Dante, early cinema and the creation of national identity in Italy

Posted by Milena Stojanovska   ●   27 May 2014

It’s Italy’s National Day on Monday June 2, and you can immerse yourself in Italian culture the day prior at the Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque with two sumptuous Italian silent epics: La Cineteca di Bologna’s 2006 restoration of Inferno 1911 (screening 11.00am Sunday 1 June, free), and followed by Carmine Gallone and Amleto Palermi’s Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (The Last Days of…

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Terrain: A landscape of ideas and possibilities

Posted by Diane Moon   ●   26 May 2014

From the Gallery’s contemporary collection of Indigenous Australian paintings, weavings and sculpture comes a new exhibition, featuring works from north Queensland, Tasmania, the central and western deserts and Western Australia’s Kimberley coast that reflect vast distances, differences and commonalities. The land and its natural features can wield powerful aesthetic and cultural influences: knowledgeable and sympathetic…

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An unspoken story: Ben Quilty’s ‘Sergeant P, after Afghanistan’

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   23 May 2014

This extraordinary portrait, Sergeant P, after Afghanistan 2012 by Ben Quilty, one of Australia’s acclaimed contemporary artists, tells an often unspoken story of modern military conflict. In 2011, Archibald Prize-winning artist Quilty reached a serious turning-point in his career when he was offered a commission by the Australian War Memorial to fill the role of official…

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Fallen Fruit: Pineapple Express!

Posted by Ellie Buttrose   ●  

As part of the forthcoming exhibition ‘Harvest’, LA-based collective Fallen Fruit (David Burns & Austin Young) are creating a display of objects sourced from the general public that represent the pineapple in all possible ways and producing a pineapple wallpaper alongside this display. In the lead up to the exhibition the artists’ tell us about…

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From the Director: Sam Fullbrook

Posted by Chris Saines, CNZM   ●  

Our ‘classic’ building, the Queensland Art Gallery was recently released back in to its natural condition, with a long line of sight from the Stanley Place entrance through to the rear Asian galleries fully revealed. For that, we owe an enduring debt to its architect Robin Gibson, who sadly passed away last month. The Gallery…

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Highlight: Vandy Rattana ‘Fire of the Year’

Posted by Tarun Nagesh   ●   21 May 2014

Compelled to rectify voids in Cambodian history, Vandy Rattana documents everyday life, recording events that reflect the country’s rapid transformation while revealing the ever-present realities: a haunting past and an uncertain, challenging future. He captures social contexts in their natural state, avoiding stereotypes and the perspective of foreigners, to illustrate the constructs permeating Cambodian life.…

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