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Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined ADFAS – Jewish Eastenders, Trompe l’Oeil and Asian Tigers Friends Events and What’s On at AGWA
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President’s Message.................................... 4
Monday 10am–1pm/2–5pm
Meet your new council members............... 4
Tuesday closed
Rewards of the Volunteer........................... 5
Wednesday 10am–1pm/2–5pm
Membership Update................................... 6
Thursday 10am–1pm/2–5pm Friday 10am –1pm/2–5pm
A Tribute to Robert Juniper....................... 7
Saturday & Sunday closed
Preview........................................................ 8
Public Holidays closed
Open Studio................................................ 9 The Jewish East End of London.............. 10
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AGWA OPENING HOURS
Carola Akindele-Obe, Mariana Atkins,
Wednesday–Monday 10am–5pm
Trompe l’Oeil: the art of illusion............ 11
Christina Backus, Kay Campbell, Stefano
Friday open until 10pm for AGWA Nights
Carboni, Tanja Coleman, Gary Dufour,
during MoMA series exhibitions.
Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond.................... 13
Gwen Gaff, Allan Green, Melissa Harpley,
Closed Tuesdays, Good Friday,
Louise Jones, Lee Kinsella, Colin Mildon,
ANZAC Day and Christmas Day.
Tanya Sticca
Supremacy, exoticism and patronage...... 16 Singapore – a vision of historical and futuristic culture............................ 17 Friendship................................................. 20 Your Collection – in focus....................... 21 What’s on at the Gallery.......................... 22 Exhibitions............................................. 22
Cover Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890) The Olive Trees June-July 1889 oil on canvas 28⅝ x 36” (72.6 x 91.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. John Hay Whitney Bequest
Picturing New York – AGWA Nights.... 22 Art Workshops for Kids ........................ 23 AGWA Summer Sunday Talks ............. 23 Books, Websites & Trivia........................ 24 WA, Australia & the World..................... 25
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President’s Message Carmel McLure
Meet your new council members President: The Honourable Justice Carmel McLure The Honourable Justice McLure was
It is important for the Friends to build on this wonderful history as we look to the future.
I
appointed as President of the Court of Appeal in November 2009. She became a member of the Court of Appeal upon its inception in 2005 following her
t is an honour to have
year and I will be writing to inform you
appointment to the Supreme Court on
been elected as President of the
of the outcomes of this day and our key
23 April 2001.
Friends of the Art Gallery of Western
objectives for 2013. Our focus will continue
She studied at the University of
Australia, as the organisation enters its
to be on enhancing our relationship with the
Western Australia where she obtained a
40th year since the Art Gallery Society of
Art Gallery, providing stimulating activities
Bachelor of Jurisprudence with Honours in
Western Australia was re-established in
for our members and supporting the arts
1976 and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours
1973. The Society changed its name to the
scene generally in Western Australia.
in 1979. Amid her studies, she took on the
Friends of the Art Gallery of WA in 1993.
Two objectives I will propose
role of assistant private secretary to Senator
It is appropriate to reflect on the
for consideration will be to provide
Durack, the former Commonwealth
achievements of the Friends over the past
opportunities for young people to become
Attorney General, from 1977-78. She later
40 years. We have purchased more than 52
more involved in the Friends and to build
became the private secretary to Senator
works for the Art Gallery at a total value
relationships with other arts organisations,
Durack before departing for Oxford
of over $3 million – the first gift was Flight
particularly those who share the
University where she obtained her Bachelor
into Egypt by Frank Hinder which won the
Northbridge arts precinct with us.
of Civil Law in 1983.
Blake Prize in 1952 and the latest is Born into this skin by Vernon Ah Kee. Over the years the Friends have also organised a variety of events for the education and enjoyment of our members.
I encourage all of you to remain active
Prior to her elevation to the Supreme
in the Friends and to let us have your ideas
Court Justice McLure practiced as a
and feedback, which will help guide future
barrister and in 1997 was appointed
events and programmes.
Queen’s Counsel.
I look forward to getting to know you
These have included tours to local art
over the coming weeks and months as
Treasurer: Ian Adams
galleries, artists’ studio visits, visits to
we embark on an exciting year ahead for
Ian has had a career as an accountant
private collections, lectures and films.
the Friends.
in manufacturing, TV, hospitality and
It is important for the Friends to build on this wonderful history as we look to the future. The Council’s 2013 Planning Day on 23 March will develop strategies for this
accommodation and until recently was the Below Left to right: Ian Adams, Carmel McLure, Leanne Casellas, Michelle Kosky. (Absent – Gillian Yudelman.) Photo: Mariana Atkins
accountant for the WA Opera 1999-2011. He is interested in music and art and is currently taking drawing classes. Leanne Casellas After being exposed to the art galleries of Europe and beyond, Leanne Casellas joined the AGWA Friends on her return from living overseas in Hong Kong, France and the UK to maintain her love affair with the arts. Leanne’s career began as a journalist at the Daily News. She left Perth in 1993 and after 17 years living and working overseas as a consultant communications advisor and freelance journalist she returned home three years ago. Harking back to her involvement with the arts before she
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left Perth, she has exchanged the bureaucracy of the corporate world for the heady mayhem of the arts world. She currently has her finger in a number of arts-related pies including Movies in the Vineyard and the FolkWorld Fairbridge Festival. Her latest personal project is the creation of HouseSit Match.com. Michele Kosky Michele has recently retired as CEO at Health Consumers Council, a position she held for 18 years. She has also served as the Chairperson of Deckchair Theatre 1995-2005 and 2009; Deputy Chair, Mental Health Law Centre 2004-2010; Member, National Health and Medical Research Council 1996-2006; Member, Family Planning Board 2002-2004; Member, Metropolitan Health Service Board 1996-200; and Chairperson, Organ Donation and Transplant Foundation 2006-2008. Gillian Yudelman Gillian has a keen interest in art and collects textiles, paintings
Rewards of the Volunteer
with a political theme and tribal artefacts. She is the founder and Director of Mothers Home Nepal, a charity that works in the area
Colin Mildon, Friends Desk Coordinator
of human trafficking. She is the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Bay View Claremont and a Board member of the American Women’s’ Club, Perth.
Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I’ll remember. Involve me, I’ll understand.
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here can be no truer statement when applied to the arts and especially if you are a member of the Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
When we join an organisation, such as the Friends, we want to come to events, enjoy the company and a common interest in the arts, but for many of us we also want a little more. We are looking for involvement and we become volunteers. All Friends events and activities are made possible by like-minded people who enjoy engaging more closely through volunteering. We work with the Friends and Gallery staff, making wonderful friendships and gaining valuable knowledge on the way. It may be as
Crowe Horwath is proud to be a sponsor of Supporting the WA the Friends of the Art Gallery of WA community
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little as just arriving early to an event to welcome old and new Friends or staying behind at the end of an event to help clear and tidy. We are now recruiting volunteers to coordinate our events and to assist at the Friends Desk during Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined, so if you have some time to spare, either randomly or on a regular basis, embrace the opportunity to be more involved – become a participating member and an integral part of the art community. Volunteer! It’s a privilege. For further information please call the Friends Office direct 08 9492 6750 during opening hours or email your enquiry anytime to: friends@artgallery.wa.gov.au
Audit | Tax | Advisory
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The relationship you can count on
Above John DeAndrea, Allegory: After Courbet 1988 oil and synthetic polymer paint on polyvinyl acetate and silicone rubber 172.2 x 152.2 x 190.2 cm State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia Purchased 1989 © John DeAndrea 1988
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Membership Update Gwen Gaff, Executive Officer, the Friends
W
e can boast a rich
Helen Smith for their devotion and valuable
Business and Perth’s exceptional artists and
events programme for the
contributions over the past years.
arts organisations. Thank you to outgoing
rest of 2013 that will meet a
Robert will continue his support in
sponsor Comestibles for their fabulous
variety of interests, including Members
an advisory capacity as Immediate Past
catering at the Gallery in 2012 and we
Only events and others for members to
President. Along with strategic leadership
welcome Crowe Horwath Australia for
bring guests. Please invite your friends
and direction, Robert launched the Friends
their pro-bono auditing services.
to join our vibrant community. There’s
online and has provided the website hosting,
much to enjoy!
managed its content and the e-news since
Patron Trevor Eastwood and his wife
Picturing New York: Photographs from
Sincere gratitude is extended to our
their inception four years ago. Greg Jude has
Judy who in March opened their home to
the Museum of Modern Art, New York closes
fine-tuned the Treasury functions, handing
Friends for the fabulous annual fundraiser
on 12 May. Join the Members’ only tour
over a streamlined system to Ian. Helen
and viewing of their Private Collection.
finale with AGWA Director Dr Stefano
remains as the ADFAS coordinator whose
I’m looking forward to working with
Carboni. The third exhibition from MoMA,
behind the scenes effort and hosting of the
you as we develop your organisation. See
Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World
lecturers makes ADFAS possible.
you at an event or at the Gallery soon!
Reimagined opens on 22 June with a choice of associated Friends events. 2013 has brought new volunteers to the
Rosita Valladares, founder of the Friends Film Festival, after more than a decade of work, has handed over
Friends team, whose work is the essential
the reins to Felicity Baargman and we
fabric of Friends. We also welcome new
also welcome Debbie Thornton to the
Councillors: Carmel McLure, Ian Adams,
Administration team.
Gillian Yudelman, Leanne Casellas and
Our partnerships continue with Jane
Michelle Kosky; and thank our outgoing
Brook Estate Wines, ASA Tours, the Art
Councillors Robert Buratti, Greg Jude and
Gallery of Western Australia, The Write
Top left Gwen Gaff Vernon Ah Kee, Born in this skin (detail) 2008 crayon, charcoal and synthetic polymer on canvas 179.5 x 239.5cm each, three panels. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Art Gallery, 2008 © Vernon Ah Kee, Courtesy Milani Gallery, Brisbane Below Robert Juniper (seated) with Robert Buratti, then President of the Friends, studio visit, 2011
Thank you
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We are blessed to have many volunteers
Friends Desk, led by Colin Mildon
who work quietly behind the scenes to
and Marilyn Fowler: Kevin Jackson,
ensure our membership activities and
Allan Green, Jenni Ross, Fiona Johnson,
events are memorable and hassle free.
Doug Tweed, Liliana Andrijich and
Administration Team: Anne-Marie
Liz Harrison.
Drew, Phillida Preston, Karine Carroll
Catering Team led by Lorna White:
and Debbie Thornton, each offering up to
Linley Cook, Marion Nairn, Phillida
eight hours per week in office work.
Preston, Lee Walsh, Jane Green, Ella
Photographer: Christina Backus
Allen and Kay Campbell.
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A Tribute to Robert Juniper (1929–2012)
Allan Green, former Secretary and Vice President of the Friends
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obert Juniper was a
Western Australian son who gained fame as an accomplished
painter, illustrator, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. Aside from his many achievements he was a warm and generous man with a keen sense of humour and charm. He had a long and personal association with the Friends of the Art Gallery of WA and will be greatly missed by many of us. Although he worked as a teacher in the early years of his career, he essentially taught art lovers and aspiring young artists all his life. Many members of the Friends will attest to the knowledge gained in conversations with him and from his talks delivered when he and his wife Trish opened their home and studio to our members. A major retrospective of Robert Juniper’s work was held at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in 1999 and his works can be found in private and public collections throughout Australia, including the Art
Aside from his many achievements he was a warm and generous man with a keen sense of humour and charm. He had a long and personal association with the Friends of the Art Gallery of WA and will be greatly missed by many of us.
Gallery of Western Australia, other state galleries and Parliament House in Canberra. Western Australians are also privileged to enjoy his work as part of their built environment, for example in the design of
opportunity to purchase prints of these
local artist, has enriched the Friends of the
window designs on visits to his home
Art Gallery, and indeed we are all the richer
and studio.
for his increasing our awareness of the
Such is the esteem in which Robert
the coat of arms for the Commonwealth
Juniper was held during his life that he was
Law Courts in Perth, in his steel sculpture
awarded an honorary doctorate from the
Plant form (1974) in the grounds of the
University of Western Australia in 1984 and
University of Western Australia and most
declared a State Living Treasure in 1998. In
recently in a series of 17 stained glass
2011 he was made a member of the Order of
windows in the rebuilt St Patrick’s Catholic
Australia (AM) for services to the visual arts.
Cathedral in Bunbury, completed in 2011. The Friends were honoured to have the www.artfriends.com.au
The unique connection with Robert Juniper, such a loved and accomplished
Australian landscape.
Above Robert Juniper Outcamp 1977 oil on canvas 172.8 x 233.8 cm State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Art Gallery, 1978
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Preview Introducing the forthcoming season of Friends events
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he breadth and
field. Be transported to the East End of
diversity of the upcoming
London and experience the history of the
you can access first hand the efforts
events programme at Friends is
Jewish community there, appreciate the
of the AGWA conservation team
astounding and a reflection of Western
significance of the tiger in Asian art, the
who are responsible for keeping the
Australia’s artistic talent as well as our
art of illusion in trompe l’oeil painting and
Collection in tip-top condition.
members’ desire to learn more each year.
the evolution of the conservatory. Imagine
Look up close at the works currently
Art undeniably enhances our spiritual
life in a time of great kings, empires and
under repair and learn about intricate
wellbeing and thus the common thread
conquerors – the stuff of legend and glory.
conservation techniques.
running through the 2013 programme of events is ‘enlightenment’. The events will transport you through
You can walk in the footsteps of artists
The Trilogy of Indigenous Art tours
on the streets of New York, painting en
offer opportunities to become acquainted
plein air in Provence, partying in the jazz
with the significant holdings of Indigenous
time, across continents and art forms, from
soaked Paris of the 1920s or building a
art at AGWA and to support the incredible
ancient empires to worlds re-imagined.
surrealist life in Spain.
talent of our Indigenous artists.
Presented to you in tours, talks, films, studio visits and behind closed doors.
Closer to home, jump on your bikes
Community and vitality are integral
to take in the sea air and sculpture in
to our philosophy at the Friends and our
Cottesloe and board the train to Midland
events seek to uncover for Friends the
lecturers from ADFAS (The Australian
to view the outstanding initiative of the
broader story of art and artists whilst
Decorative and Fine Arts Societies)
Midland Atelier Workshops. Embark
supporting the Gallery and the local arts
and the ASA International Scholars
vicariously on an artist’s journey of self-
scene. Come and enjoy the 2013 Friends
Series who are eminently qualified and
discovery by visiting artists Leon Pericles
Events programme, bring your friends and
regarded internationally in their chosen
and Brendon Darby in their studios.
‘be enlightened’.
Friends is privileged to host
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Behind the scenes at the Gallery
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Open Studio Carola Akindele-Obe
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number of years ago I was involved in setting up a pilot festival that encouraged artists to open their studio doors to the general public over a couple of
weekends. Despite a few teething niggles, as you would expect with an experiment, the response from artists and public alike was overwhelmingly positive. Equally it was an immensely rewarding experience for me. About 2000 emerging and established artists took part, opening up their working spaces or demonstrating their practice in studios, galleries and public spaces across the whole of Western Australia. Artopia – Living Artists of WA, as it was known, proved to many artists that they could benefit from opening up and sharing their world a bit more and it introduced the visiting public to the depth of uncovered talent in WA and our artists’ immense professional expertise and capacity. It is a daunting experience for many artists to open their private working spaces to the public – some will never do it, but others throw open their doors every weekend. It takes practice to work out how best to deliver a casual artist’s talk – to articulate your creative motivations – and to make the most of the opportunity to connect with potential art collectors. Most artists are obsessive. Some artists present pristine studios
explore his fascination with viewing scenes through rain on glass.
with colour coded filing, others amass enormous collections of found
He says, ‘I’m intrigued by the way water on glass distorts, abstracts
objects, and visitors have to navigate scrap yards to find their way in.
and to my mind, enhances the cityscape.’
Whatever the practice, it is clear that learning direct from the artist, about how and why their art is made is of limitless
The Midland Atelier Workshops is a ground-breaking initiative developed by FORM in partnership with the Midland
intrigue. No two approaches are the same. Studio visits, artists’
Redevelopment Authority (MRA). The disused railway yards
talks and curators’ tours help us to discern authentic artists, skillful
have become a hub for creativity and design innovation, the first
techniques and thus improve our ability to appreciate and select
of its kind in WA. A visit introduces us to the Australian and
quality works of art.
international designers working across creative mediums from
It is for this reason that Friends make an effort to organise studio visits for members. This season members are lucky to be offered
photography to furniture design. Post Artopia I interviewed a number of people who visited
three opportunities to visit three different studio set ups, to uncover
artists in their studios and many of the responses can be
a variety of art practice and approaches in quite intimate settings.
encapsulated in this one quote:
Leon Pericles has long been a beloved local printmaker,
I’m an engineer and I hadn’t met many artists before. I can now
illustrator and painter. Visitors to his studio love to hear where
appreciate the skill, craft and thinking that goes into an artist’s work.
his clever, humourous illustrations come from and to watch
It has added another dimension to my life.
him demonstrate a technique, such as etching in the style of
The three ‘open studio’ Friends events are not to be missed!
a Renaissance artist. An experience like this adds so much to understanding and appreciating the craftsmanship of printmaking. Brendon Darby has an impressive career to date. Notably in
Places are limited for Open Studio visits. See the Friends Event Guide for booking details.
2007 Brendon’s multi media (music, film and painting) exhibit, presented in New York as part of G’Day USA, raised over one million dollars for the Australian environment. His recent paintings www.artfriends.com.au
Above Leon Pericles, Full Palette, mixed media
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The Jewish East End of London Louise Jones linked up with Yasha Beresiner ahead of his ADFAS 2013 lecture tour.
“ … it was the days long before terrorism… we travelled by car from Bogota to Lima, staying in windowless and door-less hotels en route, perfectly safe and happy …”
After studying Law at university in Jerusalem, Yasha travelled to work and live in Latin America for a London company, on the west coast, an area he describes as ‘exceptionally beautiful’. Based in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, it was the days long before terrorism… we travelled by car from Bogota to Lima, staying in windowless and door-less hotels en route, perfectly safe and happy. Yasha fondly recalls that the ‘Latins’, lived with the relaxed approach of magnana, maintaining little sense of time and schedule, with the consequence that week-long trips could sometimes last for
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a month! n April the Friends are delighted to
It was while Yasha was working as a lawyer and also lecturing
welcome Yasha Beresiner, a fascinating man and an
and writing about his then hobby, world currencies and paper
accomplished public speaker, to deliver a lecture on ‘The
money, that Stanley Gibbons Plc, a company now famous for its
Jewish East End of London’. The ‘history of the Jews in England’
collectable stamps and philately, recruited Yasha to set up their
essentially starts with their arrival at the behest of William the
Paper Money Division. As a dealer in paper money his collecting
Conqueror, expulsion in 1290 and later return in 1655 where
days were sadly over and he quickly developed a new collecting
they settled in the East End and thrived, together with other
passion – playing cards. Yasha lists books, maps and prints as his
immigrant communities.
other collecting passions although firmly believes that anyone with
Yasha’s knowledge of the history of the Jews in London’s East
more than three of anything is a passionate collector.
End is encyclopaedic; their diverse ethnic backgrounds, their trades and professions, their schools all created a rich cultural life in the East End such by the 1900’s their ‘shuls, chevrot and steiblich’ were built all over St Georges, Whitechapel and Spitalfields. Born in Turkey and living in Istanbul with his Russian father, Greek mother and younger brother, Yasha was eight when his family moved to live in Israel and later Milan and London. As a young man he was fluent in Turkish, Hebrew, Italian and English with some Greek, Russian and French thrown in for good measure. 10
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Left This painted silk banner was made around 1925, and is one of only two surviving Jewish union banners in Britain. It belonged to the London Jewish Bakers’ Union, the longest lived Jewish trade union, which operated from 1905 to 1970. Image courtesy of the Jewish Museum in London.
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Trompe l’Oeil: the art of illusion Inspired by Tom Errington’s forthcoming ADFAS lecture, Lee Kinsella talked to local artists Graeme Richards and Leanne Emmitt about trompe l’oeil painting.
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rompe l’oeil literally translates to ‘trick the eye’ and paintings that do this temporarily defy logic. Employing deft technique, the artist both
adheres to the science of perspective and the play of light, while also imbuing a scene with a sense of movement. Two local artists who successfully negotiate this balance are trompe l’oeil mural painter Graeme Richards and artist Leanne Emmitt. Graeme Richards has completed commissioned trompe l’oeil murals for commercial and domestic interiors, courtyards and exterior walls in Australia, Indonesia and Singapore. In 2006 Richards was commissioned to produce a religious trompe l’oeil ceiling within the lobby of private residence in Jakarta. Taking cues from the architecture and colour scheme of the built environment, Richards painted illusionary or fictive architectural features to demarcate space. Vaulting architecture, populated by cherubs, angels and religious figures perched on tiers of cloud, combine in a scene that seems to recede deep into the sky. In response to commissions from other clients, Richards has produced a variety of subjects, including sweeping vistas of Italian countryside, seascapes, and even a 1950s-era motorbike workshop. In each case, windows into aspirational, parallel worlds have been made real in paint. Leanne Emmitt’s current portraiture practice is informed by her experience as a trompe l’oeil mural painter. Emmitt enjoys testing the boundaries of what she can render in a realistic way, and she taunts us with her powers of illusion. I try to work each area of the image as much as I can from life
from the same direction as the face has been lit and then have someone photograph them for me so I can use them as a guide. In both portraits the subject is clearly not a face, nor a mask, yet appears so realistic as to have forged a space. Each portrait has been composed from theatrically lit fragments that hover within a dark
and from a fixed position and light source. There are subtleties of
space, and Emmitt’s restricted palette creates sharp contrasts that
tone, texture and light that either aren’t evident in a photo or differ
lift the subject forward. The incredible detail and her rendering of
in direction and intensity. So whilst I use found images for the initial
form permits us to experience the texture of felt gloves, versus the
headpiece designs, I will make an actual mask based on the image, pop it on my head and light it the same way as the face has been lit for the portrait. This way I can alter the shadows accordingly and extend them to the face if necessary. As with the hands – I will light them www.artfriends.com.au
Above Graeme Richards Trompe l’oeil classical ceiling commission (detail), Jakarta, 2006 acrylic, 1000 x 400 cm Courtesy of the artist.
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The incredible detail and her rendering of form permits us to experience the texture of felt gloves, versus the crispness of the sheet music headdress, as read against the fleshiness of the sitter’s face. crispness of the sheet music headdress, as read against the fleshiness of the sitter’s face. It is with a sense of intrigue that we look at trompe l’oeil. Is it real? Did it move? While we know that we are subject to a visual effect, there remains the desire to check that our eyes are not
Lee Kinsella is the Project Manager of Exhibitions for the Cultural Precinct of The University of Western Australia and in 2012 was the acting curator of the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art. Lee has curated exhibitions at various Australian state and national public institutions, including the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive and the Australian War Memorial. Lee would like to thank Leanne and Graeme for so generously giving their time to talk about their work.
deceiving us. The artist has succeeded if we have to fight the urge to touch the painted surface. To learn more about trompe l’oeil techniques and examples in historical and contemporary painting, book now to attend Tom Errington’s ADFAS lecture on Monday 8 July.
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The annual Australian and Decorative Fine Arts
Top left Leanne Emmitt Black and White Study 1, 2012 acrylic, 59.5cm x 42.5cm Courtesy of the artist.
22 April
Societies’ (ADFAS) lecture series, hosted in Perth by the Friends, takes place at the Central Institute of
Technology. Refreshments are served from 6pm with each lecture Friends are invited to bring their friends and to book early,
The Jewish East End of London with Yasha Beresiner
13 May
The Tiger in Asian Art with Zara Fleming
8 July
Trompe l’Oeil: the art of illusion with
commencing at 6:45pm and concluding around 8pm. as the talented lecturers usually attract a big crowd.
Top right Black and White Study 2, 2012 acrylic, 59.5cm x 42.5cm Courtesy of the artist.
Tom Errington 12 August
From Orangery to Conservatory: the garden under glass with Steven Desmond
23 September Hedonistic Paris: Art, Life and Culture of
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For booking details see the Friends Event Guide or visit
Paris during the Jazz Age 1920-1930 with
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Linda Collins
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Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond:
The World Reimagined
Gary Dufour, Chief Curator | Deputy Director, Art Gallery of Western Australia
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an Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined is the third exhibition in the Art Gallery of
Western Australia’s dynamic, multi-year partnership with The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Prepared exclusively for presentation in Perth, Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined allows viewers to observe how 96 of the world’s most significant and influential artists have reinvented landscape, still life and portraiture from the late nineteenth century to the present day. By adopting these traditional genres, these modern artists gesture toward art historical precedents while inventing radical new languages to describe the people, places, and things of their own times. This visually stunning exhibition presents 134 masterworks by many of the world’s greatest artists. Reimagining the world around them, these artists invented the strategies that shaped modern art in the twentieth century and beyond. This outstanding collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, prints and media works from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York spans over 120 years and presents the Right Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907-1954) Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair 1940 oil on canvas 15¾ x 11” (40 x 27.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. © 2012 Frida Kahlo/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SOMAAP, Mexico.
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If Paul Cézanne’s faceted oranges were revolutionary at the dawn of the twentieth century, Urs Fischer’s hybrid of a real apple and pear shows us what a still life can be at the dawn of the twenty-first.
timeless subjects of landscape, still life
of a real apple and pear shows us what a still
Portrait sections. Shared strategies – from
and portraiture with urgency and vitality.
life can be at the dawn of the twenty-first.
abstraction to appropriation – and common
Outstanding works by eminent artists such
The solidity of Auguste Rodin’s portrait
movements – from Surrealism to conceptual
as van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Klimt, Dalí,
of Honoré de Balzac sculpted in the 1890s
art – similarly create links across categories.
Kahlo, Wesselmann, Koons and Richter will
gives way to Gerhard Richter’s self-portrait
allow you to experience some of the most
in the 1990s, in which the subject dissolves
innovative interpretations of traditional
in a blur of paint.
genres, each engendering a renewed sense of wonder at what the world can be. From Vincent van Gogh’s twisted
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While some artists are intimately associated with a particular subject or genre – such as Giorgio Morandi‘s metaphysical
olive trees to Lawrence Weiner’s seascape
still lifes – others have applied their
in words, we see the definition of a
aesthetic innovations to a wide range of
landscape expand to include not only
subjects and situations. Pablo Picasso’s
the representation of a site but our own
Cubist interpretations of both a portrait
experience of it. If Paul Cézanne’s faceted
bust and a café table, for example, invite
oranges were revolutionary at the dawn of
viewers to make connections between
the twentieth century, Urs Fischer’s hybrid
the exhibition’s Landscape, Still Life and
Below Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906) Still Life with Ginger Jar, Sugar Bowl, and Oranges 1902-06 oil on canvas 23⅞ x 28⅞” (60.6 x 73.3 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lillie P. Bliss Collection. Right Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932) Self-Portrait 1996 oil on linen 20⅛ x 18¼” (51.1 x 46.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder and Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds. © 2012 Gerhard Richter
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In harmony with the exhibition Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined the Friends are presenting a Film/Lecture Series and specialist guided tours.
Vincent van Gogh Wednesday 5 June, 6 – 8.30pm Director Dr Stefano Carboni will talk about the exhibition and introduce Dominik Rimbault’s documentary In The Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh (56 mins). Guided tour Sunday 30 June, 2 – 4pm Curator’s Tour Sunday 13 October, 2-4.30pm with Ms Tika Bachu, Curatorial Assistant, MoMA Series Salvador Dalí Monday 11 November, 6 – 8.30pm Glenn Isegar-Pilkington AGWA curator will talk about the world of surrealism and introduce French documentary Salvador Dalí: A Soft Self-Portrait 1969 (60 mins). Directed by Jean-Christopher Averty, with narration by Orson Welles. See the Friends Event Guide for further details. www.artfriends.com.au
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Supremacy, exoticism and patronage Iain Shearer ignites our passion for the history, tales and arts of the Middle Eastern empires.
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amarkand is an almost legendary name for many in the West. Redolent of golden glamour, turquoise, spices and oriental cruelty, the capital of Timur
is a grand monument to high culture. Its very foundations were constructed on the blood and bones of countless artisans and craftsman dragged in bondage from the great cities of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, to beautify this memorial to a warrior king, founder of one of the greatest dynasties of the medieval world: Timur Leng and the Timurids (Timurid dynasty 1370-1509). Even today in the Persian poetry of Iran, Samarkand is described as the desired destination for the learned man and lovers alike; for Babur, founder of the great Mughal dynasty of India, Samarkand was his lost ancestral home, mourned even as he and his descendants carved out their magnificent Indian empire; to merchants and traders from as far afield as Venice and Beijing, Samarkand was a marketplace where they could safely meet at the intersection of the legendary silk roads. Yet although Samarkand today sits squarely within the modern state of Uzbekistan, a Turkic speaking people, the tradition of the city is solidly Persian. Like her sister city of Bukhara, (another name redolent of Eastern exoticism) Samarkand was deliberately ripped from her Tajik/Persian heartland and ‘donated’ by Stalin in 1925 as capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, part of the Communist programme to ensure Russian dominance of myriad peoples of the Central Asia through divide and rule. Still today, despite vast investment in a faux official ‘Uzbek’ history, the arts, architecture, culture and even language of the great Central Asia cities remains indelibly linked to their kin in Iran. The history of Persian Iran and Central Asia is an epic cast of
One, Sassanian Queens Azarmedukht and Boran; Khosru and
Cyrus the Great, Xerxes, Alexander, Zoroaster, Julian the Apostate,
Shirin, al-Khwarizmi, and all are encapsulated by beautiful
Nestorious the Heretic, Chingis Khan, Persepolis, Timur Leng,
Scheherazade and her 1001 tales.
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Above Vakil Mosque, Shiraz, Iran. Photo: A. Edwards
The Friends are delighted to host Iain Shearer to present the 2013 ASA International Scholars Series.
Glories of The Great Kings – the Achaemenid adventure in Iran Wednesday 7 August, 6 – 8pm Artists, Astronomers and Conquerors – The Timurid legacy in Uzbekistan Thursday 8 August, 6 – 8pm See the Friends Event Guide for further details.
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Avicenna, Gowhar Shad, Uleg Bek, Shapur I, Mokanna The Veiled
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Iain Shearer is a scholar, author and TV presenter, who has always been fascinated by the many cultures and stories to be unearthed and explored within the Islamic World. He recently left the Middle East department of The British Museum where he was the Sackler Scholar for Afghanistan and Iran. He currently divides his time between Australia, the UK, the Maghreb, the Middle East and Central Asia. Iain is passionate about exploring and sharing the thrilling histories and cultures of the Arabic, Persian and Turkic speaking peoples and hosted an episode of National Geographic and Lonely Planet›s ‘Roads Less Travelled’ to Kazakhstan. While in Britain Iain lectures for NADFAS and regularly leads cultural tours for, amongst others, The British Museum. Iain was appointed a Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 2008. He was the Lonely Planet author for the Saudi Arabia and Hajj guides in 2009, as well as the upcoming edition for 2013, Lonely Planet Iran 2012 and the author of the forthcoming updated Bradt guide to Iran.
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Singapore – a vision of historical and futuristic culture Louise Jones
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his extraordinary
island nation, Singa-pura, the Lion City, has long been the stop over of
choice for travellers to and from Europe and a popular posting for expatriate families. Many travel to Singapore to experience the hotels and the shopping, without ever digging
Many travel to Singapore to experience the hotels and the shopping, without ever digging beneath the surface to appreciate the diverse mix of ethnic and racial groups that make up its population… Every city in the world can learn
to much of its most beautiful and historic
beneath the surface to appreciate the diverse
something from Singapore’s incredible
mix of ethnic and racial groups that make up
and constantly growing public art
its population, its rich colonial and cultural
collection. Thanks to a government
landmarks, the iconic Raffles Hotel, the
history and its growing arts community.
policy that demands new commercial
Anglican St Andrews Cathedral with its
developments in Singapore devote a
stark white plaster applied by convicts and
position in the shipping routes between India
percentage of cost and space to public art
the Singapore Art Museum, affectionately
and China, Singapore has quickly become
works, many of Singapore’s hotels and
known as SAM and housing a permanent
one of the most successful nations in the
commercial buildings are home to some
collection of over 4000 southeast Asian
world. Observers credit this success with the
impressive installations.
paintings. Friends visiting Singapore
Occupying a unique geographical
colonial architecture. Here Friends will find, amongst other
foresight of the colony’s founding Lieutenant,
Tackling Singapore district by district,
Sir Stamford Raffles and later Lee Kuan Yew,
a good place to start is the civic area of the
Biennale at SAM and other venues, themed
Singapore’s formidable Prime Minister from
city, the area north of the river and home
‘If the World Changed’ which invites artists
later in 2013 can enjoy the 4th Singapore
1959 to 1990. But ask a Singapore taxi driver – and they are full of useful information – and they will tell you that everyone in Singapore just works extremely hard and that is the work ethic of the nation. Consistent with a strict approach to law, public order and modesty, a conservative censorship is reflected in the arts and freedom of expression in Singapore. However since the early 2000s the arts calendar in Singapore has increased considerably, both in local and international content and visitors to Singapore have a great deal to choose from. Right Anthony Gormley, Drift 2009, 39.6 x 14.6 x 23 metres; 16,138 x 12.7mm square stainless steel and 8,327 x 32mm diameter balls. Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
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to respond to and reconsider the worlds we
three of which, ‘Curiosity, Inspiration and
seven floors inside the atrium. Also in the
live in and the worlds we want to live in.
Expression’, house the museum’s small
atrium, Zheng’s Rising Forrest connects the
permanent exhibition. Currently until mid
hotel with the landscape outside creating a
Museum of Singapore and down towards
April is New York artist Nathan Sawaya’s
walkway of 83 ceramic tree filled vessels.
Boat Quay on the Singapore River there
exhibition The Art of the Brick, 52 incredible
is a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles at
sculptures using only LEGO bricks.
This area is also home to the National
Raffles Landing where he arrived in 1819
Friends will find Carpenters Blue Reflection Façade with Light Entry Passage, an
and negotiated the terms of a treaty with
extraordinary and breathtaking endeavour
incredible curved installation of blue vertical
local Malay rulers. Further along the
and part of the Singapore National Parks
glass and metal fins. Your perception of this
river to Empress Place, Friends can visit
‘vision of creating a City in a Garden’. These
installation will change depending upon
the Asian Civilisations Museum, housing
gardens house many attractions including
what time of the day you visit and the light.
extraordinary Chinese and Southeast Asian
the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest, the
collections of sculpture, porcelain, textiles,
former replicating the cool dry climates of
is home to Sol LeWitt’s happy and bold
ornaments and other decorative arts.
South Africa and California and the latter
geometrical drawing Wall Drawing #917
a 35 metre lush mountain ‘shrouding the
Arcs and Circles 1999 which was created
worlds tallest indoor waterfall’.
by local artists consistent with LeWitt’s
Singapore is famous for its parks and botanic gardens, the most historic of which is Fort Canning Park, once known as the
Beautiful as these are, the most
The hotel entrance and main reception
view that the ‘idea’ is the artwork and that
Forbidden Hill, home to the Malay royals in
ambitious ‘exhibit’ at Gardens by the Bay is
others can execute that vision. LeWitt’s
the 14th century and where Raffles built the
arguably the Supertree Grove, an incredible
Wall Drawing #915 Arcs and Circle and
first Governor’s residence in the early 1800’s.
construction of living sculpture, essentially
Irregular Bands can also be found in the
There are guided walks in the park covering
12 trees made of a reinforced concrete core
underground MRT station connected to
its colonial history (including the decision to
and trunk and then planted panels of living
Marina Bay Sands. (These installations
surrender to the Japanese made at the Battle
skin up the tree and into a canopy. The
were created with the support of the state of
Box bunker), but also the magnificent flora
panels comprise over 200 species and varieties
the art Singapore Tyler Print Institute that
and fauna of this incredibly lush park.
of bromeliads, orchids, ferns and tropical
Friends can visit at 41 Robertson Quay).
Fort Canning Park also has a lively
flowering climbing plants. Friends can enjoy
Ned Kahn is responsible for three
outdoor programme of arts events including
‘Garden Rhapsody’ a short but spectacular
installations in the Art Path, Wind Arbor,
ballet, concerts and theatre (Shakespeare’s
music and light show amongst the Supertrees
Rain Oculus and Tipping Wall. On the
‘Othello’ is scheduled to start in April), so it
each evening that celebrates ‘the harmonious
outside western façade of the hotel atrium
is worth checking before you go.
existence of Man and the Garden’.
Wind Arbor comprises 260,000 aluminum
There are two relatively new attractions
At the adjacent Marina Bay Sands hotel
panels mounted on hinges that move freely,
in the Marina Bay area, the privately owned
and casino, Friends will find large-scale
‘flapping’ as the wind blows and creating an
ArtScience Museum, designed by architect
public art installations showcased to an
incredible shimmering visual.
Moshe Safdie and reminiscent of a lotus
extraordinary extent with the commissioned
flower and the Gardens by the Bay. There are
works styled the ‘Marina Bay Sands Art
ethnic cultures that come together to create
21 gallery spaces at the ArtScience Museum,
Path’ estimated to be worth US $50 million.
Singapore, Friends should spend some time
Below Supertree Grove at night. Courtesy of Gardens by the Bay.
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The Gardens by the Bay is an
Moving towards the casino façade,
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To get a real appreciation for the diverse
Friends can start in the hotel foyer and
in Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Little
look up as Andrew Gormley’s Drift, a huge
India, Joo Chiat and sample the Malay
three dimensional steel matrix rises up
spiced Peranakan cuisine in the Katong.
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Kampong Glam, the former seat of Malay royalty, the Sultan Hussein who granted Singapore to the British and whose former palace Istana Kampong Glam still stands, has been a Malay-Muslim quarter since the 1800’s and the Arab Street area is a favourite with shoppers and foodies. Make sure you visit the golden domed Sultan Mosque in Bussorah Street. From Little India or Kampong Glam, Friends should consider travelling a few streets south to Mount Sofia and stopping at the Old School, the former Methodist Girls’ School that is now an collaborative artistic centre bringing together diverse creative communities in artistic and musical studios and galleries. Also in nearby McNally Street, Friends will find the Singapore Contemporary Institute of Art, a division of the Lasalle College that has seven galleries exploring new contemporary art and an impressive public programme of lectures and seminars that Friends might consider before they travel. A visit to Singapore should take in the old warehouses and depots of Dempsey Hill, now converted to restaurants, small galleries and antique shops. Formerly the British army base (and where young Singaporeans nervously reported for compulsory national army enlistment) and still referred to by some locals as Tanglin Village, Dempsey Hill sits opposite the Botanic Gardens and is at its most lively by night. The Australian owned REDSEA Gallery has converted 6000 square metres of barracks into an inviting gallery space housing exhibitions from Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe. Useful Singapore Links www.singaporefootprints.com www.acm.org.sg www.singaporeartmuseum.sg www.nparks.gov.sg www.substation.org www.gardensbythebay.com.sg www,dempseyhill.com.sg www.oldschool.com.sg www.artstagesingapore.com www.lasalle.edu.sg
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Top right Pua kumbu (sacred cloth) Sarawak, Baleh River, c. 1940s Cotton Pua kumbu are woven by Iban Dayak women, who gain status through the processes of preparing natural dyes and weaving intricate patterns. These sacred cloths are considered spiritually powerful because they feature many symbols used for protection and as blessings. This one bears the buah remaung (tiger pattern) which is a powerful protective motif. Courtesy of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore.
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Your Collection – in focus Melissa Harpley, AGWA Curator of Historical Painting, Sculpture and Design
The laying down of paint now involved more of the artist’s body…
At two and a half metres in length, Horseshoe Range was the biggest painting Grey-Smith had ever attempted when he started it in 1958, the size befitting both the
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subject matter (a striking landform north hen the Art
Horseshoe Range is a major work in
of Meekatharra) and the scale of the artist’s
Gallery of Western
Grey-Smith’s oeuvre, standing as it does at a
ambition for the work. This increase in size
Australia bought Guy
point of significant transition in his painting
was also linked to a change in Grey-Smith’s
Grey-Smith’s Horseshoe Range in 1961 it
style. Grey-Smith’s early landscapes had been
way of working. The laying down of paint
was maintaining the Gallery’s tradition of
largely drawn from the local Perth environs
now involved more of the artist’s body, the
buying outstanding works of contemporary
and showed him as an artist working through
impasto a result of the physical activity
art, a practice which had started with the
various influences on his way to developing
of dragging paint across large areas of the
purchase of Frederick McCubbin’s Down on
his own style. Travel through the north-west
surface with a palette knife.
his Luck in 1896 and continues to this day.
from the mid-50s onwards literally broadened
Right Guy Grey-Smith, Horseshoe Range 1958-1961 oil on muslin over hardboard. 126 x 250 cm State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia Purchased 1961
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Horseshoe Range is currently on display
his horizons, resulting in arresting paintings
at the Gallery, and will be one of the key
like this one that distil the essence of the
works featured in the retrospective of this
landscape through the simplification of form
important Western Australian artist to be
and controlled use of intense colour.
presented at the Gallery in February 2014.
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What’s on at the Gallery For more information about exhibitions and events visit: artgallery.wa.gov.au
Exhibitions Tom Malone Prize 2013 Until Monday 15 April Now in its 11th year, the annual acquisitive Tom Malone Prize adds a winning Australian glass artist’s work to our State Art Collection. This year’s winner Tom Moore and the other 11 artists shortlisted for the award, show the diversity and endless possibilities of the medium. Tom Moore comments about his winning work, Buff Sandy: “I have always been excited by improbable stacked forms that seek to defy gravity. I continue to enjoy living on the edge of what is technically possible.” Year 12 Perspectives 2012 Until 30 June A showcase of the creative visions of
Picturing New York: Photographs
budding Western Australian artists.
from The Museum of Modern Art
Through painting, sculpture, ceramics,
Until 12 May
video and drawing, these talented Year
Tracing the dynamic rise of modern
12 graduates explore themes of social
photography from 1888 to 2005 through a
Picturing New York – AGWA Nights
disconnection, the move into adulthood,
multitude of visions of the ever-changing
Until 3 May
gender identity, disability and the impact
‘big apple’ and its famously diverse
Fridays from 5.30pm
of social media. Vote for your favourite in
population, this exhibition is a rare
Tickets: $19, no concessions available
the Santos People’s Choice Award – visit
opportunity to see iconic photographs by
(booking and credit card fees may apply)
the exhibition or view the online gallery at
the world’s most celebrated photographers,
This season of AGWA Nights will make
artgallery.wa.gov.au
including Henri Cartier-Bresson,
you feel like you’ve just stepped into
Walker Evans, Cindy Sherman, Alfred
NYC’s Central Park. Enjoy Picturing New
Stieglitz, Weegee, and Garry Winogrand.
York with all the usual AGWA Nights’
Visit momaseries.com.au.
trimmings: visit the exhibition, attend the 6pm Picturing New York tour by our Volunteer Gallery Guides, enjoy a drink from our pop-up bar, along with music sets from local RTR FM DJs.
Left Tom Moore Buff Sandy 2012 blown and solid glass 69 x 30 x 17 cm Collection of the artist Photographer: Grant Hancock Above Michael Spano (American, born 1949) New York Sights, 2005 gelatin silver print, 27¾ x 34⅞” (70.5 x 88.6 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lois and Bruce Zenkel Fund. © 2012 Michael Spano
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This season of AGWA Nights also offers new ways to explore this exceptional exhibition from New York’s Museum of Modern Art, including Curator Tours, AGWA Talks and quickfire theatrical performances. Dive even deeper into the history, culture and transformation of twentieth century photography while enjoying a glass of wine and a bite to eat. www.artfriends.com.au
These informal talks will give you a greater understanding about the thinking behind the presentation of this international show, and the works themselves. Each Friday night features a rotating special highlight, see schedule below.
A series of linked vignettes, each one
For more information please visit
drawing inspiration from photographs in
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the exhibition. The work will present a
For bookings or more info, please contact:
Box Office, through all Ticketek outlets or
quick-fire narrative, from New Netherland
Art Portfolio – Short Courses
online at ticketek.com.au
in 1609 through to metropolis, 20th
and Workshops
century world city, and the lead-up to the
Phone: 08 9427 1127
Twin Towers.
Email: enquiry.art@central.wa.edu.au
Art Workshops for Kids
AGWA Sunday Talks
as they share the ins and outs of how the
In collaboration with the
In collaboration with the
exhibition was developed and present their
Central Institute of Technology
Central Institute of Technology
insights into the themes of Picturing New
Calling all kids! Get creative with these
Tickets: $26 per talk (booking and
York. These informal talks will give you a
fun, hands-on art workshops to be held on
credit card fees may apply)
greater understanding about the thinking
Wednesday 24 April 2013.
AGWA Theatrette
Tickets are available from the AGWA
AGWA Nights – Curator Tours Dates: 5 April & 3 May, 7pm Join the Gallery’s talented Curators; Lucy Harper, Picturing New York Project Curator, and Robert Cook, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Photography and Design,
Gain a deeper understanding of the artists
behind the presentation of this international iPad Comics with Chris Schnell
and themes in Picturing New York with this
$60 per person (includes entry to
summer lecture series. Join us afterwards
AGWA Nights – Talks
Picturing New York)
for a complimentary cup of coffee or tea
Date: 12 April, 7pm
Suitable for 7-16 year olds.
and mingle with like-minded art lovers.
Be stimulated by some fascinating talks on
iPads provided with apps.
topics inspired by the show’s NYC content
Basic iPad skills required.
including NYC fashion, architecture and
Explore apps to create comics on the iPad.
with Sue Geddes-Page
inner city trends. AGWA Nights’ Talks is
Develop your own comic story and images
2pm, Sunday 7 April
co-ordinated with the Central Institute of
using the latest iPad apps, working with
Rebuilt after the fire of 1871, Chicago
Technology and AGWA. Seating is limited
an expert graphic designer to develop
emerged as a towering vertical city. Elevators
so beat the crowd by arriving early.
unique skills.
and water pumps made tall buildings a
show, and the works themselves.
Art Deco: Skyscraper Cities
reality in New York, where the Empire State AGWA Nights – Game-on!
Build your own Skyscraper
and Chrysler Buildings added Art Deco
Date: 19 April, from 6pm
$60 per person (includes entry to
narrative and decoration to the skyline.
It’s game night at AGWA! Show-off your
Picturing New York)
Chess or Checkers skills and you could be
Suitable for 7-12 year olds.
The Black Box and the Postmodern
in the running to win some cool prizes.
Make a ceramic skyscraper or cityscape,
City with Sue Geddes-Page
Go to www.picturingnewyork.artgallery.
using hand building techniques and drawing
2pm, Sunday 14 April
wa.gov.au to register!
through coloured slips. Your artwork will be
Bauhaus Modernists brought a formal
fired later when dry. Bring your lunch and
purity to the New World which led to
party festivities, the four nightly champions
an apron/overalls. If you like, bring in your
the geometric corporate forms of the
will face-off over an oversized Chess or
photos or drawings of the city.
American city. After the austere geometry
On Friday 10 May, as part of the closing
of Modernism, a new visual language of
Checkers game to determine the ultimate AGWA Nights’ Champion.
Camera-less Photography
symbolism, texture and playfulness changed
$60 per person (includes entry to
the face of the urban environment, rezoning
New York, New York:
Picturing New York)
the city as a place to live as well as work.
A History in 20 Minutes
Suitable for 7-12 year olds. Bring your lunch.
For more information please visit
Date: 26 April
Compose unique images on photographic
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A humorous and thought-provoking
paper inspired by the city. Draw onto
journey through New York history: the
glass or perspex, and use found objects
Talks are available from the AGWA Box
people, the place, the culture, the art,
to create designs – and use the sun to
Office, through Ticketek outlets or online
the celebrities, the music, the cityscape.
create photographs.
at ticketek.com.au
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Tickets to Picturing New York Sunday
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Books, Websites & Trivia Into the Light:
Robertshaw, Fiona Foley, Susan Norrie and
The Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art
Julie Dowling.
By John Cruthers, Lee Kinsella
Published by UWA Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9781742584850. Flexi-bound paperback RRP: AU$29.95 [uwap.uwa.edu.au]
If you were fortunate to see the exhibition of the Cruthers Collection (Look. Look again.) at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Court & Camera
last year you will be glad to own a reminder
– The Life & Times of A. H. Stone
of this distinctive view of Australia through
A Pioneer Photographer in Perth
the work of women artists. Lady Sheila
By Jacqueline O’Brien &
Cruthers began collecting art in 1974 and
Pamela Statham-Drewe
her collection evolved over time to focus
This beautifully compiled and illustrated
on the main themes of self-portraiture
book is a unique pictorial history of pre gold
and identity, still life, domestic and
rush Perth in the mid 1860s, just 30 years
family life, gender, political activism and
after its foundation. Alfred Hawes Stone
abstraction. Into the Light tells the story of
was best known as a legal practitioner who,
the Collection with historical photographs,
along with his brother George and only
dwellings, Court & Camera includes
essays and wonderful colour plates of the
a handful of others, helped establish and
excerpts from Stone’s diary.
artworks dating from the 1880s to the
administer law in the new Swan Colony.
present, by seminal artists such as Grace
As well as capturing the emergence of
Cossington Smith, Nora Heysen, Freda
landmark buildings alongside ordinary
Published by Fremantle Press, April 2013. ISBN 9780646589442. Hardcover RRP: AU$49.99 [fremantlepress.com.au] Image courtesy of Fremantle Press.
Websites Dr Stefano Carboni is the 11th Director
restaurants certainly added to the richness
of the Art Gallery of WA and since 2008
of these tours.
has initiated fruitful partnerships with
We asked Stefano to list the top three
overseas institutions to present exhibitions
websites that he enjoys visiting for Arts &
of exceptional international art for our
Culture info and news:
local Perth audiences. Italian by birth, his
www.moma.org
pre-Perth professional life was spent in
This is a place that fuels creativity,
New York in the Department of Islamic
ignites minds and provides inspiration.
Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Their collection database is extensive.
Foundation Members were fortunate
www.abc.net.au
to enjoy a unique art tour of Venice in
You can find the best up-to-date information
2011 and of New York in 2012, led by
on what is happening locally.
the Director. Stefano’s local connections
www.metmuseum.org
and knowledge of the best-kept-secret
I keep in touch with old friends and colleagues.
Pablo Picasso lent Salvador Dalí $500 for
motion picture screenplay. It never made
Arles (La Vigne Rouge, 1888) now part of the
his first trip to New York in 1934. They are
it to production but Dalí remained friends
collection at the Pushkin Museum of Fine
said to have met when Picasso attended
with Harpo. Dalí designed the sets for
Arts in Moscow. He sold it to Belgian art
Dalí’s first solo exhibition in Barcelona in
the dream scenes in Hitchcock’s thriller
collector Anna Boch, whose brother Eugene
1925 and liked what he saw.
Spellbound in 1946.
was a friend of van Gogh.
Trivia
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A selection of exhibitions, biennales, art fairs & events WESTERN AUSTRALIA BUNBURY REGIONAL ART GALLERIES 64 Wittenoom Street, Bunbury 6230 W: brag.org.au T: 08 9721 8226 Open: 10am-4pm every day, entry free SOUTH WEST stories, curated by Olga Cironis 26 April-16 June 10th BUNBURY BIENNALE 20 July-8 September GALLERY CENTRAL 12 Aberdeen St, Perth 6000 W: gallerycentral.com.au T: 08 94271318 Open: Mon-Fri 10am-4.45pm Revealed: Emerging Aboriginal Artists from Western Australia 2013 13 April-4 May An exhibition by the next generation of Aboriginal artists is complemented by a bustling marketplace, where visitors have the rare opportunity to buy direct from the artists and 20 Aboriginal Art Centres. A free symposium thrashes out some current issues and celebrates creativity and innovation from regional WA. Revealed Symposium Fri 12 April, 1-4pm Revealed Aboriginal Art Market at the Cultural Centre Sat 13 April, 12-4pm Top left Peter Dailey, Alchemist 2013, PETG, wood, Perspex, stones, acrylic and oil paints Top right Stuart Elliott, Facility 7 2013, wood, mild steel plate, acrylic sheet, resin, varied dimensions
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FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle 6160 W: fac.org.au T: 08 9432 9555 Open 10am-5pm, 7 days Peter Dailey | Apparition: The Syndicate II 13 April-2 June Helen Maudsley | The Landscape of Being 8 June-21 July Michaela Gleave | A Day is Longer Than a Year 8 June-21 July GALERIE DÜSSELDORF 9 Glyde Street, Mosman Park 6012 W: galeriedusseldorf.com.au Open: Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm Howard Taylor (1918-2001): Discovery, Development and Ideas 1946-2001 Until 21 April A comprehensive exhibition of constructions, paintings, drawings and maquettes, including previously unseen early sketches, notations and schematic diagrams. GOMBOC GALLERY SCULPTURE PARK James Road, Middle Swan Open: Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm W: gomboc-gallery.com.au T: 08 9274 3996 Gumburrna | Andrew (Ando) Binsiar 6-27 May HEATHCOTE MUSEUM & GALLERY 58-60 Duncraig Road, Applecross W: melvillecity.com.au/facilities/museums/ heathcote T: 08 9364 5666 Open: Tue-Fri 10am-3pm; Sat-Sun 12-4pm; Closed Mon & public hols
Ceramic Arts Association of WA Annual Selective Exhibition 2013 13 April-19 May time bids be gone 25 May-30 Jun Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley W: lwgallery.uwa.edu.au T: 08 6488 3707 Open: Tue-Fri 11am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm Closed Public Holidays, Free Admission ORIENTing | Ian Fairweather 4 May-13 July Towards Perth: Western Australian Women Artists Before 1950 4 May-13 July Djurrbilk: Gossip Songs of Northwest Arnhem Land 29 June-14 December Paper Mountain Upstairs 267 William Street, Northbridge W: papermountain.org.au Open: Tue-Sun 11am-5pm Bachanalian Picnic | Cherish Marrington and Lance Kershaw-Ladu 11 May-26 May Test Screen | Tim Carter 8-23 June Notes Toward a Universal Language | Anna Dunnill 6-21 July
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TURNER GALLERIES 470 William St, Northbridge 6003 W: turnergalleries.com.au T: 08 9227 1077 Open: Tue-Sat 11am-5pm STUART ELLIOTT and ANNA NAZZARI 19 April-18 May PHILIP WARD DICKSON 24 May-22 June
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS April 7 - April 21 May 4 - May 19
Noir et Blanc Conversation 5
May 22 - May 28
Youth Art Fest and Exhibition
June 1 - June 30
Helen Norton Solo Exhibition
July 6 - July 28
Forests, Horses, Myths & Legends
OPEN: Mon−Fri 9-4, Sat−Sun 10−4 Address: 50 Railway Road, Kalamunda T: (08) 9257 9953 www.zzcc.com.au
Venn Gallery 16 Queen Street, Perth WA 6000 W: venn.net T: 08 9321 8366 Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-7pm KATE MCMILLAN and TOM FREEMAN 29 March-10 May CLARE PEAKE 17 May-28 June INTERSTATE Turner from the Tate 1 June-8 September 2013, National Gallery of Australia (NGA) J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) is one of Britain’s greatest artists, a key figure of the Romantic generation who was valued as a master in his own time and whose impact was felt as far away as Australia. The exhibition consists of 40 oils complemented by 70 works on paper, from large watercolours to intimate sketches, including many of his most famous paintings and works never shown previously. From ambitious early works to remarkable paintings of Turner’s late career, the exhibition culminates with powerful seascapes including A disaster at sea which shows the notorious shipwreck of a convict ship bound for NSW in which many women drowned. [nga.gov.au] Monet’s Garden: The Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris 10 May-8 September 2013, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Continuing the vogue for imported mega artist shows, this stunning exhibition is devoted to Claude Monet’s iconic garden at Giverny and includes more than 50 masterpieces including a suite of waterlilies paintings that he completed between 1900 and 1919. Monet’s Garden traces the evolution of his garden subjects, revealing the transition of Monet’s purely Impressionist style to the expressive pictorial idiom that he adopted in later life. [ngv.vic.gov.au] INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS Frieze New York 10–13 May 2013 Frieze’s largest event to date will show over 180 galleries with a strong representation of American and European galleries joined by those from the rest of the world, with 32 countries represented in total. The comprehensive talks program brings together a range of voices, from leading artists to musicians and novelists to cultural critics; discussing some of the most pertinent issues in contemporary art and culture today. [friezenewyork.com] Art Basel in Hong Kong 23-26 May 2013 If you can’t make it to Europe or the USA this year visit the inaugural Art Basel in Hong Kong, where half of the participating galleries come from Asia and Asia-Pacific. [artbasel.com/en/Hong-Kong] Art Basel 13-16 June 2013 This monster art fair draws tens of thousands of art collectors, curators and art lovers from all over the world, many of them on a grand tour that also takes in the Venice Biennale. Some of the most prominent and respected figures in the international art world share their ideas and knowledge in the Salon talks, and artists great and small are showcased in the satellites of curated projects, site-specific experiential work and film. Basel city embraces visitors by offering free transport and a plethora of other delights. You will need a minimum of three days to take it all in plus the ‘alternative art fairs’ and other art institutions such as the Fondation Beyeler, but it’s a must, at least once in your life. [artbasel.com]
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MID WEST Art Prize 2013 Call for Entries You are invited to be a part of this unique and nationally respected art award... The Cossack Art Award provides an unmissable opportunity for established and emerging artists to showcase their work in a nationally recognised public forum.
Winners of the Mid West Art Prize 2013 $3,500 96.5WAFM Youth Award Emma Itzstein ‘Medicating for my CMY Personality Disorder’
$5,000 Eastman Poletti Sherwood Architects Mid West Award Amanda Rowland ‘Port a Pret’
$5,000 Geraldton Regional Art Gallery Mid West Aboriginal Award Bruce Bradfield ‘Untitled’
$5,000 Minerals & Metals Group Highly Commended Award Dani Andree ‘A Plied Way’
$5,000 Geraldton Regional Art Gallery Highly Commended Award Mathew Mouchmore ‘Planet of Light’
$20,000 City of Greater Geraldton Award for Excellence Mark Nodea ‘Texas Country’
With ten categories and total prize pool of over $100,000, this is the richest regional art award in Australia, attracting high calibre entrants to the Pilbara region every year since 1992. Download the entry form and conditions of entry from the Shire of Roebourne website www.roebourne.wa.gov.au CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: 4pm, Monday 17 June OR when maximum capacity of entries is reached. For more info visit www.roebourne.wa.gov.au. ExhIbITION: 21 July – 11 August 2013
Enquiries can be directed to the Shire of Roebourne E. cossack.art@roebourne.wa.gov.au M. 0417 805 128 | T. (08) 9186 8555 Grant Woodhams MLA
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