Upcoming
Death and Life: Rakuny Ga Walnga: Contemporary Arnhem Land Art
25 May – 1 September 2013 | Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) | Free admission
Belief in the circulatory nature of death and life is integral to Arnhem Land art. ‘Death and Life: rakuny ga walnga’, the Gallery’s first Collection‑based exhibition of contemporary art from Arnhem Land, will include bark paintings, hollow log memorial poles, sculptures and weavings that embody this idea. Read more
Earth and Elsewhere: Contemporary Works from the Collection
25 May 2013 – 30 March 2014 | Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) | Free admission
‘Earth and Elsewhere’ brings together works from across the Gallery’s contemporary collection that explore history, emotion and geography. The exhibition connects personal and social histories to bigger questions about the origin and nature of the universe. Read more
My Country, I Still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia
1 June – 7 October 2013 | Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) | Free admission
This exhibition will be the Gallery’s largest ever exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Australian art. It will feature works by Indigenous Australian artists from across the country. Read more
Gordon Hookey: Kangaroo Crew
1 June 2013 - 27 January 2014 | Children’s Art Centre, GOMA | Free admission
The Children’s Art Centre presents ‘Kangaroo Crew’, an interactive artist project created especially for children and families by Indigenous Australian artist Gordon Hookey, from the Waanyi people. Read more
Sugar
8 June – 7 October 2013 | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Free admission
As part of the celebrations commemorating 150 years of Australian South Sea Islander contributions to Queensland, ‘Sugar’ reflects on the history of the industry that first brought South Sea Islanders to this country. Read more
Ever Present: Photographs from the Collection 1850–1975
8 June – 7 October 2013 | Collection Display | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Free admission
This exhibition, drawn from the Gallery’s historical collections, presents works by unknown nineteenth-century photographers alongside iconic images by some of the masters of the twentieth century. Read more
Quilts 1700-1945
15 June – 22 September 2013 | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Ticketed
In collaboration with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), 'Quilts 1700-1945' explores more than 200 years of British patchwork and quilt-making. Read more
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
