Anthony Lister

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Anthony Lister
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Born1979 (age 45–46)
Brisbane, Australia
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts, apprenticed under Max Gimblett (2002)
Known for Painting, drawing, printmaking, installation
Movement Lowbrow, street art
Website www.anthonylister.com

Anthony Lister (born 1979) is a contemporary Australian artist. Lister helped pioneer the street art movement in his home city Brisbane as a teenager, and later in the inner suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne. His artistic style employs charcoal, acrylic, spray paint, and oil. His exhibitions include those held at the Urban Spree Gallery in Berlin, Robert Fontaine Gallery in Miami, Allouche Gallery in New York, Olsen Gallery in Sydney, and Black Art Projects in Melbourne.

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Early life and education

Anthony Lister was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1979. [1] As a child he was influenced by his grandmother, who used to take him to art galleries. [2] She also taught him to paint, and showed him the work of Brett Whitely and Arthur Streeton at her home. [3] [4]

He attended Queensland College of Art, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . [1]

Artistic career

Shortly after graduating, Lister travelled to New York, where he found mentorship under influential New Zealand artist Max Gimblett. [2]

Lister has since exhibited his work extensively within Australia and internationally both in the gallery and on the streets, notably with Bogan Paradise, a three-story exhibition in a disused sex shop in Sydney 2011, Los Angeles solo exhibition curated by Roger Gatsman 2011, Los Angeles solo show New Image Art2011 and Unslung Heros, The Outsiders/Lazarides Gallery, London and Newcastle, UK 2012.[ citation needed ]

As of 2007 Lister's work presents fusion of culture, with influences from a number of areas and genres, including street art, expressionism, pop art, and contemporary youth culture. [5]

He is notable within the Lowbrow art movement and has been featured on Juxtapoz, Vogue Australia , Wooster Collective and Highsnobiety.[ citation needed ] Commercially, Lister has worked with various international fashion, lifestyle and technological brands such as Hermès, The Standard Hotel, Westfield, Vogue Australia, Samsung, and Mercedes-Benz.[ citation needed ] He has also collaborated with many well-known artists and personalities, including Blek le Rat, Space Invader, Mark "Chopper" Read and Nick Cave.[ citation needed ]

Collections

Lister's work is included in the collections of National Gallery of Australia, David Roberts Collection, TVS Partnership, Brand & Slater Architects, Brisbane Grammar School, BHP Collection and Artbank.[ citation needed ]

In film

Documentary-maker Eddie Martin released a short film about Lister's career in 2017 titled 'Have You Seen the Listers?' [6] [ better source needed ]

Lister was arrested in 2020, accused of drugging and raping several young women. Police seized replica pistols, drugs, and electronics. He was refused bail. [7] [8] He was granted conditional bail in the Central Local Court in Sydney. [9]

In October 2024, Lister was found not guilty by a jury on four out of nine charges. The jury did not reach a verdict on the other five charges, and a retrial was scheduled for 2025. His identity was subject to a suppression order until 12 December 2024, when his name was revealed and published in news outlets. [10]

The suppression order was implemented in 2020 after Lister received death threats. During the 2024 trial the media referred to Lister only as an unnamed "high-profile Sydney man" and was not permitted to publish other details that could potentially identify him. The judge who lifted the suppression order in December 2024 disagreed with characterising Lister as high-profile and suggested that he reduce his online presence to avoid further threats. [11]

Bibliography

YEARTITLEPUBLISHER
2015Public Spaces: Public PeopleGriffith Law Journal, AUS
2014Anthony Lister: Adventure Painter by Roger GastmanGingko Press, USA
2013Anthony Lister Sketchbook - 10 Years of Selected DrawingsBlackarts Projects
2010Beyond The Street- The 100 Leading Figures in Urban ArtGestalten, USA
2010Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned ArtTaschen, USA
2010Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary ArtRizzoli Books, USA
2010Anthony ListerMacmillan Art Publishing, AUS
2009Tales of White Trash ProphecyUpper Playground, USA
2008God Has a Plan to Kill MeKGallery, Italy
2007Uncommissioned ArtMelbourne University, AUS
2007Alarmi3Vanilla edizioni, Italy
2006Unfinished JourneyMacmillan Art Publishing, AUS
2006The GuildSeven Nine Press, AUS
2005Anthony Lister: Twice On SundaysFox Galleries Publications, AUS
2005I NY, New York Street ArtVerlag GmbH &Co. KG, GER
2005ConformPalgrave Macmillan Publishers, AUS
2004Anthony Lister Subtitled DVDFox Galleries Publications, AUS
2003Places & ThingsFox Galleries Publications, AUS

References

  1. 1 2 "Anthony Lister". Widewalls. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Lister, .Anthony. "Interview with Anthony Lister: The Brisbane street artist who became an international fine art sensation" (Interview). Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Smith, Jed (16 March 2015). "Anthony Lister street art: The blurred line between crime and culture". News.com.au . Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "The 50 Most Influential Street Artists of All Time39. Anthony Lister". Complex AU. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Anthony Lister Interview, retrieved on 2 August 2007.
  6. ↑ Martin, Eddie (10 August 2017). "Have You Seen the Listers?". IMDb . Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Costin, Luke (9 July 2020). "NSW artist to go to trial". Canberra Times . Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Street artist Anthony Lister charged with obscene Roxy Jacenko graffiti". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. ↑ AAP (19 March 2020). "Sydney artist bailed on rape charges". 9News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Beazley, Jordyn (12 December 2024). "Prominent Sydney artist Anthony Lister revealed as man found not guilty of two counts of rape". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  11. ↑ McKinnel, Jamie (12 December 2024). "Artist Anthony Lister can be identified as man at centre of long-running sexual assault trial". ABC News. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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