29 September 2005 to 21 January 2006
Flush was curated by the Rexroth Mannasmann Collective, Nicky Adams and Andrew May. The show plundered the City of Melbourne's archive and Art and Heritage Collection and asked artists to respond to the collection and to Melbourne's public conveniences.
It also incorporated the third and mightiest Golden Toilet awards, GTIII, in which Melbourne architects and designers were invited to participate in a design competition for a significant CBD toilet site.
Curated by the Rexroth Mannasmann Collective, Nicky Adams and Andrew May
The Rexroth Mannasmann Collective is a Melbourne- based architectural practice and convenor of the inaugural Golden Toilet Awards (Fringe Architecture, 2000) and GT2, the second Golden Toilet Awards (Fringe, 2001). It also hosted the Suburban Detail of the Month competition (2004), which sought photographs of architectural details and culminated in a perpetual calendar.
Rexroth Mannasmann curated the RAIA's Small 03, an exhibition of new and emerging architects (2003). The collective's work is predominantly residential and competition entries, and it also featured in this exhibition.
Chalk Architecture and Design director Nicky Adams exhibited in the group show Under One Roof at Span Galleries, a Melbourne City Council grant project. She received a commendation for her entry in the 2004 Smorgon Art Prize, which she also entered in 2003. Nicky has curated and participated in regular artist group shows at the London Tavern, Richmond.
Dr Andrew May is principal editor of The Encyclopedia of Melbourne and has published widely on Melbourne history. He is associate director of the Cultural Heritage Unit in the Department of History, University of Melbourne, and was assisted by postgraduate Peg Fraser on this project.