Rekospective
The Art of Reko Rennie
Rekospective is an immersive exhibition that charts the bold and dynamic practice of renowned Kamilaroi artist, Reko Rennie. The exhibition resists a conventional chronological sequence, allowing audiences to freely navigate the intersection between culture, politics and identity from a contemporary First Nations perspective.
Rennie’s distinctive style, which blends iconography from his Kamilaroi heritage with contemporary media, explores the complexities of his Aboriginal identity and Melbourne upbringing. Rekospective unveils new works from Rennie, presented alongside pieces that have garnered the artist international acclaim over the last two decades.
Rekospective showcases Rennie’s unique style and offers an important perspective in dialogues surrounding cultural and social visibility.
Select works
Reko Rennie
Initiation_OA_RR 2021 (detail)
three-channel colour digital video, sound
ed. 1/3
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2023
2023.757
© Reko Rennie
Reko Rennie
REMEMBER ME 2020
LEDs, plastic, aluminium, electrical components
(254.0 x 1878.0 cm) (installed)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Eva, Mila and Reko Collection through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2023
2023.229
© Reko Rennie
Reko Rennie
Kamilaroi born in 1974
Regalia 2013
neon on wood, glass, transparent synthetic polymer resin
(1-3) 61.0 x 75.0 cm (each)
Collection of the artist
Supported by Esther and David Frenkiel
© Reko Rennie, courtesy blackartprojects, Melbourne
Reko Rennie
Kamilaroi born in 1974
Initiation 2013
synthetic polymer paint on plywood
(1-40) 300.0 x 520.0 cm (overall)
Collection of the artist
Supported by Esther and David Frenkiel
© Reko Rennie, courtesy blackartprojects, Melbourne
Reko Rennie,
Home Sweet Home 2017
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne with the support of Professor John Hay AC and Barbara Hay
Collection of the artist
Courtesy Reko Rennie
Reko Rennie
OA WARRIOR I (blue) 2020
neon
189.3 x 80.0 x 5.9 cm
ed. 2/2
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2020
2020.733
© Reko Rennie. Photo: Samantha Lynch
Reko Rennie
OA WARRIOR I (pink) 2020
neon
189.6 x 80.0 x 6.0 cm
ed. 2/2
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2020
2020.734
© Reko Rennie. Photo: Samantha Lynch
Reko Rennie
REMEMBER ME 2020
LEDs, plastic, aluminium, electrical components
(254.0 x 1878.0 cm) (installed)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Eva, Mila and Reko Collection through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2023
2023.229
© Reko Rennie
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