January–June 2018 EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS GUIDE 1
Since 1975, the Institute of Modern Art (IMA) has been Queensland’s leading independent forum for art and its discourses. The IMA has museum grade, climate-controlled gallery spaces in which we present an ambitious program of exhibitions and events, open to everyone. We focus on commissioning new works by Australian and international artists at pivotal points in their practices, as well as connecting underrepresented artists with wider audiences.
Cover image: Tom Nicholson, Cartoons for Joseph Selleny (detail), 2014-17. 12 cartoons, charcoal drawings perforated and pounced with cheesecloth bags full of ground charcoal; wall drawing created through pouncing with cheesecloth full of ground charcoal, 1200 × 500 cm; off-set printed artist’s book to take away. At TWMA, in the Tarrawarra International, 2017. Photo: Christian Capurro. Right: Ross Manning, Wave Opus III, 2017. Installation view, Dissonant Rhythms, Institute of Modern Art, 2017. Photo: Carl Warner.
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A WORD FROM THE DIRECTORS We are looking forward to another exciting year at the Institute of Modern Art! In 2018, we present eight exhibitions onsite including visionary Australian artist Tom Nicholson’s first survey exhibition and monograph, and solo shows featuring new commissions by Brisbane artists Lucy Forsberg and Ryan Presley. The year begins with the second chapters of Amalia Pica’s exhibition please open hurry, and Goldin+Senneby’s retrospective, Standard Length of a Miracle (The Bootleg). Throughout 2018, we will be presenting a series of Green Screen projects, including video works by Hannah Brontë, Louise Bennett, and Callum McGrath. Together with an extensive array of public programs—including our performance-focused First Thursdays events—we aim to inspire, entertain, and challenge you. As always, everyone is welcome at the IMA where exhibitions are free. Aileen Burns & Johan Lundh Executive Directors
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Goldin+Senneby Standard Length of a Miracle (The Bootleg) ON VIEW UNTIL 10 MARCH 2018
Image: Goldin+Senneby, Standard Length of a Miracle (The Bootleg), 2017. Installation view, IMA, 2017. Photo: Louis Lim.
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For the past ten years, Goldin+Senneby has used methods and tools inspired by the financial sector to illuminate and subvert our late-capitalist system. The IMA is pleased to present the second iteration of their mutating retrospective, Standard Length of a Miracle, which premiered at Tensta konsthall, Stockholm, and the IMA last year. Responding to the challenge of mounting a retrospective in Australia and at the same time resisting the urge to pack up the physical traces of all past projects and ship them around the world, the artists present bootlegs and replicas of their major works. The exhibition is supported by Iaspis— the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s International Programme for Visual and Applied Artists. Goldin+Senneby’s recent solo exhibitions include: Standard Length of a Miracle, Tensta konsthall, Stockholm (2016); M&A, Artspace NZ, Auckland (2013); I dispense, divide, assign, keep, hold, NAK, Aachen (2012); The Decapitation of Money, Kadist, Paris (2010); Headless. From the public record, Index, Stockholm (2009); Goldin+Senneby: Headless, The Power Plant, Toronto (2008).
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Amalia Pica please open hurry ON VIEW UNTIL 10 MARCH 2018
Image: Amalia Pica, Pan troglodytes ellioti and cousins, 2017. Video camera with infrared trigger and monitor, 1.01 mins. Photo: Oscar Monsalve. Courtesy of Herald St, London.
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The second chapter of Amalia Pica’s two-part exhibition features newly commissioned works, supported by the Keir Foundation and developed by Pica on a residency at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Colorado, USA, in 2017, where the artist deepened her understanding of inter-species communication. Pica worked with leading primatologists to expand her knowledge of Chimpanzee language capacities and what meaning might be shared between humans and their distant relatives. The artist’s first Australian solo show will travel to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art in August 2018. Argentinian artist Amalia Pica lives and works in London, UK. Recent exhibitions include At an Arm’s Length, NC Arte, Bogotá (2017); Katachrese, Kunstverein Freiburg (2016); The Eighth Climate, 11th Gwangju Biennale (2016); A ∩B ∩C (line), Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2014); A ∩B ∩C, Museo Tamayo, Mexico City (2013); Amalia Pica, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2013); For Shower Singers, Modern Art Oxford (2012); ILLUMInations, 54th Venice Biennale (2011).
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Presented in partnership with Queensland Film Festival, the IMA’s Green Screen project focusses on presenting moving image works with a connection to Queensland. This year’s program features a range of distinct voices and concerns, capturing a distinctly Queensland and Australian vernacular. This collaboration will light up the IMA’s Screening Room throughout 2018.
Image: Hannah Brontë, Umma’s Tongue–molten at 6000° (film still), 2017, single channel projection 4:50 mins.
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Hannah Brontë Umma’s Tongue–molten at 6000˚ 13 JANUARY–10 MARCH Hannah Brontë’s recent video work Umma’s Tongue–molten at 6000° pairs the female black body with panoramic images of mining and natural destruction. As the artist describes it: “If mother earth were a rapper then this is her new music video”. The word umma, or mother, repeated by a cast of Indigenous female rappers conjures the matriarchal figure of nature in resistance to a dystopian landscape of human industry. Entwining the women’s words with Mother Nature’s tongue, Brontë voices her warning— “don’t make umma have to clap back”.
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Callum McGrath River Torrens 13–24 MARCH This work by Brisbane-based emerging artist Callum McGrath was filmed on the banks of the Torrens River in Adelaide, at the exact site where gay academic Dr George Duncan was murdered in 1972. Duncan’s alleged murder by three police officers—who were never charged—was a catalyst for homosexual law reform in Australia. McGrath uses his work to mediate his cultural inheritance of homosexual-male narratives, operating as a sombre reflection on the history of queer experience in Australia.
Louise Bennett Light Between Our Oceans 5–28 JUNE Louise Bennett’s Light Between Our Oceans focusses on the measurable and immeasurable space between ourselves and others, as well as the distance between the artist’s current and past experiences. Recorded in Peru, the camera lens becomes Bennett’s ears and eyes as she gazes across the South Pacific Ocean towards her homeland, Australia.
Callum McGrath, River Torrens (film still), 2017, single projection 4:56 mins.
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Tom Nicholson Drawings and correspondence 24 MARCH–2 JUNE Tom Nicholson’s solo exhibition surveys the central role drawing plays in his engagement with contemporary political realities in Australia and beyond. The show presents works from 2005 to 2018, focusing on both the histories and possibilities of drawing, and its relationship to writing. The exhibition will feature the final chapter of Drawings and correspondence: a new commission by IMA, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, and Art Gallery of South Australia. The project centres upon a moment at Kwartatuma/Ormiston Gorge in Central Australia, at the outbreak of WWII, that led to a remarkable relationship between the non-Aboriginal watercolourist Rex Battarbee and the Western Aranda artist Albert Namatjira. The exhibition will be accompanied by the first monograph of Nicholson’s work, edited by Amelia Barikin and Helen Hughes, and co-published by the IMA, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, and Sternberg Press. The publication is supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and Myer Foundation. Tom Nicholson lives and works in Melbourne, where he lectures in drawing at Monash Art Design and Architecture, Monash University. Recent exhibitions include I was born in Indonesia, Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne (2017); Comparative monument (Ma’man Allah), Milani Gallery, Brisbane (2014); Cartoons for Joseph Selleny, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (2014) and Proposition for a banner march and a black cube hot air balloon, with Raafat Ishak, Shepparton Art Museum, Victoria (2012).
Cover Image: Tom Nicholson, Pouncing photograph (Cartoons for Joseph Selleny). 2014. Photo: Christian Capurro. Type C photograph, 130 x 86.6cm. Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery.
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Ryan Presley Prosperity 24 MARCH–28 APRIL
Image: Ryan Presley, Infinite Dollar Note - Dundalli Commemorative, 2017. Courtesy the artist.
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For his solo exhibition at the IMA, Ryan Presley is developing new work as part of his ongoing project, Blood Money (2010–present), which deals with representation and exchange. In these works he reimagines our banknotes’ figureheads as the heroes and warriors of Aboriginal history, including Pemulwuy, Dundalli, and Oodgeroo Noonuccal. Alongside these paintings, the artist will stage a participatory currency exchange where visitors will be able to directly participate in the work by exchanging Australian dollars (AUD) for printed Blood Money currency (BMD). Prosperity is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts and Arts Queensland. Dr. Ryan Presley was born in 1987 in Alice Springs. His father’s family is Marri Ngarr and originate from the Moyle River region in the Northern Territory. He currently lives and works in Brisbane. His work was included in the 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in Darwin, Frontier Imaginaries: No Longer at Ease at the IMA, and was featured in the 2016 TarraWarra Biennial: Endless Circulation.
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Corps à Corps Céline Condorelli with Pete Shields & Dirk Yates ON VIEW UNTIL 2020
Image: Céline Condorelli with Pete Shields and Dirk Yates, Corps à Corps, 2017. Shade structure, seat, and garden. Photo: Carl Warner.
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As part of CÊline Condorelli’s first Australian solo exhibition held at the IMA in 2017, an outdoor sculpture garden was developed with Brisbane-based collaborators, architect Dirk Yates, and landscape designer, Pete Shields. The immersive structure provides shade and seating for visitors amongst native and naturalised plant species, intended to create a community of flora and a sense of belonging in Brisbane. The sculpture was co-commissioned by the IMA and the 11th Gwangju Biennale, with the support of the Keir Foundation and the Australian Government, Department of Communications and the Arts through Catalyst.
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Lucy Forsberg Transparency and other worries 5 MAY–2 JUNE Since 2009, the IMA has had the honour of presenting the Jeremy Hynes Award to an experimental Queensland artist in the earlier stages of their career, made possible by a bequest made by the Hynes family. The recipient of 2017 Jeremy Hynes Award, Lucy Forsberg, will present a new body of works titled Transparency and other worries–expanding upon their research into Ecolonomics, addressing the nexus of environmental, social, and economic systems. Forsberg graduated with a BFA (Visual Arts) honours from the Queensland University of Technology in 2016 and has exhibited nationally and internationally at spaces including the Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Metro Arts, and the Fu Jen University, Taiwan.
Image: Lucy Forsberg, Earthwork 3 (Assemblage Rig), 2017. Photo: Llewellyn Millhouse.
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Event Highlights FEBRUARY Saturday 3 February: Double Opening, Amalia Pica & Goldin+Senneby
MARCH Thursday 1 March: First Thursdays, Warraba Weatherall Thursday 8 March: Goldin+Senneby magic performance, Malin Nilsson Saturday 10 March: Director’s Tour, Amalia Pica & Goldin+Senneby Saturday 10 March: Closing event, Hannah Brontë
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Saturday 24 March: Double Opening, Tom Nicholson & Ryan Presley Saturday 24 March: Tom Nicholson Book Launch & In Conversation with Amelia Barikin Tuesday 27 March: Workshop, Communicating Your Practice Thursday 29 March: In Conversation, Ryan Presley with Madeleine King
APRIL Tuesday 3 April: Intellectual Property Masterclass Thursday 5 April: First Thursdays, Fiona Foley & Digi Youth Arts
Saturday 7 April: Workshop, Audio-Visual Installation
JUNE
Saturday 21 April: Workshop, drawing with Ryan Presley
Saturday 2 June: Director’s Tour, Tom Nicholson & Lucy Forsberg
Saturday 28 April: Workshop, Hanging & Handling 2D Art
Thursday 7 June: First Thursdays, Naomi Blacklock
MAY Thursday 3 May: First Thursdays, Lucy Forsberg & Callum McGrath Saturday 5 May: Opening, Lucy Forsberg
June: IMA Annual Gala Tuesday 26 June: Workshop Arts Grant Writing #1 Saturday 30 June: Double Opening, Haegue Yang & Karrabing Film Collective
To find out more about our program of talks, workshops and exhibition openings, visit ima.org.au
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First Thursdays FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH 6–9PM First Thursdays are a monthly one-night event, hosted by artists. These experiences span participatory performances and lectures, often including visuals, dance, film, food, and music. First Thursdays are free and everyone is welcome to participate.
1 March: WARRABA WEATHERALL 5 April: FIONA FOLEY & DIGI YOUTH ARTS 3 May: LUCY FORSBERG & CALLUM MCGRATH 7 June: NAOMI BLACKLOCK Image: Radha La Bia performing at the IMA as part of First Thursdays 2017 program. Photo: Louis Lim.
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IMA Workshops Hands-on workshops and masterclasses facilitated by the best in the field will help you take your art practice, project, or career to the next level. Purchase your tickets ima.org.au. Discounts available for IMA Members.
Tuesday 27 March: Communicating Your Practice
Perfect your skills in professional studio visits, artist talks, artist statements, and marketing your practice to a variety of audiences.
Tuesday 3 April: Intellectual Property Masterclass Arts professionals are invited to join Melbourne-based lawyer and curator Alana Kushnir for an Arts & Law masterclass on Intellectual Property. Learn about legal issues in social media for arts organisations, with an introduction to consumer law, defamation, copyright, moral rights and trademarks.
Saturday 7 April: Audio-Visual Installation Become a pro at setting up single- and multi-channel video and sound installations. This hands-on workshop covers the most common technical set-ups and practical know-how, including safety protocols and equiptment maintenance.
Saturday 28 April: Hanging & Handling 2D Art For professional artists, as well as art collectors and enthusiasts wanting to present their two-dimensional artworks in the best possible way. The workshop will involve an introduction to hanging framed and unframed artworks under a number of conditions. Learn the correct hanging height, handling protocols, and other tricks of the trade.
Tuesday 26 June: Arts Grant Writing #1 Hone your grant writing skills and take your practice or creative project to the next level. Take part in our grant writing masterclass, developed specifically for arts professionals, artists, curators, and writers. Learn how to develop and write successful grant applications, with practical advice and insights based on professional experience in the field.
Image: Hanging & Handling 2D Art workshop 2017. Photo: IMA.
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Fourth Annual IMA Gala WINTER 2018 In 2015, to coincide with the IMA’s 40th Anniversary, we launched our first black tie fundraiser. Four years on, the Annual Gala has become a national leader in contemporary art fundraising, and one of Brisbane’s most glamorous winter events. This year’s Gala will be bigger and better than ever, helping even more artists realise transformative new projects. Keep up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our mailing list at ima.org.au.
Image: IMA Winter Gala 2017. Photo: Louis Lim.
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Touring Exhibitions GORDON BENNETT: BE POLITE In 2017 our acclaimed Gordon Bennett exhibition, Be Polite, toured to the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver, Canada. This year, the exhibition continues on to the McMaster Museum of Art in Hamilton, Canada, 11 January–12 May.
AMALIA PICA: PLEASE OPEN HURRY Our current exhibition, please open hurry, by Argentinian artist Amalia Pica tours to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, 4 August–7 October 2018.
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ROSS MANNING: DISSONANT RHYTHMS In 2017 the IMA presented Brisbane-based artist and musician Ross Manning’s first-ever survey exhibition, Dissonant Rhythms. Best known for his use of everyday materials, Manning’s major exhibition features sculptures that repurpose ceiling fans, fluorescent tubes, and overhead projectors, creating exquisite interplays of light and sound. Dissonant Rhythms will be touring across Australia 2018–2020, in partnership with Museums and Galleries Queensland. In 2018 the exhibition tours to regional Queensland galleries including Caboolture Regional Art Gallery (2 February–4 March), Tableland Regional Gallery (10 September–29 October), and Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville (30 November 2018–27 January 2019). Image: Ross Manning, Six Short Films, 2016, Installation view, Dissonant Rhythms, Institute of Modern Art, 2017. Photo: Louis Lim.
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Queensland Film Festival Screenings presented at the IMA in partnership with Queensland Film Festival. The Queensland Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the best of contemporary international cinema in all its forms, and re-energising local film culture by providing a stimulating environment for thinking and talking about the moving image.
15 February: KOKO: A TALKING GORILLA 8 March: QFF X BQFF SCREENING THE BURNING ONES (THREE EXPERIMENTAL QUEER CLASSICS) 21 April: QFF X CHE SCREENING HÄXAN (WITCHES THROUGH THE AGES), WITH LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT 17 May: MEMORY JACKET
Image: Häxan (Witches Through the Ages) (1922), Dir. Benjamin Christensen.
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Photo: Louis Lim.
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IMA Gallery Shop The IMA stocks a range of art publications, magazines, jewellery, ceramics and limited edition prints. Visit us and browse in-store or online at ima.org.au/ima-shop.
AFTER HOURS Browse the latest offerings from local designers and enjoy a glass of bubbles with friends at the Gallery Shop from 6pm.
Friday 30 March: Laura Armstrong Friday 27 April: Rhiannon Thomas Friday 1 June: Sally Molloy, Nature Club
MELBOURNE ART BOOK FAIR 2018 The IMA Gallery Shop returns once again to Melbourne Book Fair 2018 (16–18 March), at the National Gallery of Victoria. Peruse our range of IMA produced publications and join us as we launch Tom Nicholson: Lines towards another and The Artist As.
IMA BOOK CLUB A book club with a critical twist. Discuss thought-provoking publications at the Gallery Shop and engage with our programming on a new level. Keep up to date with the latest book club news at ima.org.au
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The IMA is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Australian Government through Australia Council for the Arts, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Federal, State, and Territory Governments. The IMA is a member of Contemporary Art Organisations Australia. The IMA’s 2018 exhibition program has been generously supported by Australia Council for the Arts; the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA); Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA); Arts Queensland; Brisbane City Council; Creative Partnerships Australia; Iaspis– the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s International Programme for Visual and Applied Artists; the Keir Foundation; Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA); and our Commissioners Circle and Supporters Group.
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INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART
VISIT THE IMA
Ground Floor, Judith Wright Centre 420 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley Brisbane QLD 4006
OPENING HOURS 11am–6pm Tuesday–Saturday 11am–9pm First Thursday of every month The gallery is closed during exhibition changeovers, on public holidays, and over the Christmas/New Year break. OFFICE HOURS 9am–5pm Monday–Friday
ACCESS The gallery entrance is on the ground floor of the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, on Berwick Street. There is wheelchair access and an accessible toilet with baby changing facilities also located on the ground floor. We welcome guide and support dogs. Our staff are happy to answer any questions you may have about access.
PARKING Nearby parking lots include Wilson Parking, Berwick Street (opposite the IMA); King’s Parking, Warner Street; Chinatown Car Park, Ann and Wickham Streets; and Chinatown Mall, Alfred and Alden Streets.
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INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART Ground Floor, Judith Wright Centre 420 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley Brisbane QLD 4006 Australia
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OPENING HOURS Tuesday–Saturday 11am–6pm First Thursday of every month 11am–9pm /InstituteofModernArt @ima_brisbane ima.org.au | (07) 3252 5750