The horse has been a integral part of human history for millennia, prized both for their agility, speed and endurance, or strength needed to pull a plow or a carriage full of people. However improved transportation options towards the end of the 1800s, especially the construction of railways, and the development of new mechanical innovations…
Acquired to mark the tenth anniversary of GOMA thanks to the generosity of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Diversity Foundation, this major work is the first by Nick Cave to enter an Australian public collection. As Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow and Ellie Buttrose write, HEARD invites us to work together, to hear each other, and…
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsals for Nick Cave’s HEARD•BNE 2016 performance which was performed over the opening weekend of ‘Sugar Spin: you, me, art and everything’ in December 2016 and again in mid-January 2017 to celebrate GOMA turning 10. HEARD consists of 30 ‘soundsuits’, made to be worn or displayed as sculpture. HEARD comes alive…
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