DANI MARTI's new sculptures, architectural in scale, were a key part of the recent opening of Newcastle Art Gallery (NAG), following the completion of the gallery's recent expansion. The opening event for NAG, featuring MARTI's sculptures was huge - with thousands of people in attendance.
MARTI'S hanging red sculpture, 'Looking for Felix' is installed in the major exhibition, 'Iconic Loved Unexpected', in close proximity to the JULIE RRAP series, 'Persona and Shadow'.
"Around a corner, the dense red sculpture of Dani Marti offers a more tactile experience. Constructed from many tightly hung plastic-curtains that visitors are invited to move through, the roughly 4 by 4 metre Looking for Felix (2000) engulfs you in an intensity of colour and gentle swishing sounds: an ode to the Cuban artist Félix González-Torres." - Lara Chapman, The Guardian
New interactive works by MARTI were also on show in NAG’s outdoor exhibition ‘Inside/Out’, curated by Jasmine Fletcher, to celebrate Sydney WorldPride. ‘Inside/Out’ platforms LGBTQIA+ artists in order to explore the dual visibility and invisibility of queer expression and celebrates the central role of art in rendering visible the full spectrum of queer experience. MARTI's giant fluffy works were heavily featured in this show in the temporary sculpture park.
