Kay Abude is an artist based in Melbourne, Australia. She has an expanded sculptural practice working in large-scale installation, photography, performance, video and silk screen printing. Abude’s work is about work itself: the value of it, the effort, the inequality and insecurity of it, especially for artists. Her recent commissions include BE CREATIVE REMAIN RESILIENT, Mural Commission, The Showroom, London, United Kingdom, 2023-24; Smoko Room, Paul Selzer Prize, Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery, Southbank, 2023; (DON’T) BE AN ARTIST, Flash Forward – Creative Laneways Project, The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, 2021; NEVER WORK/ STOP WORKING, NGV Triennial EXTRA, NGV International, Melbourne, 2021; and WORK WORTH DOING, La Trobe Art Institute, Bendigo, Victoria, 2020-21. Abude was a studio artist at Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne from 2019 to 2022.
Work Clothes (Costumes)
Kay Abude
2012
Wool, cotton, calico and linen made into costumes and performed by staff at Craft Victoria, Melbourne
Dimensions variable
This project was developed for New Babylon curated by Jessica O’Brien and Pip Wallis for the 2012 Next Wave Festival, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, 19 – 26 May, 2012.
A set of garments were designed and made by Kay Abude for Craft Victoria and worn by staff as a “uniform” for one working week during the 2012 Next Wave Festival.
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