eX de Medici Beautiful Wickedness

eX de Medici, Australia b.1959 / The theory of everything (detail) 2005 / Watercolour and metallic pigment on Arches paper / 114.3 x 176.3cm / Purchased 2005 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © eX de Medici / View full image
When
24 Jun – 2 Oct 2023
Where
Gallery of Modern Art, Gallery 1.2 & Gallery 1.3 (Eric and Marion Taylor Gallery)
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Family
$47.00 -
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Please note Season Passes are not valid for Special Events, such as Up Late, and are not transferrable to any other person than the Season Pass holder. Season Passes are for single exhibitions only and do not allow entry into any other ticketed exhibition or cinema program.
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About
‘Beautiful Wickedness’ will be the most significant exhibition of work by celebrated Australian artist eX de Medici yet staged. The survey will examine the artist’s central concerns, including the fragility of life, global affairs, greed and commerce, and the universal themes of power, conflict, and death.
Exhibition highlights include de Medici’s intricate botanical studies and her dazzling large-scale watercolours, as well as her compelling portrait of Midnight Oil Nothing’s as Precious as a Hole in the Ground 2001, and Shotgun Wedding Dress/ Cleave 2015, a bridal gown based on Julie Andrews’s dress from The Sound of Music.
Through these wide-ranging subjects and materials, de Medici aims to seduce her viewers, and to shake them out of complacency.
This exhibition will offer opportunities for dialogue with 'Michael Zavros: The Favourite' presented in the adjacent gallery at GOMA. Immerse yourself in these two irresistible exhibitions from leading Australian artists. Your ticket provides entry to both exhibitions on your day of visit.
Buy timed tickets in advance to guarantee entry. Last session 4.00pm daily. Exhibition closes at 5.00pm. Full-day Flexi Ticket also available.
eX de Medici, Australia b.1959 / Blue (Bower/Bauer) 1998–2000 / Watercolour over pencil on paper / 114 x 152.8cm / Purchased 2004 / Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra / © eX de Medici / View full image
eX de Medici, Australia b.1959 / Pure Impulse Control 2008 / Watercolour on paper / 110 x 114cm / Luke Fildes Collection / © eX de Medici / Photograph: Murray Fredericks / View full image
eX de Medici, Australia b.1959 / Spy (Tehran/Qom) 2012 / Watercolour on paper / 114 x 166cm/ Purchased 2012 / Collection: The University of Queensland, Brisbane / © eX de Medici / Photograph: Carl Warner / View full image
eX de Medici, Australia b.1959 / Skull (blue and green) 2004 / Watercolour on Arches paper / 57.5 x 55cm (comp., sight) / Purchased 2004. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © eX de Medici / View full image
eX de Medici, Australia b.1959 / Live the (Big Black) Dream 2006 / Watercolour and metallic pigment on paper / 114.2 x 167.4cm (irreg.) / Purchased 2006. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © eX de Medici / View full image
eX de Medici, Australia b.1959 / The theory of everything 2005 / Watercolour and metallic pigment on Arches paper / 114.3 x 176.3cm / Purchased 2005 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © eX de Medici / View full image