Chiharu Shiota’s enveloping, ethereal creations give form to intangible concepts such as memory, dreams, anxiety and silence. ‘The Soul Trembles’ at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) until 3 October 2022, is the Japanese-born, Berlin-based artist’s largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date. The exhibition title ‘The Soul Trembles’ refers to the inexpressible stirrings of…
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Throughout her career, Sumakshi Singh has developed a spontaneous and responsive approach to material and space. Her practice is characterised by rigorous explorations of spatial intervention that play in the gap between conditioned knowledge and direct perception, and in the spaces between physical object and illusory experience.1 Her works engage narratives from inner landscapes —…
Continue reading » “Rigid architecture translates into soft veils of memory”
Philippines-based artist Lee Paje’s two oil on copper works — a triptych The stories that weren’t told 2019 and Somewhere, someday when we are the sea 2021, a suspended 12-panel polyptych — were commissioned for ‘The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT10). ARTWORK STORIES: Delve into QAGOMA’s Collection highlights for a rich exploration of…
Defined by warm weather for most of the year, sun seekers flock to Brisbane to enjoy the Queensland capital’s subtropical climate, perfect weather to enjoy the great outdoors. Therefore, you wouldn’t expect to see a snowman on your travels or would you? When you visit, come face to frosty face with our surprising out-of-season snowman,…
The sober colour and aural palette of Yuko Mohri’s contemplative sound installation Breath or echo blends quietly with the architecture and landscape of the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) and Brisbane city, writes local sound artist Luke Jaaniste. Watch | Performance in response to ‘Breath or echo’ Brisbane’s experimental violin and guitar duo Adam Cadell (violin)…
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‘Murun’ — a Wiradjuri word meaning breath or life — and the English word ‘murmur’ — a low recurring sound, or soft voices — are two words born far from each other, one long of this land, one newly spoken here. They converge in this project by artist Jonathan Jones, the most recent in a…
Continue reading » “Jonathan Jones ‘untitled (giran)’ is a murmuration of winged sculptures”
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