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Aleks Danko b. 1950

Also known as Aleksander Danko

Artist (Installation Artist),
Artist (Performance Artist),
Artist (Sculptor),
Artist (Draughtsman)

One of Australia's leading conceptual artists, the South Australian born Danko has always been concerned with process as much as the objects eventually (or ephemerally) created.

Tags: Object, Conceptual art

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Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

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The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

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Aleks Danko b. 1950

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

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