Super Heroes and Gods are drawn to Brisbane

The Marvel Universe is a collective space where characters, whether street-level heroes or gods, interact while vigorously defending the social order against those who seek to disrupt and destroy it. Join Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and their allies and adversaries from the pages of Marvel Comics during ‘Marvel: Creating…

Captain America’s Winter Soldier delivers action in abundance

If you’re a fan of Marvel, head to ‘Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe’, at the Gallery of Modern Art where the Australian Cinémathèque is screening all the films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe including Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014. This is a great opportunity to see the films and never-before-seen set pieces which have inspired the exhibition.…

Installation view of Asgard: Protector of the Nine Realms and costumes from the upcoming Marvel film Thor: Ragnarok 2017, Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe, GOMA 2017

Thor’s Dark World is more than cross-dimensional chaos

Thor and his allies have all but brought peace to the Nine Realms, but the God of Thunder still yearns for Jane Foster. As a Convergence of the realms approaches, Foster, discovering its Earthly manifestation, is infused with the entropic power of the Aether, one of the Infinity Stones. This cross-dimensional chaos awakens Malekith (Christopher…

Installation view of Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe, GOMA 2017 / Photograph: Natasha Harth © QAGOMA

Iron Man 3 provides fun and excitement

During the exhibition ‘Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe’, the Gallery of Modern Art’s Australian Cinémathèque screens all the films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe including Iron Man 3 2013. This is a great opportunity to see the films then the never-before-seen set pieces which have inspired the exhibition. Following the Battle of New York, Tony Stark (Iron Man) struggles…

Captain America is a living legend

Steve Rogers, also known as Captain America, is the moral epicentre of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Known as the First Avenger, Captain America’s timeline incorporates World War Two and the present day. A symbol of courage, strength and patriotism, Captain America is as important now as when his character was first conceived by artists Joe…

Gerhard Richter Abstract painting (726) 1990

Gerhard Richter in Australia

The first major exhibition in Australia of work by Gerhard Richter – one of the world’s most influential artists – was shown exclusively at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) from 14 October 2017 until 4 February 2018. ‘Gerhard Richter: The Life of Images’ was a rare opportunity for Australians to experience the scope of…