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GALLERY 1
Stars of the Tokyo stage:
Natori Shunsen’s kabuki actor print
15 June - 20 July 2013
A National Gallery of Australia Exhibition
Stars of the Tokyo stage: Natori Shunsen’s kabuki actor prints reveals the dynamic world of Japan’s kabuki theatre through superb actor portraits created by artist Natori Shunsen (1886–1960) in the 1920s and 30s. A selection of spectacular kabuki robes further illustrates the extravagance of the theatrical form.
Drawn exclusively from the National Gallery of Australia Collection, Canberra.
Hyperclay: Contemporary Ceramics
27 July to 7 September 2013
A provocative and engaging exhibition of work by Australian artists using clay in unexpected and surprising ways, HYPERCLAY: Contemporary Ceramics highlights the versatility of this time-honoured material and, in doing so, re-imagines its possibilities.
HYPERCLAY profiles eight artists at various stages in their careers whose current practice is taking ceramics into bold new territories. Whether printing with clay, transforming rejected ceramic objects or playing at the intersection of the digital and the handmade, the artists in HYPERCLAY are forging new pathways in Australian ceramics.
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Natori Shunsen Japan 1886-1960 Nakamura Fukusuke V as Ohan in ‘The Katsura River and the eternal bonds of love’ 1928 from the series Collection of creative portraits by Shunsen woodblock print, embossing; ink and colour on paper, 38.2 x 25.4 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Jennifer Jordan 1998 Gallery.
The National Gallery of Australia is an Australian Government Agency.
15 June to 13 July 2013
DesignTECH is a showcase of outstanding major design projects from 2012 Higher School Certificate Design and Technology students. This annual exhibition, run by the Board of Studies NSW in association with the Department of Education and Communities, features an eclectic range of projects demonstrating students’ creativity, innovation and successful implementation of original ideas.
out in the I know nothing country
Patricia Wilson-Adams
20 July to 31 August 2013
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Chelsea Gilchrist Clique On 2012, Callaghan College, Jesmond Senior Campus.
Image courtesy of Collection: Powerhouse Museum Sydney. Photo Geoff Friend.
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Gallery I
Artexpress
Artexpress
11 May to 8 June 2013
Extended Gallery hours
Mon to Fri 10am to 4pm
Sat 10am t0 4pm
Sun 11am to 3pm
Works reflect the students many interests, ranging from issues of environment, politics, social, cultural and spiritual concern. In the creation of their bodies of work, the students have demonstrated their understanding and mastery of the technical skills and conventions required to produce an artwork along with sophisticated conceptual understanding of the world in which they live.
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Gallery 2
Vicki Taylor & Jenny Rees
Rhythm Interrupted - Life Redirected
4 May to 8 June 2013
Jenny’s personal experience of the Canberra bushfires in 2003 and photographs informed the work, as well as the images on the news and following fires in
Victoria.
“Rhythm Interrupted – Life Redirected” consists of fifteen 0.810m x 1.22m wide panels depicting the bushfire experience. The work presents a progression of life before, during and after the fires. The texture of the materials used, includ-ing linen weaving threads and glossy raffia generates the emotional imagery of the raging fireballs and shiny black blockiness of the charcoal. “We wanted to present strength in the design and include a tribute to the firemen and women, counselors and chaplains, and everyone who helped with the food and shelter or donations. It has been a challenge to use a feminine, soft and see-through method of working to depict a black, noisy and horrifying experience.
We have tried to present the calm of the bush before the fire using painted backing boards in blues and greens and commercial textured yarns in the lace.” The coarse raffia reflects “the drama of fire.” The work then moves to the
process of bush regeneration “and people returning to that calm – a different calm, that is never going to be the same again but we wanted to give hope that things will improve and that there is life after a bushfire.”
This collaboration was the culmination of 3 years of emails with many
attachments of photographs and sketches, telephone calls and occasional visits to each other’s home. The distance of 800kms between us has not been a
problem!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT.
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Community Space
at Ray Walsh House
Built for the Bush
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