See two irresistible exhibitions: eX de Medici & Michael Zavros

 
Posted by QAGOMA   ●   29 May 2023

Preparations are underway for our winter program of two irresistible exhibitions ‘eX de Medici: Beautiful Wickedness’ and ‘Michael Zavros: The Favourite’, presented side by side at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane from 24 June 2023. Focused on the practice of two highly regarded mid-career Australian artists, these exhibitions offer opportunities for unique…

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Goldfield brooches: Uniquely Australian

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   24 May 2023

A selection of an intriguing group of brooches are on display in the Australian Art Collection, Queensland Art Gallery — made by unknown jewellers, they were produced in the Australian goldfields, circa 1880–1915 and are a peculiarly Australian innovation. These elegant pieces in uniquely Australian designs which are made from gold, small nuggets of native gold,…

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Five unmissable films featuring Juliette Binoche

Posted by Rosie Hays   ●   22 May 2023

Our focus on the incredible performances of French actress Juliette Binoche is halfway through. Here are five films not to miss before they leave the big screen at the Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. Buy Tickets Juliette Binoche Film Program GOMA, until 18 June 2023 #1 Clouds of Sils Maria 2014 Boasting powerhouse…

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Strike a pose: Exploring the self-portrait

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   17 May 2023

‘Strike a pose’ presents artworks made in the first decades of the twentieth century where artists assume the posture of the Grand Manner or ‘swagger’ portrait, exemplified by George Lambert’s The artist and his wife. These paintings are juxtaposed against Yasumasa Morimura’s modern-day parody Doublonnage (Marcel) which riffs on art history and the photographs of Marcel Duchamp, disrupting…

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Hard-edge abstraction: Testing the boundaries of painting & sculpture

Posted by Peter McKay   ●   15 May 2023

Margaret Worth’s Untitled 1968 (currently on display in the Australian Art Collection, Queensland Art Gallery) is a striking example of hard-edge abstraction by one of Australia’s outstanding abstract artists. This rare modular structure tests the boundaries of painting and sculpture in a melding of colour and form. In the mid to late 1960s, Margaret Worth…

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Go back in time to 1885 when Brisbane was a young township

Posted by Elliott Murray   ●   11 May 2023

Harriet Jane Neville-Rolfe’s watercolour Houses of Parliament, Brisbane 1885 (illustrated and currently on display at the Queensland Art Gallery) was painted just before the artist left Australia to return to England. We can clearly see Queensland’s Parliament House and other recognisable Brisbane landmarks from across the river in a depiction of the daily life of…

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