How I Will Change (neons), Postscript A Burial Suit, The Armour of Hope, The Arms of Mother, Protest/Fist, The Tools of Hope, Clothes Portrait (Kate Just), Feminist Fan: Carolee Schneeman and Valie Export

Abstract

Armoured brings together significant works from Kate Just’s oeuvre dating between 2012 and 2020. The exhibition reveals the significance of armour to Just's ongoing practice - as a form of self protection of the body and skin. Comprising works in diverse media including neons, knitted works, sewn clothing portraits, found object sculptures and ceramic works, Armoured re-articulates Just’s ongoing concern with feminist self representation, skin as a subjective texture, and craft as a personal and political tool. Armoured includes works as The Arms of Mother (knitted and photograph), which were produced during a 2012 Australia Council Residency in Barcelona, and later exhibited in Louise Bour..