Dianne Tanzer Gallery

Walking along Gertrude St. in Fitzroy there are so many art galleries to see and most have the same white walled format. Although Dianne Tanzer Gallery is a serious commercial gallery it does look a bit different to many of the other galleries. Dianne Tanzer is not another white cube of a gallery; there is a dinning table and coffee making area in its large front window, with a painting hanging behind it. I thought that galleries were creative places so it is good to see some variety.
There is the sign «Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects» at the door; lots of galleries are adding «project spaces». I’m not sure what space it refers to at Dianne Tanzer Gallery, there are are a couple of exhibitions at the gallery.
Inside the gallery I take a look at the exhibitions. Dianne Tanzer Gallery represents some notable Australian artists including Reko Rennie, Juan Ford and Vincent Fantauzzo. The exhibitions are generally of the highest quality and the current exhibition of new paintings by Magda Cebokli is no exception. Off the main gallery there is also a video pod for the increasing amount of video art shown at the gallery. I’m glad that I stopped to have a look.