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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associate of
Michael Goldberg
1952
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Bill Spencer
1919
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Richard Kelly Tipping
1949
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Robert Lindsay
Curator
Curated by
associate of
Frances Lindsay
Curator
Curated by
associate of
John Armstrong
1950
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
exhibited with
associate of
Tom Arthur
1950
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Maker (Jewellery Designer), Artist (Installation Artist)
collaborator of
Mishka Buhler
1950
Artist
collaborator of
Philippa Cullen
1950
Artist (Performance Artist)
collaborator of
Roger Frampton
1950
Artist (Sound Artist)
collaborator of
Joan Grounds
1950
Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Video Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Sound Artist)
associate of
Noel Sheridan
1950
Artist (Painter), Artist
collaborator of
Albie Thoms
1950
Artist (Screen Artist), Curator
associate of
Alex Tzannes
1950
Architect, Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Installation Artist)

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Periods active
  • 1970 -
  • 1970
Tags
  • Object
  • Conceptual art
References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel & McCarthy, Frances (1973), 'Recent Australian Art'.>]
Alternative names
  • Aleksander Danko
Trainings
  • Diploma of Sculpture, c.1967 - 1971 South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, South Australia
  • Diploma of Fine Art, 1967 - 1970 South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, South Australia
Cultural heritages
  • Ukrainian
Related people
  • Goldberg, Michael (associate of)
  • Spencer, Bill (associate of)
  • Tipping, Richard Kelly (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Robert (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Frances (associate of)
  • Goldberg, Michael (associate of)
  • Spencer, Bill (associate of)
  • Tipping, Richard Kelly (associate of)
Related works
  • Ideas, Words, Processes (creator of)
  • Log Dog (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Mebourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Contempora Fellowship, National Gallery of Victoria (received)
Related events
  • Songs of Australia Volume 16 - Shhh, Go Back to Sleep (exhibited at)
  • Project 3: Objects (exhibited at)
  • Object and Idea: New Work by Australian Artists (exhibited at)
  • 'Sculpturscape '73', 5th Mildura Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Recent Australian Art (exhibited at)
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