Ever wondered what culinary foam is? Culinary foam is formed by trapping bubbles into a liquid and is used to create a lightly flavoured and textured sauce with an aeration, where air is circulated through the mixture to create an ingredient that is more than flavour, it has an aesthetic appeal as well. Our current entree…
David Medalla is a unique figure in the history of twentieth-century art. His unpredictable and playful approach to art-making has made him difficult to categorise, but he is increasingly recognised as a significant figure in the development of installation, kinetic and participatory art. His practice deliberately avoids the idea of sculpture as solid, timeless and…
Brothers Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh collaborate with Hesam Rahmanian to construct provocative installations that challenge conventional modes of display and standards of value. The theatrical tradition of Ta’ziyeh, a type of passion play, is a particularly important influence on their practice with its use of props, theatricality, cross-dressing and irony. Sets and costumes are comprised…
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Robert Mercer’s photographs feature Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in far north Queensland, focusing on local culture, work places and events. Following is his artist statement from the original ‘Journeys North’ exhibition. These photographs emanate from two trips I made to northern regions of Queensland. In September 1986, I visited Yarrabah Aboriginal mission, Cairns, Mantaka and…
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In the years leading up to 1988, the Galley commissioned six photographers to produce a portfolio on the theme of community life in Queensland entitled ‘Journeys North’. Their images looked at attitudes to Australian community life, and the unique qualities of the Queensland lifestyle, land and environment. Last exhibited January 1988 it is an ideal time…
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More than 32 000 visitors streamed in through the Gallery’s doors during the APT8 opening weekend in November, making it our most successful weekend since GOMA launched in 2006. Among those visitors, almost 14 000 were part of a huge opening night party, more than 5500 experienced opening weekend and APT8 Live public programs —…
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