Attention art hunters: there’s a new kid in town. He’s dark and mysterious. Coy. Some call him a dark horse. This may be because little is known of the new gallery. However it might also be a simple reference to the gallery’s title: Dark Horse Experiment.

This new player is a surprising addition to Melbourne’s commercial gallery scene. While numerous galleries unwillingly close their doors, Dark Horse Experiment opens theirs with a haaaaaaiya! karate kick in the GFC’s balls.

Dark Horse Experiment is the result of a collaboration between Adrian Doyle and Joel Gailer (former directors of Michael Koro Galleries), and Stephen Nall (Dickerson Gallery). These gallery old-hats wanted to create an exhibition space for both traditional and new media art forms, with an emphasis on curatorial experimentation.

According to Nall, “The artists we represent will often have hidden qualities – ‘dark horse’ status, if you will. Curatorial selections will be determined on the basis of a quality aesthetic, however there will be an emphasis on what’s new and relevant now.” The gallery’s first exhibition, The New Field, is a group show presenting one work by each of the gallery’s represented artists.

Come welcome this new kid to the block at The New Field’s opening night, 14th July 6-9pm.

Dark Horse Experiment

110 Franklin Street
Melbourne
Tues-Sat 12 til 6pm

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