GOMA kicks off Ten Year Celebrations with ‘A World View’

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   9 Jun 2016

GOMA will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year with exciting new artwork commissions and a program of major exhibitions commencing with ‘A World View: The Tim Fairfax Gift’. Since the opening of GOMA in December 2006, the two-site Gallery has established a wide-reaching reputation as a dynamic artist-driven cultural institution. The building’s tenth anniversary was…

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A World View

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An exhibition of works in the Collection acquired with the support of Tim Fairfax, AC, will open on GOMA’s ground floor on Saturday 11 June, honouring the visionary generosity of the QAGOMA Foundation President and leading benefactor. A World View: The Tim Fairfax Gift celebrates a decade of artworks acquired through the support of a single generous benefactor. Tim…

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From the Director: Cindy Sherman

Posted by Chris Saines, CNZM   ●   1 Jun 2016

Cindy Sherman doesn’t want for the world’s attention – she has had it since the late-1970s, when ‘Untitled Film Stills’ announced her arrival. I am so pleased we were able to welcome Cindy to GOMA for the opening of her exhibition ‘Cindy Sherman’. Cindy’s most recent show opened 3 weeks ago in New York and we…

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Vale: S. Teddy D

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   31 May 2016

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing on Friday of S. Teddy Darmawan, or S. Teddy D as he was better known. Teddy was born in 1970 in Padang, West Sumatra, to a Javanese military family, but became exposed to social activism that complicated this background for him while a student in the…

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A Bit Na Ta: A Sense of Place, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea/ Part 2

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   30 May 2016

‘A Bit Na Ta’ locates the – source of the sea – Blanche Bay, Rabaul – in the Tolai language of East New Britain. It is also the title of a project commissioned for the upcoming Queensland Art Gallery exhibition ‘No 1 Neighbour: Art in Papua New Guinea 1966-2016’. Comprising a music video installation and performance event, the…

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