Category: Collection

Henri Rivière: Thirty-six views of the Eiffel Tower

Posted by Sally Foster   ●   4 Nov 2014

The Gallery’s edition of 36 lithographs by printmaker, amateur photographer and shadow play theatre designer Henri Riviere (1864–1951), combine the influence of Japanese art in Europe in the late nineteenth century with the impact of the Eiffel Tower on the city of Paris. Modelled on Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai’s (1760–1849) woodblock prints titled ‘Thirty‑six views…

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Contemporary trends, old art

Posted by Sally Foster   ●   15 Oct 2014

Installed in the restored spaces of the Queensland Art Gallery’s Philip Bacon Galleries, the new display of the International and Asian Collection links both architecturally and conceptually to QAGOMA’s vision for contemporary curatorial practice by offering an historic point of contact from which to begin or end your journey as you navigate your way through…

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The sublime and cultural difference

Posted by Kathryn Weir   ●   30 Sep 2014

‘Sublime: Contemporary Works from the Collection’ draws together culturally diverse points of contact with notions of the sublime through major works from QAGOMA’s Australian and international collections. Here, we trace some of the multiple historical and cultural narratives surrounding the sublime. In the last 30 years there has been sustained attention to concepts of the sublime in…

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Daido Moriyama is known for his gritty, intense photographs

Posted by Reuben Keehan   ●   24 Sep 2014

This stunning black-and-white photograph is by Japanese artist Daido Moriyama known for his gritty, intense photographs of the streets of Tokyo. A central figure in Japanese photography since the 1960s, Moriyama is renowned for his distinctive visual style and his singular commitment to documenting the everyday life of a densely urbanised society. An autodidact, Moriyama…

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Out of a Clear Blue Sky

Posted by Peter McKay   ●   23 Sep 2014

For nearly 50 years, Queensland artist Madonna Staunton has been creating a significant and personal body of work in both paint and collage. We explore her works, which are the subject of the exhibition ‘Madonna Staunton:Out of a Clear Blue Sky’, currently in the Glencore Queensland Artists’ Gallery at QAG. Madonna Staunton is well recognised…

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Tomás Saraceno’s webs & interconnected spheres

Posted by Ellie Buttrose   ●   19 Sep 2014

Argentine artist Tomas Saraceno is internationally renowned for his ambitious sculptures and installations that take the form of webs and interconnected spheres or bubbles. Frequently created through weaving and looping elastic rope into complex geometric forms they often resemble spider webs or clusters of galaxies. Taking his cue from architects such as Frei Otto (famous…

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