Rush is a new body of work by Melbourne-based artist Dalton Stewart, continuing his investigation of urban and spatial structures in relation to the presence of the body.

This exhibition evokes notions of community, sexuality, visibility and privacy. The exhibition is inspired by social and sexual exchanges in gay club environments and meeting spaces, particularly within cities such as Sydney, Berlin, and New York. Rush draws on the politics and atmosphere of these public and personal venues, encoding artworks with autobiographic anecdotes.

Through the displacement and alteration of corporeal structures, Stewart incorporates various media in a practice which manifests minimalist and formal work. In translating architectural structures from within these urban settings, he reflects on the fragmented histories of gay cruising and contemporary models of queer spaces.

Born in Johannesburg, Dalton Stewart is a multidisciplinary artist working in Melbourne. Stewart completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2016 and has exhibited at Firstdraft, Kings Gallery, George Paton, Margaret Lawrence Gallery and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.