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.
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Sydney Contemporary
Themis, Goddess of Justice, 2025
locally sourced earth pigment / ochre on linen
150 x 120 cm
AUD 16,500
Bush's invocation of Themis reflects the layered cultural landscape he inhabits as a Tiwi artist educated within Catholic institutions. Rather than signalling an embrace of the classical canon, the figure can be understood as part of the visual and ideological inheritance of colonial education—one that Bush subjects to the same critical reimagining as the monarchs, popes and political leaders who populate his paintings. In his hands, Themis becomes less an emblem of universal justice as she is in Greek mythology, than a site through which questions of sovereignty, authority and historical accountability are negotiated. His lived experience, Catholic education, and life on a remote island steeped in Indigenous traditions, means he inhabits multiple intellectual and cultural traditions simultaneously. Bush’s paintings meld Tiwi visual language predating the Renaissance with Western imagery, creating a visual reckoning with ancestry, empire and identity. In doing so he unravels the dark underbelly of history.