For APT8, artist Rheim Alkadhi created The Eye Theatre Closes Its Doors, and Opens Them Again 2015, a photographic performance and installation that is both political and poetic. Using images of West Asia, the work focuses on the inherent theatricality that exists within photography and raises questions about our reliance on vision as a way…
An important event took place last year when, despite being in its inaugural year and still building momentum, the QAGOMA Future Collective‘s then 28 young and engaged members came together to select the first project to receive their support. Curators passionately championed exciting and distinct projects in spaces across the Gallery. It was not an…
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Abdul Abdullah,Australia b. 1986 / Groom II (Stratagem), Bride II (Subterfuge), Groom I (Zofloya), Bride I (Victoria) (from ‘Coming to terms’ series 2015) / Chromogenic prints, ed 1/5 + 2AP / Purchased 2015 with funds from the Future Collective through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery / © The artist The…
On Wednesday night, it was my great honour to accept a commendation to the Gallery for its long-term cultural engagement with Japan. Presented by Consul-General Mr Hidehiro Hosaka, the Commendation from Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, acknowledged the Gallery’s contribution to the enhancement of mutual understanding and the promotion of friendship and…
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What is the most common obstacle for schools in offering class excursions? The answer is the expense, and more specifically, the cost of transportation. Excursions have to be free or fund-raised. So for many classes, leaving the school grounds to experience learning in an off-campus setting is out of their reach. For the past 6…
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During my first sojourn in Paris in the spring of 1960 I went to Montmartre, the site where the Paris Commune started in 1871. A few days later I went to the Pere Lachaise cemetery where some of the heroic Communards were buried. Those two visits moved me deeply. I made a painting in honour…
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