55 Sydenham Rd Marrickville NSW 2204 AU
4/7/11 – 4/30/18
4/7/11 – 4/30/18
This was an art space at a commercial property once occupied by an undercover KGB unit between 1983-1990. The late Dr Jim Cairns (former Deputy Prime Minister for the Whitlam Government) was reported to be the owner of the estate during this period. It was later revealed that a team of scientists conducted intensive research on the psychokinetic powers of Nina Kulagina (1926-1990). Following Nina’s death, the building came under review by the NSW Government as a result of complaints made by the subsequent tenants. On evaluation of the premises, the Department of Planning reported abnormal activity on site and requested assistance from the Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). Their paranormal investigative unit concluded that a poltergeist had taken possession of the lot. Several attempts were made to channel the specter for intelligence purposes, all of which failed and resulted in twelve unexplained deaths.
Founded and directed by artist Iakovos Amperidis, the space opened on April 7th 2011 and closed April 30th 2018. In 2012 it was co-directed with artist Leah McPherson, and between 2013-2014 with curator/writer Eleanor Ivory Weber.
Originally a single exhibition room, 55 expanded to occupy the entire first floor of the warehouse, housing two gallery spaces, and an adjacent artist-studio complex started and managed by artist Elise Harmsen. Between 2015-2018, 55 represented artists who also coordinated an open exhibition program.
55 acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional custodians of this region and pays its respect to elders past and present.
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Founder & Director (2011-18)
Iakovos Amperidis
Resident artists & program coordinators (2015-18)
Jelena Telecki / Anna John / Paul Greedy / Latai Taumoepeau / Simon Yates / Luke Parker / Elise Harmsen / Del Lumanta / Nick Strike / Sach Catts / Biljana Jancic + Conseulo Cavaniglia / Carla Cescon (2015)
Co-directors
Eleanor Ivory Weber (2013-2014) / Leah McPherson (2012)
Studio Manager
Elise Harmsen (2014-18)
Administration
Kelly Azizi (2017-18) / Charlotte Hickson (2016) / Nanette Orly (2015) / Nina Knezevic (2014)
Finance Assistance
Jelena Telecki / Mihajlo Starcevic (2016-18)
Assistance
Uri Auerbach / Megan Hanson / Hester Gascoigne / Del Lumanta / Talia Smith (2014-15)
Photography
Stelios Papadakis (2017-18) / Amanda Williams (2015-16) / Francesca Heinz (2014) / Jessica Maurer (2016)
Advisory Support
Judy Annear / Daniel Boyd
Thanks to the artists and curators who worked with us, everyone who came to our shows, the many who put down cash / art works, and to all the friends / family for their support.
Seini Taumoepeau, Denis Beaubois, Elizabeth Pulie, Alex Kiers, Sarah Goffman, Justin Trendall, Yasmin Smith, Sumugan Sivanesan, Connie Anthes, Alex Gawronski, Kenzee Patterson, Richard Kean, Anne Ferran, Andrew Newman, Rachel Scott, Alison McGregor, Zuza Zuchowski, Clare Milledge, Emma Davidson, Emma Ramsay, Emma White, Eloise Kirk, Shane Haseman, Ian Milliss, Matthew Hopkins, Vincent O’Connor, Kenzie Larsen, Vicki Papageorgopoulos, Francesca Heinz, Koji Ryui, Ella Rose Barclay, Samantha Whttingham, Gianni Wise, Jesse Hogan, Steven Pennington, Phil Aston Williams, Samuel Bruce, Karena Keys, Sach Catts, Scott Donovan, Ernest Aaron, Daniel Green, Sean Kerr, Philipa Veitch, Emily Hasselhoof, Mathys Gerber, Hany Armanious, Daniel Boyd, Mark Brown, Bonita Bub, Sarah Contos, Mikala Dwyer, Marya Elimelakh, et al., David Haines, Emily Hunt, Anna Kristensen, Ruark Lewis, Ollie McKenzie, Michael Moran, Ms&Mr, JD Reforma, Marilyn Schneider, Keg De Souza, Teo Treloar, Marian Tubbs, Andrew Hurle, Justene Williams, Mike Parr, Mitch Cairns, Mitchel Cumming, Brendan Van Hek, Jack Langan Dunbar, Ali Noble, Stephen Ralph, Sarah Newall, Zoe Robertson, Nicola Smith, Tony Albert, Neil Beedie, Anna Kristensen, Bianca Hester, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Anna McMahon, Ben Denham, Ben Terakes, Brian Fuata, Cybele Cox, Kate Beckingham, Luke Parker, Lynne Barwick, Michelle Hanlin, Patrick Head, Robert Pulie, Sean O’Connell, Tim Schultz, Vicky Browne, what, Del Lumanta, Clare Peake, The Twilight Girls, Andrew Hazewinkel, Suzy Faiz, Jake Atienza, Kuba Dorabialski, David Greenalgh, Talia Smith, Justine Youssef, Dominic Kirkwood, Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa, Madeleine Preston, Matte Rochford, Izabela Pluta, Sarah Minx, Susan Norrie, Athena Thebus, Michele Hanlin, Jasmine Guffond, Jason Markou, Dean Cross, Debris Facility, Nathan Beard, Sara Oscar, Tim Schultz, Tané Andrews, Cybele Cox, Stuart Bailey, Laura Hunt, Maggie Brink, Lisa Andrew, Tina Havelock Stevens, Mark Clyburn, Vincent OConnor, Katie Murray, Andrew Fedorovitch, Erin, David Ferrando Giraut, Janice Fieldsend, Julian Talarico, Joao, Anaïs Leroy, Andrew Haining, Brooke Andrews, James Weber, Ge Hailun, Nick Spratt, Isobel Parker Philip, Clara Chon, Leigh Russell, Susan Gibb, Nathan Thompson, Louise, Maxime Bichon, Matthew Hanson, Nuno Luz, Tyza Stewart , Sophie V Coombs, Chloe Geoghegan, Georgia Kaw, Maria Miranda, Aidan Archer, Adrian Clement, Aaron Seeto, Emilia Batchelor, Rachel Frere, Kimberley Ivory, Pedro Ramos, Scott Rogers, Martin Gascoigne, Stephanie Overs, Helen Johnson, Sofia Lo Bianco, Danae Fitzpatrick, Sarah Cottier, Samantha Ferris, Terry Burrows, Alana Kushnir, Chelsea Hopper, Kim Spinks, Clinton Bradley, Kathleen Rochford, Susan Best, Melissa Azizi, Laudy Azizi, Sakura, Hoang T. Vo, Uri Auerbach, Adrian Gebers, Caraline Douglas, Georgina Cole, Hoang T. Vo, Amanda Milledge, Tom Smith, Caraline Douglas, Michelle Newton, Claire Hargreave, Kailana Sommer, Pedro de Almeida, Lucas Davidson, Sarah Georgopoulos, Gianni Wise, Dara Gill, Tom Cole, Stefan Bagnoli, Sofia Freeman, Samar Dandy, Rafaela Pondilini, Nick Shimmin, Kieryn Mckay, Kelly Azizi, Julia Rochford, Judy Annear, John Cruthers, Jenni Carter, Elvis Richardson, Elaine Baker, Chris Jones, Brad Buckley, Anwen Crawford, Emma Sputnik, Soda Jerk, Amelia Groom, Jack Jeweller, Janis Ferberg, Deborah Kelly, Giselle Stanborough, George Tillianakis, Sarah Rodigari, Megan Hanson, Andrew Newman, Mark Titmarsh, Sebastian Goldspink, Bethany Small, Alicia Siberras, Techa Noble, Zanny Begg, John Ward Knox, Feary, Todd McMillan, Christopher Hanrahan, Nigel Lee-Yang, Ellie Godworth, Ruark Lewis, Daisy Farnham, Danielle Zorbas, Vaughn O’Connor, Helen Hughes, Naomi Oliver, Sean Lowry, Nigel Helyer, Matthew Allen, John A Douglas, Juilee Pryor, Matt Hanson, Sandra Di Palma, Sarah Nolan, Liz Reidy, Brianna Munting, Toby Chapman, Emma Price, David Capra, Dominic Kirkwood, Lisa Jones, Tim Burns, Amanda Rowell, Paul Donald, Hester Gascoigne, Elizabeth Anne, Katie Lenanton, Melissa Heris, Nat Randall, Luke McMaster, Oliver van der Lugt, Leigh Rigozzi, Bradley Vincent, KK+JLD, Lawrence Smith, Raquel Caballero, Jacob Ogden Smith, Black Scabbard Research Centre, Fimona Kinderloop, Daniel Mudie Cunningham, Kevin Do, Lucy Cliché, Sharne Wolff, Alexandra Clapham, Sharon Kitching, Jesse Pepper, Vida George Hunt-Hurle, Moiriana Chinzoka, Hetti Perkins, Alana Kushnir, Sheridan Coleman, Themelina Amperidis, Ilya Amperidis, Jasmin Vrachas, Kalotina Amperidis, Helen Terzopoulos, Zachary & Jordan Terzopoulos, Aegean Amperidis, Justin Playford, Salvatore Panatteri, Yudi Gani. Sorry if we missed you.
Many thanks to the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body for assisting us between May 2016 to April 2018.
Seini Taumoepeau, Denis Beaubois, Elizabeth Pulie, Alex Kiers, Sarah Goffman, Justin Trendall, Yasmin Smith, Sumugan Sivanesan, Connie Anthes, Alex Gawronski, Kenzee Patterson, Richard Kean, Anne Ferran, Andrew Newman, Rachel Scott, Alison McGregor, Zuza Zuchowski, Clare Milledge, Emma Davidson, Emma Ramsay, Emma White, Eloise Kirk, Shane Haseman, Ian Milliss, Matthew Hopkins, Vincent O’Connor, Kenzie Larsen, Vicki Papageorgopoulos, Francesca Heinz, Koji Ryui, Ella Rose Barclay, Samantha Whttingham, Gianni Wise, Jesse Hogan, Steven Pennington, Phil Aston Williams, Samuel Bruce, Karena Keys, Sach Catts, Scott Donovan, Ernest Aaron, Daniel Green, Sean Kerr, Philipa Veitch, Emily Hasselhoof, Mathys Gerber, Hany Armanious, Daniel Boyd, Mark Brown, Bonita Bub, Sarah Contos, Mikala Dwyer, Marya Elimelakh, et al., David Haines, Emily Hunt, Anna Kristensen, Ruark Lewis, Ollie McKenzie, Michael Moran, Ms&Mr, JD Reforma, Marilyn Schneider, Keg De Souza, Teo Treloar, Marian Tubbs, Andrew Hurle, Justene Williams, Mike Parr, Mitch Cairns, Mitchel Cumming, Brendan Van Hek, Jack Langan Dunbar, Ali Noble, Stephen Ralph, Sarah Newall, Zoe Robertson, Nicola Smith, Tony Albert, Neil Beedie, Anna Kristensen, Bianca Hester, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Anna McMahon, Ben Denham, Ben Terakes, Brian Fuata, Cybele Cox, Kate Beckingham, Luke Parker, Lynne Barwick, Michelle Hanlin, Patrick Head, Robert Pulie, Sean O’Connell, Tim Schultz, Vicky Browne, what, Del Lumanta, Clare Peake, The Twilight Girls, Andrew Hazewinkel, Suzy Faiz, Jake Atienza, Kuba Dorabialski, David Greenalgh, Talia Smith, Justine Youssef, Dominic Kirkwood, Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa, Madeleine Preston, Matte Rochford, Izabela Pluta, Sarah Minx, Susan Norrie, Athena Thebus, Michele Hanlin, Jasmine Guffond, Jason Markou, Dean Cross, Debris Facility, Nathan Beard, Sara Oscar, Tim Schultz, Tané Andrews, Cybele Cox, Stuart Bailey, Laura Hunt, Maggie Brink, Lisa Andrew, Tina Havelock Stevens, Mark Clyburn, Vincent OConnor, Katie Murray, Andrew Fedorovitch, Erin, David Ferrando Giraut, Janice Fieldsend, Julian Talarico, Joao, Anaïs Leroy, Andrew Haining, Brooke Andrews, James Weber, Ge Hailun, Nick Spratt, Isobel Parker Philip, Clara Chon, Leigh Russell, Susan Gibb, Nathan Thompson, Louise, Maxime Bichon, Matthew Hanson, Nuno Luz, Tyza Stewart , Sophie V Coombs, Chloe Geoghegan, Georgia Kaw, Maria Miranda, Aidan Archer, Adrian Clement, Aaron Seeto, Emilia Batchelor, Rachel Frere, Kimberley Ivory, Pedro Ramos, Scott Rogers, Martin Gascoigne, Stephanie Overs, Helen Johnson, Sofia Lo Bianco, Danae Fitzpatrick, Sarah Cottier, Samantha Ferris, Terry Burrows, Alana Kushnir, Chelsea Hopper, Kim Spinks, Clinton Bradley, Kathleen Rochford, Susan Best, Melissa Azizi, Laudy Azizi, Sakura, Hoang T. Vo, Uri Auerbach, Adrian Gebers, Caraline Douglas, Georgina Cole, Hoang T. Vo, Amanda Milledge, Tom Smith, Caraline Douglas, Michelle Newton, Claire Hargreave, Kailana Sommer, Pedro de Almeida, Lucas Davidson, Sarah Georgopoulos, Gianni Wise, Dara Gill, Tom Cole, Stefan Bagnoli, Sofia Freeman, Samar Dandy, Rafaela Pondilini, Nick Shimmin, Kieryn Mckay, Kelly Azizi, Julia Rochford, Judy Annear, John Cruthers, Jenni Carter, Elvis Richardson, Elaine Baker, Chris Jones, Brad Buckley, Anwen Crawford, Emma Sputnik, Soda Jerk, Amelia Groom, Jack Jeweller, Janis Ferberg, Deborah Kelly, Giselle Stanborough, George Tillianakis, Sarah Rodigari, Megan Hanson, Andrew Newman, Mark Titmarsh, Sebastian Goldspink, Bethany Small, Alicia Siberras, Techa Noble, Zanny Begg, John Ward Knox, Feary, Todd McMillan, Christopher Hanrahan, Nigel Lee-Yang, Ellie Godworth, Ruark Lewis, Daisy Farnham, Danielle Zorbas, Vaughn O’Connor, Helen Hughes, Naomi Oliver, Sean Lowry, Nigel Helyer, Matthew Allen, John A Douglas, Juilee Pryor, Matt Hanson, Sandra Di Palma, Sarah Nolan, Liz Reidy, Brianna Munting, Toby Chapman, Emma Price, David Capra, Dominic Kirkwood, Lisa Jones, Tim Burns, Amanda Rowell, Paul Donald, Hester Gascoigne, Elizabeth Anne, Katie Lenanton, Melissa Heris, Nat Randall, Luke McMaster, Oliver van der Lugt, Leigh Rigozzi, Bradley Vincent, KK+JLD, Lawrence Smith, Raquel Caballero, Jacob Ogden Smith, Black Scabbard Research Centre, Fimona Kinderloop, Daniel Mudie Cunningham, Kevin Do, Lucy Cliché, Sharne Wolff, Alexandra Clapham, Sharon Kitching, Jesse Pepper, Vida George Hunt-Hurle, Moiriana Chinzoka, Hetti Perkins, Alana Kushnir, Sheridan Coleman, Themelina Amperidis, Ilya Amperidis, Jasmin Vrachas, Kalotina Amperidis, Helen Terzopoulos, Zachary & Jordan Terzopoulos, Aegean Amperidis, Justin Playford, Salvatore Panatteri, Yudi Gani. Sorry if we missed you.
Many thanks to the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body for assisting us between May 2016 to April 2018.