As the art world becomes smaller, and the borders between artforms and disciplines become blurred, 10 international artists gather in Sydney, in an artist-led exhibition that creates a new gallery model for creative exchange.
You Little Rippa (crème de la crème) is both a show and a spirit of artistic collaboration — one that builds on a decade-long dialogue between Saint Cloche’s founding director Kitty Clark and the internationally sought-after artist Saxon Quinn.
Raised by his Australian artist mother, Dianne Coulter, in country Victoria, and later immersed in fashion, design and tech that took him to New York in 2016, Quinn’s exhibition path has brought him in close touch with creative communities across Europe and North America, from Madrid to Miami.
“You Little Rippa [YLR] is a curated collective of international artists I have conversed with over the past few years,” Quinn explains. “Some relationships continue into ‘penpal’ status — convos about everyday life, family and more, becoming admirers from afar. Artworks are traded, and a number of works from artists in the show are permanent fixtures in my home.”
“It’s a rare assembly of contemporary artists from across the globe, connected through friendship, collecting and creative exchange,” says Kitty Clark, who trained in design and worked as a fashion buyer for Gucci before establishing Saint Cloche in 2015. She has instilled a similarly cross-disciplinary approach at her gallery, sharing with Quinn a desire for bringing down borders in art.
Written by Michael Fitzgerald, author of Late: A Novel (2023) and Senior Editor at Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
