Category: Collection

Journeys North: Max Pam inspired by his memories of childhood

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   21 Jun 2016

‘Journeys North’ was ‘one of the most adventurous commissions undertaken by the Queensland Art Gallery’, and that ‘although the commission was conceived as a Bicentennial project, its importance will extend long after 1988’.1 In the mid 1980s, with the financial assistance of the Australian Bicentennial Authority, the Queensland Art Gallery commissioned six photographers, Graham Burstow,…

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From the Director: A ‘Time of others’ – now open at GOMA

Posted by Chris Saines, CNZM   ●   20 Jun 2016

The opening of a ‘Time of others’ is the final stage in a long and collaborative journey, a journey into four cities across three countries. ‘Time of others’ comes from the Japanese idiom 他人の時間 (tanin no jikan) – implying the simple courtesy of respecting other people’s time. It refers more broadly to the concepts of ‘time’ and of…

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A Journey to Sally Gabori’s Bentinck Island

Posted by Bruce McLean   ●   14 Jun 2016

Bruce McLean travelled north to Mornington Island to visit the family of Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori in preparation for the major exhibition ‘Dulka Warngiid – Land of All’. As part of his trip, Bruce was taken to Bentinck Island, Sally Gabori’s country, to view the places that were so important to her. Our trip to…

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Time of others

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   10 Jun 2016

‘Time of others’, a collaborative exhibition developed by four leading museums in the Asia Pacific and featuring 19 artists from across the region is now open at GOMA. The exhibition is a collaboration between QAGOMA, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (MOT), National Museum of Art, Osaka (NMAO) and Singapore Art Museum (SAM). The Gallery is…

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