Sydney Contemporary
NO FANTASY will present a curated exhibition by standout Australian artists, each of whom has been showcased by NO FANTASY at international art fairs such as The Armory Show, New York; Frieze No.9 Cork St, London; Paris Photo; Art Basel Miami Beach; Art Basel Hong Kong; and Unseen Amsterdam.
Venue
Carriageworks
Sydney, Australia
on view
Sep 2 — Sep 6
Carriageworks · Sydney, Australia
NO FANTASY at Sydney Contemporary 2026 - Booth #C04
Australasia’s premier art fair returns to Carriageworks from 3–6 September 2026, celebrating its landmark 10th edition. Bringing together more than 100 galleries and over 500 artists from Australia, New Zealand, Asia and beyond, Sydney Contemporary offers an unparalleled platform for discovering ambitious contemporary art, from emerging voices to internationally acclaimed practitioners. NO FANTASY presents a curated selection of new works by leading Australian and international artists whose practices engage with contemporary questions of identity, materiality and cultural exchange. Bringing together established and emerging voices across a range of media, the presentation reflects the gallery’s commitment to ambitious, conceptually driven contemporary art. Presenting Works by: JOHNATHON WORLD PEACE BUSH | ELLEN DAHL | JACKSON FARLEY | YHONNIE SCARCE | ALI TAHAYORI
Johnathon World Peace Bush
Burke and Wills
2025
medium
locally sourced earth pigment/ochre on linen
dimensions
120 x 120 cm
price
AUD 15,000
Artworks
19
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NO FANTASY
(THIS IS) NO FANTASY is a boutique gallery offering representation to a select group of artists shaping Australia’s art discourse locally and internationally. Resolutely committed to keeping our gallery small and rigorously curated, the gallery draws on decades of experience to strategically champion artists, building their profiles internationally. Central to our vision is a focus on international art fairs, off-site projects and exhibitions both in Australia and abroad.
Website
https://thisisnofantasy.com/Phone
0394177172Address
108-110 Gertrude Street Fitzroy Melbourne VIC 3065 AU
Sydney Contemporary
big things, clive, ned, ned on horse, star wars, brett, margaret, my uncle's car, fancy soap, slappy machines, the libs nuclear station finally built, kangaroos, an afl ball, aukus sub, that airline that went bust that my late grandfather had heaps of…, 2026
Digital Collage, Woven Jacquard Tapestry
173 x 315 cm
AUD 22,000
FINALIST - MA ART PRIZE, Sydney Contemporary 2026 This work overlays fragments of contemporary Australian culture onto a sixteenth-century Flemish pastoral landscape, collapsing inherited European visions of paradise into the debris of everyday national life. ‘Caution’ tape slices through pastoral abundance. Burning Holden Monaros sit nose down in decorative swamp. Clive Palmer, Olley flowers, Ned Kelly, AUKUS submarine, Star Wars ships, an AFL footy, warning signage and fancy soap accumulate without hierarchy, forming a dense mythology assembled from cultural residue rather than historical fact. Humour and absurdity become a way to approach more uncomfortable questions about ownership, belonging, and the stories Australia tells about itself. The tapestry stages an unstable accumulation of nostalgia, spectacle and contradiction, where inherited fantasies of paradise collide with the symbols of contemporary Australia. The work asks how these cultural myths continue to shape belonging - and how the same symbols are used to mark out and control a land that was never freely given.