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Ziggy the Westie visits GOMA to see Richter’s ‘Jockel’
Hi there. Remember me? I’m Ziggy the Westie and I occasionally write on cool shows at QAGOMA. You might remember my past reviews of ‘California Design: 1930–1965. Living in a Modern Way‘ (2014) and...
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The power of a Collective and the power of a vote
Future Collective member Belinda Elderton reports on the art, the tough decisions, and the collective camaraderie of the group’s recent project pitch event Pitching underway / Photograph: Chloë...
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Patricia Piccinini’s wonderland of weirdness
From 24 March 2018, GOMA hosts its largest solo exhibition devoted to an Australian artist. Patricia Piccinini’s complex offspring, and some unusual new siblings, come together for ‘Curious Affection’,...
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Lines in the sand: Coming to terms with Patricia Piccinini
Elizabeth Finkel, former biochemist, and Editor-in-Chief of Cosmos Magazine, a science magazine that she co-founded in 2005, comes to terms with Patricia Piccinini. This is an extract from ‘Lines in...
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Robin Gibson’s legacy of light and air
At a time when most Australian galleries were temple-like buildings that upheld the exclusivity of art appreciation, architect Robin Gibson’s Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) was truly extraordinary:...
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Story of a Maker
Patricia Piccinini Writing Competition I thought I was too old to go through all the trouble. I didn’t really believe that changes would affect me anyway. At that age, with that and skin, it is not all...
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How can art and science be used to imagine a shared future?
Patricia Piccinini Writing Competition How can art and science be used to imagine a shared future? Ask the kids. They know how to do it. Get them early, before they’re taught that science and art are...
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The textile designs of Olive Ashworth: A unique Queensland style
Queensland textile designer Olive Ashworth (1915–2000) made a major contribution to Australia’s visual culture. Authors and academics Nadia Buick and Madeleine King have explored the works of this...
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Visible: Tony Albert gives familiar objects a new voice
Tony Albert’s largest ever solo exhibition is now at the Queensland Art Gallery, through his practice, writes Coby Edgar, Albert uses familiar objects and humour to render visible Australia’s uneasy...
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In the garden of good and evil: Judith Wright’s personal insights
In the garden of good and evil is Brisbane artist Judith Wright’s most recent work in an ongoing project that aims to construct the imagined life of a lost child. Here, the artist gives some personal...
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Through the social media lens
The advent of social media is changing the way we visit galleries and how we perceive and experience art. While ‘selfie’ culture prompts extensive public debate, many cultural institutions now actively...
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Passage to Belle-Île
John Russell, like his contemporaries Claude Monet and Henri Matisse, were particularly captivated and inspired by the small island of Belle-Île, with its vivid turquoise waters, steep cliffs and...
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Design Tracks: The next generation
Design Tracks is a highlight in the QAGOMA Learning calendar. Each year the Gallery works closely with program partners at GILIMBAA to bring together Indigenous Australian artists, designers and...
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Beacons of hope: 5 indigenous voices in APT9
‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT9) features a diversity of indigenous voices — the largest contingent in the Triennial’s history — who share a common experience of dislocation...
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Yuko Mohri’s sound art ‘Breath or Echo’ is inspired by decay
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...
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Margaret Olley: From the heart
The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, Former Governor-General of Australia, offers her personal reflections on Margaret Olley’s work, how Olley’s paintings were introduced into her life and why her...
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Dale Harding: Collecting Australia
In celebration of NAIDOC Week, we have invited award-winning author and Mununjali woman Ellen Van Neerven to develop a series of written responses entitled ‘Collecting Australia’, which draw...
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Destiny Deacon: Collecting Australia
As a poet, Ellen Van Neerven loves the challenge of responding to artworks, meeting them with her own craft. This poem inspired by Destiny Deacon’s Portrait – Eva Johnson, writer is from a series...
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Judy Watson: Collecting Australia
The Indigenous voice of Australia is over 65 000 years old. During NAIDOC Week 2019 (7-14 July), with the theme of ‘voice, treaty and truth’, we have invited award-winning author and Mununjali woman...
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Margaret Olley: Woven into consciousness
John Honeywill, offers his personal reflections on Margaret Olley’s work and how her spirit has shaped his practice. Visit Honeywill at the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) until 29 September 2019 in Open...
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