Upcoming
Glass from the Collection
From 22 June 2013 | Collection Display | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Free admission
In this diverse selection of works, we can appreciate the magical qualities of glass still apparent in the play of light: transmitted, reflected and refracted. Read more
Ruth Stoneley: A Stitch in Time
13 July – 7 October 2013 | Xstrata Coal Queensland Artists’ Gallery (Gallery 14), Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Free admission
To accompany 'Quilts 1700–1945', the Gallery presents an exhibition of contemporary quilts by the late leading Brisbane quilt-maker Ruth Stoneley (1940-2007). Read more
California Design 1930–65: Living in a Modern Way
2 November 2013 – 9 February 2014 | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Ticketed
'California Design 1930–65: Living in a Modern Way' is a major study of modern Californian design from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This exhibition reveals the iconic designs that emerged in mid-20th century California and are now firmly part of contemporary popular culture. Read more
Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth
23 November 2013 – 21 April 2014 | Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) | Brisbane only | Ticketed
This major solo exhibition, spanning the ground floor galleries of GOMA, presents major, large scale installations by one of the world’s leading contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang. A centrepiece of the exhibition is a dramatic new commission, Heritage 2013, which features 99 life-sized animals from around the world gathered together at a watering hole. Also featured is Head On 2006, with its stream of 99 life-sized wolves leaping through the air and crashing into a glass wall. Other new work in the exhibition is inspired by the artist’s experiences in Australia, drawing upon local landscape, history and culture. There will also be a special project devised by the artist for children. Read more
