Richard Larter, Untitled, 1983, 178 x 157.

Richard Larter has long been recognised as a founding father of Australian pop art, a role he – with typical contrariness – rejected. His working ethos was as a non-conformist, entirely anti-authoritarian, scorning of power inequity. Arresting, bold and daring, Larter’s painting found energy in a fusion of popular culture, mechanical reproduction, the power of the ‘image’, new science, page 3 smut, and global politics.

Opening night: 7 November 2024, 6pm.