A three-decade retrospective of Mambo art has come to Sydney’s Ambush gallery, following a successful run at the National Gallery of Victoria. Self-described as the “bastard children of surf culture”, Mambo was established in 1984 and quickly rose to fame thanks to its irreverent sense of humour. Mambo: 30 Years of Shelf-Indulgence Exhibition (11 March – 26 April) features the works of Reg Mombassa, Emily Vanderlism and Numskull who mixed an unconventional celebration of the Australian identity with a surrealist sensibility. Here, Mambo’s managing director Angus Kingsmill takes us through some of the label’s key artworks