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The
Cat
Street
Gallery
is
delighted
to
announce
that
the
gallery’s
annual
salon
show
is
back
for
a
fifth
year,
with
a
special
Australian
twist.
'Signal
8:
STORM'
brings
a
selection
of
works
by
some
of
country's
most
prominent
contemporary
artists,
as
well
as
pieces
from
its
celebrated
emerging
talent.
Australia
continues
to
forge
its
presence
in
the
art
world
today,
setting
an
impressive
standard
for
its
contemporary
artists.
With
long-established
national
prizes,
biennials,
galleries
and
museums,
it
is
a
nation
whose
art
is
becoming
increasingly
recognized
by
international
collectors.
It
was
particularly
notable
this
year
in
Hong
Kong,
at
ArtHK
2012,
that
Australian
galleries
and
artists
did
especially
well.
Many
galleries
sold
out,
and
new
record
prices
were
set
for
some
of
the
nation's
most
sought-after
artists.
Buyers
were
snapping
up
works
by
some
of
the
country's
hottest
talents,
recognizing
their
increasing
value
and
role
in
a
contemporary
art
collecFon.
The
Cat
Street
Gallery
is
proud
to
continue
it's
cultivation
of
a
sustained
dialogue
between
contemporary
Australian
artists
and
Hong
Kong’s
rapidly
developing
art
scene.
This
year
the
gallery
brings
a
curator's
pick
of
yet
more
rich
and
dynamic
art
to
the
region,
and
for
the
first
time
since
it
opened,
The
Cat
Street
Gallery's
iconic
front
glass
windows
will
be
used
as
part
of
the
exhibiFon.
Archibald
finalist,
Juan
Ford,
has
created
a
special
installation
for
the
show,
which
will
take
over
the
gallery
-
setting
a
dramatic
tone
for
this
unique
exhibition.
Ford's
moody
'Conference
of
Birds',
is
a
spectacular
and
arresting
image,
evoking
dark
storm
clouds
with
the
intensity
of
its
blackest
part,
and
a
magic
delicacy
with
its
lightest,
becoming
all
the
more
surreal
as
it
wraps
around
the
building.
Inside
the
exhibition,
the
dramatic
mood
will
continue,
with
bold
colors,
surreal
shapes,
multi-media
-
whether
playing
on
the
importance
of
nature
and
landscape,
as
is
key
in
so
many
Australian
artist's
work,
or
the
notion
of
a
convergence
of
ideas
and
talent,
'Signal
8:
STORM'
presents
a
contrasting
and
collaborative
mix
of
artists,
listed
here
for
the
first
time:
Giles
Alexander,
Lionel
Bawden,
Jason
Benjamin,
Paul
Davies,
Daniel
De'Angeli,
Marian
Drew,
Juan
Ford,
Todd
Hunter,
Alan
Jones,
Tony
Lloyd,
Camie
Lyons,
James
McGrath,
Linton
Meagher,
Kirsteen
Pieterse,
Reko
Rennie,
Ward
Roberts,
Julie
Rrap,
Jason
Sim,
Marc
Standing,
Tim
Summerton
and
Anthony
White.
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