A new exhibition is set to present insights into the contemporary art being produced by more than 30 Queensland artists and will open at GOMA from 11 July until 11 October 2015. ‘GOMA Q: Contemporary Queensland Art’ presents original insights into the character of Queensland art and culture. The exhibition will contextualise the most dynamic…
The Gallery has acquired five rare prints by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). The five new works are from a group of 15 etchings and drypoints known as ‘La Suite des Saltimbanques’ and were created on the cusp between the artist’s ‘blue’ (1901–04) and ‘rose’ (1904–06) periods. The new prints are integrally connected to Picasso’s paintings and…
The watercolour The bark hut on the plain, Darling Downs, Qld., Mount Sturt from Glengallan c.1850s by Conrad Martens (1801–78) provides new insights and connections to the colonial history of Queensland’s Darling Downs. In late 1851 the Sydney-based painter Martens arrived in Brisbane from Sydney via sea, and for the next few months travelled on…
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The moving in Pursuit of Venus [infected] 2015 by Māori artist Lisa Reihana is the focus of the QAGOMA Foundation 2015 Annual Appeal / 4 channel HD video, 32 minutes (loped), 5:1 Sound, colour, ed 2/5 A striking and immersive moving image work by renowned Māori artist Lisa Reihana has been revealed as the focus…
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Acquired for the Collection for inclusion in ‘The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art‘ (APT8) 21 November 2015 – 10 April 2016, are four paintings by the most inventive practitioners of contemporary Mongolian zurag. These are a fine introduction to the art being produced in one of Asia’s most exciting new artistic contexts. APT8 marks…
This work by Vincent Namatjira, a member of one of Australia’s most well-known artistic families, can be displayed beside the painting that inspired it, and will enrich the ongoing importance of its famous subject. Vincent Namatjira is one of the leading lights of the emerging generation of artists from remote central Australia. Namatjira is a…
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