eX de Medici has been a strident and consistent critic of humanity’s relentless quest to dominate the natural world, and the technologies that have enabled this behaviour. Her unremitting and ‘forensic’ exploration of the weapon has developed alongside her morbid fascination with the long reach of digital technology. For instance, her watercolours The Theory of…
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eX de Medici’s The System 2023 (dressmaker: Michael Marendy) is based on her three-panel watercolour System (This is the Place Where the Martyrs Grow) 2023 (illustrated). It is the second garment the artist has collaborated on, the first being Shotgun Wedding Dress/Cleave 2015 (dressmaker: Gloria Grady Design (illustrated), which is on display in ‘eX de…
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Exploring the 40-year career of leading Australian artist eX de Medici, ‘Beautiful Wickedness’ focuses on her meticulous, panoramic watercolours and traces the genesis of her practice through formative artworks. Throughout her practice, de Medici has remained true to her early Punk principles — a suspicion of authority, an ethos of political agitation and a disrespect…
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In an array of breeds, shapes and sizes, from wild dogs, to the valuable working dog, and the unconditional love of the house dog, QAGOMA has it all — we’re overrun by our four-legged furry friends — so we’ve selected just a few artworks on display — we’ll let you find even more when you…
The exhibition ‘eX de Medici: Beautiful Wickedness’ at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane until 2 October 2023 presents a retrospective of work by the renowned Australian artist eX de Medici. ‘Beautiful Wickedness’ is de Medici’s largest solo show to date, and features her intricate, panoramic and political watercolours, as well as a…
‘eX de Medici: Beautiful Wickedness‘ until 2 October 2023 at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane is the most significant exhibition yet staged of work by the celebrated Australian artist. eX de Medici’s career spans 40 years and the exhibition will examine the artist’s central concerns, including the fragility of life, global affairs,…
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