Despite eX de Medici’s proclivity for privacy, she is no shrinking violet. In lieu of a conspicuous public profile, she is content to let her artworks proclaim her outrage at the endemic violence and political hypocrisy she sees unfolding around her. As an artist and tattooist who began studying in the early 1980s, and whose…
‘In the Flesh’ examines the body as a site of self-assertion and empowerment, with works ranging from performance, painting, photography, sculpture and video. The artists included in the exhibition ‘Looking Out, Looking In’ at the Queensland Art Gallery until 6 August 2023 reveal cultural shifts and universal themes. Explore the subject of the self-portrait in…
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In his diptych The Spearing (A) and (B) 2009, Luke Roberts sets up an open dialogue between two images that parodies the art world, and agitates Australian race relations. In one frame, the history of tyrants is grasped in the hands of Roberts in his hometown of Alpha in central west Queensland (situated approximately 400…
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The FIFA Women’s World Cup (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is being hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023 with this years football competition being contested by 32 senior women’s national teams. Played locally at the Brisbane Football Stadium in Milton, it’s just a short walk from QAGOMA, so you don’t have to choose…
Over the past 25 years Michael Zavros has developed a singular vision of contemporary culture, navigating the undercurrents of desire that shape so much of our individual and shared characters. Always meticulously rendered regardless of the medium, Zavros’s depictions of stylish fashion, spectacular interiors, whimsical landscapes, purebred animals and playful still lifes are entrancing and…
The artists included in the theme ‘Altered states’ in ‘Looking Out, Looking In’ at the Queensland Art Gallery until 6 August 2023 scrutinise the variability of the self-image, whether through masking or distortion. Explore the subject of the self-portrait in our blog series highlighting works by Australian and international artists, from the past to the…
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