The University of Melbourne has announced a retrospective solo exhibition spanning 50 years of Victorian-based artist Peter Tyndall’s work, representing the artist’s most comprehensive exhibition to date.

The exhibition will run from 2 December 2022 to 16 April 2023 and feature over 200 works, drawing from the University’s significant collection alongside pieces on loan from national institutions and private collections, including a number of unseen works. The exhibition will encompass the entire museum and be accompanied by an engaging series of public and educational programs on the artist’s work.

Works from the 1970s to the present day will be shown alongside a selection of previously unseen pieces that underpin his practice. These include major bodies of work such as 130 unstretched canvas paintings from 2018, and works on paper from the 1970s, alongside milestone works such as The Right Angle Giver, his installation in the Arsenale for the 1988 Venice Biennale.

Image credit: Artwork Peter Tyndall, courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne