25/5/2011
John Spiteri
Chert, Berlin
The House of Hair. A comprehensive exhibition by the Australian artist
The House of Hai is a solo exhibition by Australian artist John Spiteri. Born in Sydney in 1967, Spiteri has been exhibition widely in Australia, counting several presentations in private art galleries and museums. A comprehensive exhibition, curated by Bala Starr, was recently on view at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne. In the late ninenties he has been for several years attending masters as Associate Research at Goldsmiths College in London, and at the same time participating in several exhibitions in UK and Europe (Vilma Gold, London; Ibid Projects, Vilnius; New Contemporaries 2002 - Liverpool Biennial and Barbican Curve, London; Kampnagel Halle (k3), Hamburg among others). After his retourn to Australia in the early 2000, 'The House of Hair' serves as first solo exhibition in Europe of his ouvres.