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| Anthony Lister | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Brisbane, Australia |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts, apprenticed under Max Gimblett (2002) |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, printmaking, installation |
| Movement | Lowbrow, street art |
| Website | www |
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.
Early life and education
Anthony Lister was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1979. As a child he was influenced by his grandmother, who used to take him to art galleries. She also taught him to paint, and showed him the work of Brett Whitely and Arthur Streeton at her home.
He attended Queensland College of Art, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts .
Artistic career
Shortly after graduating, Lister travelled to New York, where he found mentorship under influential New Zealand artist Max Gimblett.
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 Art 2011 and Unslung Heros, The Outsiders/Lazarides Gallery, London and Newcastle, UK 2012.
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.
He is notable within the Lowbrow art movement and has been featured on Juxtapoz, Vogue Australia, Wooster Collective and Highsnobiety. 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. He has also collaborated with many well-known artists and personalities, including Blek le Rat, Space Invader, Mark "Chopper" Read and Nick Cave.
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.
In film
Documentary-maker Eddie Martin released a short film about Lister's career in 2017 titled 'Have You Seen the Listers?'
Legal case
Lister was arrested in 2020, accused of drugging and raping several young women. Police seized replica pistols, drugs, and electronics. He was refused bail. He was granted conditional bail in the Central Local Court in Sydney.
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.
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.
Bibliography
| YEAR | TITLE | PUBLISHER |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Public Spaces: Public People | Griffith Law Journal, AUS |
| 2014 | Anthony Lister: Adventure Painter by Roger Gastman | Gingko Press, USA |
| 2013 | Anthony Lister Sketchbook - 10 Years of Selected Drawings | Blackarts Projects |
| 2010 | Beyond The Street- The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art | Gestalten, USA |
| 2010 | Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Art | Taschen, USA |
| 2010 | Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art | Rizzoli Books, USA |
| 2010 | Anthony Lister | Macmillan Art Publishing, AUS |
| 2009 | Tales of White Trash Prophecy | Upper Playground, USA |
| 2008 | God Has a Plan to Kill Me | KGallery, Italy |
| 2007 | Uncommissioned Art | Melbourne University, AUS |
| 2007 | Alarmi3 | Vanilla edizioni, Italy |
| 2006 | Unfinished Journey | Macmillan Art Publishing, AUS |
| 2006 | The Guild | Seven Nine Press, AUS |
| 2005 | Anthony Lister: Twice On Sundays | Fox Galleries Publications, AUS |
| 2005 | I NY, New York Street Art | Verlag GmbH &Co. KG, GER |
| 2005 | Conform | Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, AUS |
| 2004 | Anthony Lister Subtitled DVD | Fox Galleries Publications, AUS |
| 2003 | Places & Things | Fox Galleries Publications, AUS |
References
- ^ "Anthony Lister". Widewalls. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- Smith, Jed (16 March 2015). "Anthony Lister street art: The blurred line between crime and culture". News.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "The 50 Most Influential Street Artists of All Time39. Anthony Lister". Complex AU. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Anthony Lister Interview, retrieved on 2 August 2007.
- Martin, Eddie (10 August 2017). "Have You Seen the Listers?". IMDb. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- 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.
- "Street artist Anthony Lister charged with obscene Roxy Jacenko graffiti". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- AAP (19 March 2020). "Sydney artist bailed on rape charges". 9News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- 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.
- 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.