electrifying-outtakes from the Drill Hall Gallery Analogue exhibition, and the screening of Balsaitis’s film Erratica (1982, M15+).

Join us for the official opening celebration on Friday 28 March from 6pm at Civic Art Bureau.

This satellite exhibition is held in conjunction with Jonas Balsaitis: Analogue at the Drill Hall Gallery, February 14 to April 13, 2025. Jonas Balsaitis: Analogue is an exhibition of paintings, prints, and experimental film by Australian artist Jonas Balsaitis (b. 1948, Germany), re-examining the artist’s use of ‘imaging systems’ in the context of contemporary developments in technology. Bringing together Balsaitis’s three monumental Metron paintings for the first time since their initial display at Pinacotheca Gallery Melbourne in 1972, Analogue shines a light on one of Australia’s most profound, yet underrepresented, experimental artists.

Curated by Oscar Capezio.

Thanks to Adam Bell and Civic Art Bureau for hosting this exhibition.

Image: Jonas Balsaitis, #LIVEWIRE, 1999, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 143 x 173 cm. Courtesy the artist