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Page 48 That Which We Do Not Remember, 2017 Relief, printed from 13 woodblocks on Somerset Velvet, Soft White, 300 gsm Final work comprised of 29 individual sheets adhered by 56 aluminium pins 200 x 210 cm Edition of 12 Printed by Jillian Ross, Sbongiseni Khulu, Chad Cordeiro at David Krut Workshop Production Assistants: John Woodward (carving); Alan Epstein (carpentry); Roxy Kaczmarek (post-production) Collection of the artist
What Will Come (has already come), 2007 35 mm film (colour, sound) transferred to video, cylindrical polished steel mirror 8:40 min. 104,7 x 121,9 x 121,9 cm Editing and sound: Catherine Meyburgh Music: Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Trio no.2; Micheli and Ruccione, Facetta Nera; music from Ethiopia and Eritrea (composers and performers unknown), Mbila Solo, Love Song, Song to the Emperor Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Ubu drawing (Cartographer), 1997 Charcoal, pastel, dry pigment and gouache on paper 240 x 120 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO Page 50
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Page 56 Ubu drawing (Drawing Man), 1997 Charcoal, pastel, dry pigment and gouache on paper 219,7 x 106,7 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Four Heads, 2007 Head I Head II Head III Head IV Lithography, letterpress, scanned book pages, hand-colouring and chine collé Head I: 35 x 30 x 22 cm Head II: 37 x 25 x 20 cm Head III: 32 x 25 x 20 cm Head IV: 40 x 37 x 25 Edition of 25 Printed at The Artists’ Press by Mark Attwood, Leshoka Legate, Uli Kuehle and Sarah Dudley for collaboration and proofing. Leshoka Legate, Uli Kuehle, Sarah Dudley, Jacky Tsila and Syneth Nyandeni for edition printing and production. Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Self-Portrait, 1998 Charcoal and watercolour on found pages 31 x 44 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
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Page 64 Everyone Their Own Projector, 2008 Artist's book 26 x 19,5 cm Edition of 1,500 Captures, Éditions Valérie Cudel, Valence Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Parcours d'atelier, 2007 Collage, pen, ink and red pencil on paper 24,6 x 39,3 cm Collection of the artist
Telegrams from the Nose (Newspaper), 2007 Indian ink and coloured pencil on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Telegrams from the Nose (World on Its Hind Legs), 2007 Indian ink, coloured pencil and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Telegrams from the Nose (Megaphone), 2007 Indian ink, coloured pencil, digital print and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Telegrams from the Nose (To the Heroes of Oil Painting), 2007 Coloured pencil, digital print and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO Page 64
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Page 65 Telegrams from the Nose (Four Portraits), 2007 Indian ink, coloured pencil and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Telegrams from the Nose (Sneeze Snore Snooze), 2007 Indian ink, coloured pencil, digital print and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Telegrams from the Nose (Another Kheppi Ending), 2007 Watercolour, coloured pencil, digital print and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Telegrams from the Nose (I am not me the horse is not mine), 2007 Indian ink, coloured pencil, digital print and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Telegrams from the Nose (Nose in the Bath), 2007 Indian ink, coloured pencil and collage on found pages 25 x 23,5 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
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Page 78 The Over-determined Branch, 2013 Charcoal, coloured pencil, Indian ink, digital print and watercolour on pages from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 160 x 120 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
The Hope in the Charcoal Cloud, 2014 Charcoal, coloured pencil, Indian ink, digital print and watercolour on pages from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 160 x 120 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
2nd Hand Reading, 2013 Indian ink on pages from Universal technological dictionary; or, Familiar explanation of the terms used in all arts and sciences, George Crabb, 1826 178 x 113 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Receiver, 2005 Artist’s book of poems by Wislawa Symborska and prints by William Kentridge Illustrated book with nine drypoints, seven photogravures, four photogravures with drypoint, one unbound photogravure and drypoint all on handmade abaca paper; letterpress cover 38 x 29,5 cm Edition of 50 Published by Dieu Donné Press, Inc. with Galamander Press, New York Papermaker: Sue Gosin Printed by Randy Hemminghaus, Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO Page 80
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Page 90 Seven unbound prints for Receiver, 2005 Photogravure, drypoint, engraving on handmade abaca paper 30 x 45 cm; 24 x 28 cm; 37 x 28 cm; 25 x 28 cm; 34 x 28 cm; 40 x 28 cm, 40 x 28 cm Published by Dieu Donné Press, Inc., New York, with Galamander Press, New York Papermaker: Sue Gosin Printed by Randy Hemminghaus, Rutgers Center for Innovative Print andPaper Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Walking Man, 2000 Linocut on 38 gsm rice paper 248 x 101,5 cm Edition of 25 on paper and 9 on canvas Printed by Osiah Masekoameng, Artist Proof Studio AGNSW Collection: Gift of Ruth Faerber 2017. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program in memory of Hans Faerber.
Learning the Flute, 2003 35 mm film (colour, sound) transferred to video, wooden chalkboard 8 min. Video editing: Catherine Meyburgh Music: from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Collection Naomi Milgrom AO
Drawing for Preparing the Flute, 2006 Charcoal, pastel, pencil, found pages and collage on paper 117 cm diameter Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
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Page 110 Drawing for Preparing the Flute, 2005 Charcoal, pastel and collage on paper 80,5 x 113 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Bird Catching (suite of 10 prints), 2006 Aquatint and drypoint on Hahnemühle warm white 300 gsm paper 47 x 47 cm each Edition of 18 Printed by Tim Foulds, Artist Proof Studio Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Drawing for Woyzeck on the Highveld, 1992 Charcoal and pastel on paper 120 x 150 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Nose I (Scissors), 2007 Bronze 30 x 16 x 14 cm Cast by Bronze Age Foundry Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
I am not me, the horse is not mine, 2008 Eight-channel video installation DVcam, HD video (colour, sound) 6 min. Video editing: Catherine Meyburgh Music: Philip Miller AGNSW Collection: Gift of Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. Page 114
Page 118 Drawing for 7 Fragments for Georges Méliès, Day for Night and Journey to the Moon, 2003 Charcoal, pastel, pencil, found pages and collage on paper 255 x 555 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
7 Fragments for Georges Méliès, Day for Night and Journey to the Moon, 2003 Nine-channel video installation with sound Collection of the artist
7 Fragments for Georges Méliès: Installation of 7 film fragments: Invisible Mending, 1:30 min. Moveable Assets, 2:40 min. Autodidact, 5:10 min. Feats of Prestidigitation, 1:50 min Tabula Rasa I, 2:50 min. Tabula Rasa II, 2:10 min. Balancing Act, 1:20 min. 16mm and 35mm films transferred to seven-channel video Video editing: Catherine Meyburgh
Day for Night 16 mm film (colour, silent) transferred to video 6:32 min. Video editing: Catherine Meyburgh
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Page 126 Journey to the Moon 35 mm film (black and white, sound) transferred to video 7:10 min. Video editing: Catherine Meyburgh Music: Philip Miller Piano: Jill Richards
Second-hand Reading, 2013 HD Video (colour, sound) 7:01 min. Music and voice: Neo Muyanga Video editing: Snežana Marović Private Collection
Tableau des Finances et du Commerce de la partie Françoise de S. Domingue, 2011 Tapestry 322 x 369 cm Woven by Stephens Tapestry Studio Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO
Eight Figures, 2010 Poster paint, charcoal, coloured pencil and pastel on paper 107,5 x 207 cm Collection of Naomi Milgrom AO Page 128
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Page 134 Tide Table, 2003 35 mm film (colour, sound) transferred to video 8:50 min. Music: Franco et le TP O.K. Jazz, Likambo Ya Ngana; singers from the Market Theatre Laboratory Sound: Wilbert Schübel AGNSW Collection: Purchased 2005
Semaphore, 2011 Wood, steel, cogs and cloth 3 x 1.6 x 1.4 m Collection of the artist
Small Bellows, 2011 Mild steel, wood, springs, steel cables and found objects 184 x 74 x 42 cm Collection of AGNSW
Published by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation
Copyright of texts, the authors Copyright of images, the artist and the publisher
ISBN 978-0-646-98935-8
Four A.M. from Poems New and Collected, 1957-1977 by Wislawa Szymborska, translated from the Polish by Stanislaw Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Exhibition design by Sabine Theunissen Coordinated by Anne McIlleron Publication design by Carla Saunders
Exhibition and catalogue sponsored by Naomi Milgrom AO through the Naomi Milgrom Foundation
Catalogue printed in Germany by Optimal Media on Munken Pure 120 gsm and Munken Pure 150 gsm. Typeset in Calluna and Freight Text Pro.
