The Australian Contemporary Art Center (ACCA) is a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia. This gallery is located on Sturt Street in Melbourne Arts Precinct, on the southern outskirts of Southbank. Designed by Wood Marsh Architects, the building was completed in 2002. It combines facilities for Chunky Move, ACCA and Theater Malthouse.
In December 2015, Max Delany was announced as the new Artistic Director of ACCA, replacing the Artistic Director who left Juliana Engberg.
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Design
The ACCA consists of four large gallery spaces, and together with the nearby Malthouse Theater and ACCA form a courtyard in the center of the complex used for outdoor performances and exhibition halls. The building also includes two practice studios and administrative facilities for the Chunky Move dance company as well as a large set construction facility for Malthouse.
Aperture in a special rusted façade steel is maintained to a minimum to support a variety of transient, temporary and projected installation work, which contrasts with inter-pressed metal and glass surfaces in the interior. The European model reference design from Kunsthalle, acts as a flexible shell for art display.
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Exhibition
In its first decade, ACCA has commissioned more than 200 new works by Australian and International artists. Each year the ACCA receives six or seven new Australian artists for the exhibition. Selected Australian artists include Pat Brassington, Callum Morton, Patricia Piccinini, alongside international artists such as Martin Creed, Barbara Kruger, Tacita Dean, Jenny Holzer and Joseph Kosuth. ACCA also presents many thematic exhibits, as well as public art through initiatives such as the Big Wall project.
Statue
Upon completion of the construction, the famous statue of Vault by Ron Robertson-Swann was moved to the front page of the building, where it remains today.
Awards
- o Institutional Architectural Award, 2003
- o 2003 National Award
References
External links
- the ACCA website
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