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PICTURING NEW YORK: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art Photography Talks, Tours and Discussions ADFAS – develop an interest What’s On at AGWA and beyond

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President’s Message............................... 4

Monday 10am–1pm/2–5pm

Membership Update.............................. 4

Tuesday closed

Special Membership Offers................. 5

Wednesday 10am–1pm/2–5pm Thursday 10am–1pm/2–5pm

Rewards of the Volunteer.................... 5

Friday 10am –1pm/2–5pm

Preview..................................................... 6

Saturday & Sunday closed Public Holidays closed Closed 21 December – 16 January

New York in photographs.................... 9 Tours, Talks & Debate.........................11 Women in Photography..................... 12

CONTRIBUTORS

AGWA OPENING HOURS

Carola Akindele-Obe, Lin Arias, Christina

Wednesday–Monday 10am–5pm

A Luminous World.............................. 13

Backus, Madeline Bates, Clotilde Bullen,

Friday open until 10pm for AGWA Nights

Robert Buratti, Christina Chau, Gwen

during MoMA series exhibitions.

NEW! Monthly Tours..........................14

Gaff, Lucy Harper, Louise Jones, Colin

Closed Tuesdays, Good Friday,

Mildon, Louise Morrison, Tanya Sticca

ANZAC Day and Christmas Day.

Made to Remember............................. 15 On your bike!........................................ 16 World Cinema captivates Perth....... 18 A New York Point of View................. 20 Friendship.............................................. 22

Cover Michael Spano. American, born 1949 New York Sights, 2005 gelatin silver print, 27 3/4 x 34 7/8” (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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President’s Message

Membership Update

Robert Buratti

Gwen Gaff, Executive Officer

Drew, Phillida Preston and Karine Carroll; Megan Anderson Christina Backus (photography), whom all provide much valued

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accommodate the growing number of volunteers.

My gratitude goes to Friends office volunteers Anne-Marie (media), Friends Council Member Kay Campbell (advertising) and

Modern Masters, the Friends are busy

have lost touch with the Gallery, we’d like

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popular Picasso to Warhol: Film Festival,

generous sponsors Jane Brook Estate Winery and Comestibles, for

preparing for what will be a fantastic

to offer a ‘welcome back’ offer of $45 for a

and tours of the Fourteen Modern Masters

their enduring support.

event program for the highly anticipated

single annual membership, and for existing

exhibition. At Jeff Wall Photographs,

follow-up, Picturing New York. Readers will

members, we’d like to offer a discounted

Gary Dufour, Chief Curator and Deputy

for the first half of 2013 and the upcoming ADFAS series, can

notice this edition is particularly focused

renewal fee when you refer a colleague or

Director of AGWA, gave Friends an

be found in the centrefold of this edition of Artifacts. Tickets are

on the art of photography. MoMA was

friend to join at the introductory rate of $45.

intimate insight into the work of this

already available so make your bookings soon.

one of the early supporters of the medium,

This also extends to Gift memberships, so

pre-eminent photographer. The exclusive

and began collecting modern photography

remember that Christmas is only weeks away,

behind the scenes tour of the Conservation

in 1930, later establishing a dedicated

and there’s no better gift than the love of art!

Laboratory and Print Room, was a

department in 1940.

For further details, phone the Friends office.

highlight on our calendar.

s we draw to the close

This month the Friends are offering a

of the first MoMA exhibition,

special membership promotion for new and

the Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen

existing members. For past members who

The Museum’s holdings of more than

As this is my last column in Artifacts

n 2012 Friends enjoyed a breadth of events in support of the

assistance for the development of Friends.

Thank you to AGWA Director Dr Stefano Carboni, AGWA

Gallery’s exhibitions, including the

staff, the artists, galleries and industry colleagues in Perth and our

The Friends Event Guide, showcasing a rich program of events

I look forward to meeting you at the Friends Christmas Party to celebrate a wonderful year of fellowship and art.

Rewards of the Volunteer Colin Mildon, Volunteer Coordinator, Friends Desk

PS: The Friends Office will be closed over the festive season from 21 December to 16 January.

We have enjoyed street art in

25,000 works constitute one of the most

as President, I’d be remiss to thank my

Northbridge, studio visits to Artsource in

Friends Christmas Party

important collections of modern and

exceptional Council who have stood by me

Fremantle and to our precious local artists,

Sunday 9 December, The Gallery Terrace

contemporary photography in the world,

over my past three years in the Chair. We’ve

represented in our State Collection, Robert

Members $20/Guests $40. Bookings essential.

a selection of which will be showcased in

been through a shaky economy, changes

Juniper AM and Richard Woldendorp AM

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Perth from January 2013. MoMA’s support

to staffing, a new executive council, and a

in the Perth Hills.

desk on a rostered basis for up to four hours daily and longer when

of the photographic arts strengthened both

renewed focus for the Friends. While the

the market position and public perception

past few years have been a huge amount

provided Friends with an educative series

of the media and it’s a thrill to have such

of work, we can be satisfied with guiding

of lectures and the new ASA International

a quality exhibition at the Art Gallery of

the Friends organisation through one of its

Scholars Series finished on a high with

Western Australia. The 2013 Friends event

more testing periods, and as a result have

charismatic lecturer Dr John Wreglesworth’s

program provides opportunities to become

done our own little bit to strengthen and

fascinating lectures on the history of

Christmas Gift Membership $45

Andalucia and Peru.

Current members can gift a year’s single annual membership

substantial new interest in Friends and the Gallery. In particular,

to a friend for only $45! (Normally $60; offer expires 5pm,

the marked growth in memberships and event participation has been remarkable. Well done team and congratulations!

further engaged with the exhibition and the Gallery as a whole.

enhance the cultural life of Perth.

It’s been a pleasure working with you

Our ongoing partnership with ADFAS

Lin Arias, member, told us, I so enjoyed

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP OFFERS & GIFTS

I’d like to thank Colin Mildon and

all, and a pleasure to be involved with one

the lecture, the refreshments and the company.

Gwen Gaff who have done a fantastic job in

of Western Australia’s leading institutions.

Dr Wreglesworth was a fantastic speaker;

Gift Student Membership $25

to greet visitors to the Gallery. It’s our aim

his knowledge is truly astounding. I was The AGM is approaching and Members

entertained and inspired to learn more.

to make visitors feel as comfortable and

are encouraged to consider nominating for

welcome as possible, and Colin shares the

Council. Reminders will be sent out by email;

Institute of Technology for providing

Friends are indebted to the Central

Council’s feeling that this is one of the most

otherwise contact Gwen Gaff, Executive

us with a much larger venue for our

important services Friends can provide.

Officer: friends@artgallery.wa.gov.au.

ADFAS series.

The ‘Friends Desk’ was launched this year with a great team of volunteers and

has been located in the foyer of the Gallery. The ‘Friends Desk’, as it is known, is operated by an enthusiastic group

Full time students will be thrilled to receive a single annual membership including two free ASA or ADFAS 2013 lectures.

(Offer expires 5pm, 19 December.)

Welcome Back Rate $45 For all past members who haven’t renewed in the last six months or before – rejoin for only $45! (Single 12-month membership only; offer expires 5pm, 30 January.)

the exhibition is open for extended hours. At the time of writing this, the team has contributed a total of 700 voluntary hours. These volunteers promote the work of the ‘Friends’, membership and events, welcome visitors to the Gallery and help to make sure that their visit to AGWA is a happy and memorable occasion.

The volunteers work very hard and their efforts have resulted in

The rewards for volunteers are varied; we gain knowledge and personal satisfaction, and we all agree that there is huge pleasure in seeing the glad faces of visitors we have assisted. The Perth Cultural Centre and the Gallery are very much alive and being part of this atmosphere is truly stimulating, especially when you know that your support upholds the principles of the Friends of AGWA. The Friends Desk will close temporarily when Picasso to Warhol concludes on 3 December but will reappear with the opening of Picturing New York: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art, on 26 January, Australia Day 2013.

in preparation for the second MoMA

2013 ADFAS Season & Membership Package $245

exhibition, Picturing New York we look

Purchase a Season Pass to the ADFAS Lecture Series plus a

We invite you to join our team of volunteers and to enjoy the

forward to welcoming new volunteers

single annual membership and make a considerable saving.

benefits of ‘Friendship’ at AGWA. Volunteering can be as little as

to man the desk. Pop in to see us in the

(Normally $360 for non-members/$300 for existing members; offer

a few hours a month, whatever you can spare and I can assure you,

Friends office, located via the Centenary

expires 5pm, 13 February.)

you will have no regrets.

Left Robert Buratti, Gwen Gaff, Dr Stefano Carboni (Director), Trevor Eastwood (Friends Patron)

To purchase these special offers and gifts contact

Opposite Liz Harrison, Banou Jabbour and Judy Smallman working the Friends’ Desk.

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uring Picasso to Warhol, a small desk

of Friends of AGWA volunteers. A small team of 12 operate the

19 December.)

organising our team of Friends volunteers

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Gallery, open to members on weekdays and now refurbished to

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THANK YOU to the following volunteers for their dedicated assistance: Tina Yaqoubi, Doug Tweed, Jenni Ross, Colin Mildon, Christina McDonald, Sue Marshall, Fiona Johnson, Kevin Jackson, Liz Harrison, Allan Green, Marilyn Fowler, Kay Campbell and Robert Buratti. artifacts december 2012–march 2013

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Preview

Developing an interest – with ADFAS

Introducing the forthcoming season of Friends events

Louise Jones

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he Friends Event Guide,

artists Toni Wilkinson, Juha Tolonen and

of Indigenous objects will be under the

which you will find in the

Max Pam will be the Artists in Conversation

spotlight in another tour that looks at the

centrefold of this Artifacts, lists

bringing us into the 21st century with

Made to Remember exhibit of works selected

a dozen activities and occasions which

discussion about the development of

from Your Collection.

offer opportunities to develop a deeper

photography in reference to the 20th

connection with the local arts scene as well

century works in the MoMA show.

as the exhibitions at AGWA. Members, friends and families are

Also new in 2013 is a program of

…with renewed knowledge members could then usefully volunteer in their community

Local councils are also important collectors of art, as a way of unique place making, creating a cultural statement and

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supporting the local arts. In April you can

invited to engage in lively discussion

February to November each led by an

hop on your bikes and follow a Sculpture

with artists, curators, writers and art

AGWA curator or guide, an artist or

Trail, to view the growing Town of

historians; to learn more about art history,

an erudite guest. The Friends office is

Cottesloe sculpture collection.

contemporary art, design, the decorative

also delighted to offer a Season Pass to

The season would not be complete

arts and architecture; and to support

the popular ADFAS series of lectures –

without the 2013 Annual Fundraiser – an

the Association of Australian Decorative

AGWA in the process.

members can book all six lectures but only

exclusive members only event. It is a rare treat

and Fine Arts Societies (ADFAS) offering a

pay for five! You can read more about the

to view a significant private art collection

fabulous program of lectures for 2013.

origin of the ADFAS lectures opposite.

especially one that is so personal and

A program of photography talks, tours and discussions, has been designed

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nder the stewardship

of Friends Council member Helen Smith, the Friends

continue their established partnership with

These lectures attract large numbers

eclectic. Friends’ Patron Trevor Eastwood,

and the upcoming series promises to be no

second in the MoMA series at AGWA, and

collections are of constant interest, and this

formerly Chair of AGWA and Wesfarmers,

exception so book early!

will be presented in collaboration with the

season we are extremely lucky to enjoy the

and his wife Judy, are avid collectors of local

Perth Centre for Photography and AGWA

Luminous World of contemporary art from

established and emerging WA artists’ work.

sister association of NADFAS*, a collection

curators. Women in Photography will bring

the Wesfarmers Collection, a sparkling and

Be warned – the limited tickets will sell out

of some 360 societies from all over the

our attention to confronting and sensitive

thoughtful selection of Australian art. Join

fast to the viewing of the Eastwood’s private

United Kingdom with the common aim

20 members each and by 1968 with 200

that’s what they enjoy. But the thought that so

social and cultural issues through the lenses

Helen Carroll, Wesfarmers’ learned curator

collection, so book early!

of ‘promoting and advancing aesthetic

strong they changed their name to the

many are evidently interested in a serious study

of international artists Sonal Kantaria and

for her tour of the exhibition. Reflections

education, the cultivation and study of the

Chiltern Decorative and Fine Arts Society,

of the decorative and fine arts and now have

Rachel Papo. Acclaimed local photographic

on current art practices in the making

fine and decorative arts and the preservation

which remains ‘Society No.1’ in the records

an opportunity to develop that interest really

of our cultural and artistic heritage’.

of NADFAS to this day.

pleases me.

to complement Picturing New York, the

Private, public and corporate art

Friends will know that ADFAS is the

In 1964 Patricia Fay, confined to her

the idea that with renewed knowledge

(UK), had time to contemplate her interest

commenced in 1965, with the first speaker

members could then usefully volunteer

in silver and porcelain. She conceived the

a Miss Millington whose chosen topic was

in their community and this included the

idea of a serious environment in which

Small Antiques in our Homes and she

establishment of Church Recorders. Church

collectors and interested members could

talked to those present about her collection of

Recorders are volunteers that examine,

share and study their common interest and

Victorian teaspoons.

research and document a place of worship

Antiques Group was formed. They invited Opposite left Chief Curator | Deputy Director Gary Dufour with local artists Ann Land and Audrey Welch at the JEFF WALL Photographs tour and floor talk in September 2012.

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The Friends Events are organised by a small

If you’ d like to assist with events, please

team of volunteers and Council members, who

contact the Friends office.

create interesting ways for members to interact with the visual arts and AGWA. www.artfriends.com.au

An important part of this study was

that the tradition of informative lectures

together with four friends, the Chiltern

Bookings are essential for all events; see the Friends Event Guide for details.

The Chiltern’s Society history records

bed with an injury in Buckinghamshire

Patricia Fay was determined that the

including its stonework, stained glass

membership would be considered as a serious

windows, its textiles, woodwork, memorials

group and not dismissed as housewives with

and books and then present the church and

little to do. She is reported as having said,

other relevant archives with a ‘record’ of its

One of the initial problems was persuading

history and the provenance of its contents.

potential lecturers that we were worth

NADFAS now has 90,000 members

Opposite right Helen Smith, Councillor and ADFAS Coordinator, with visiting lecturer Mr Keir Davidson.

talking to. And in 1968 Veronica Papworth

worldwide including members in the 34

wrote in the Sunday Express newspaper,

Australian societies which form its sister

Right Hanbury Hall Orangery (18th century), Worcestershire, UK. Photo: Steven Desmond, NADFAS lecturer and Landscape Consultant.

I have absolutely nothing against women

organisation ADFAS.

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meeting to swap sponge cake recipes or listen to homespun talks on loose cover making – if

ADFAS was started in Australia in 1985

by Patricia Robertson OAM and has

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New York in photographs Lucy Harper, Associate Curator of Historical Works on Paper, Art Gallery of Western Australia

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maintained a strong tradition of volunteers

pieces collected since Henry V111 to the

fiends are in for a treat with Linda Collin’s

in the arts in communities. In particular it

present Queen. Yasha Beresiner uncovers

lecture Hedonistic Paris: Life and Culture of

has embraced the role that the Mechanic’s

the long and colourful history of The

Paris during the Jazz Age 1920-1930.

Institutes and Schools of Art played in the

Jewish East End of London and Friends

history of Australian country towns and

with a passion for visiting historic gardens

bringing of education, culture and art to

will look forward to Steven Desmond’s

our community centres.

lecture From Orangery to Conservatory: the

Make the most of ADFAS in 2013 by

relationship between the two over the course

garden under glass.

purchasing a Season Pass. Only $200

of the twentieth century. As in the outstanding

The 2013 season of ADFAS lectures

* w ww.nadfas.org.uk in reference to Clifford, Dr Helen, A History of NADFAS

icturing New York:

Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art promises to capture the

imagination of and delight all those who have a love for New York or photography, or who are curious to know more about the exhilarating

for six lectures or for $245 we’ll throw

Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters and

are thrilled to have some learned and

of the Tiger in Asian Art are Zara Fleming’s

in a Membership too. Bookings are

in the future four exhibitions coming to the Art

entertaining lecturers coming to Perth.

specialty, and if you’ve ever tried special

always required. See the Friends Event

Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) from

paint techniques you have to hear from

Guide for details.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) over the

promises to be fascinating and we

Oliver Everett opens the ADFAS

Inspirational and sumptuous renditions

season in February with his fascinating

Tom Errington about his remarkable work

lecture Treasures from the Royal Collection

Trompe L’Oeil: the art of illusion. Closing the

showcasing some of the most magnificent

season in September, Francophiles and jazz

next two years, all the works in Picturing New Top Military Banner, China, Ming dynasty 16th century, brocaded silk. Courtesy of Jacqueline Simcox Ltd.

York have been drawn exclusively from MoMA’s extraordinary collection.

That New York should be the theme for AGWA’s second exhibition from MoMA is entirely fitting. That the Museum’s Curator of Photography, Sarah Hermanson Meister, a New Yorker herself with an established history with the museum’s photography collection, should make the curatorial selection of work is equally befitting. Meister’s selection, which begins in 1888 with a photograph by Jacob August Riis of bandits in Mulberry Street (at the time one of New York’s most dangerous and crime-ridden neighbourhoods) and concludes in the 2000s with fabulous contemporary work by artists including Lee Friedlander, Michael Spano and

Right Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975) Girl in Fulton Street, New York, 1929 gelatin silver print, 7 ½ x 4 5/8” (19.1 x 11.7 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Gift of the photographer. © 2012 Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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forms such as painting and sculpture. He was motivated to promote the artistic possibilities of photography to the American public – through such critical forums as the 291 Gallery and the groundbreaking periodicals Camera Notes and Camera Works – at a time when the medium was not yet widely considered a legitimate art

The rise of photographically illustrated magazines in the 1950s,

form. Stieglitz’s works, such as City of Ambition, 1910, have a magical

like Life, Vogue and Fortune, promoted the artistic brilliance of

quality to them, bringing a romanticism to his images of progress,

distinguished photographers including Richard Avedon and Irving

modernity and, ultimately, a new America.

Penn. Their handsome studio work can be viewed against the raw

The narrative of artistic photography in New York had begun.

photojournalistic works of William Klein, Gordon Parks and Ernie

Through the twenties and thirties artists such as Margaret Bourke-

Sisto whose ingenuity lay in their ability to bring a new reality,

White, Walker Evans, Lewis W. Hine and Edward Steichen are

humanity and intensity to documenting news and events.

vital to the story, taking brilliant photographs of the emerging,

Photography in the sixties extended the tradition of street

dynamic city skyline from startling new vantage points. It was

photography, with artists including Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander,

also at this time that Berenice Abbott embarked on an ambitious

Peter Hujar and Garry Winogrand making pictures that were no

project to photograph the changing face of New York. Inspired by

longer about social reform, photojournalism or modernity. These

the massive building boom and the contrasts within the city, she

artists trained their eyes on the streets, becoming perceptive to social

took hundreds of photographs, capturing elegance and poverty, the

circumstance and proving how photography could be used poetically.

boroughs, buildings and people. The four photographs by Abbott in

In subsequent decades, the ‘city that never sleeps’ continued to evolve

this exhibition, including Exchange Place, New York, 1933 and Zito’s

and challenge photographers to reinvent tradition and capture the

Bakery, Bleecker Street, c1948, are a beautiful reflection of her sensitive

new. Katharina Bosse, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, Michael Spano

approach to her subjects and dazzling eye for composition.

and Michael Wesely are among the photographers whose work in the

The emergence and consequent evolution of street photography is a thread that is present through the exhibition’s full chronology.

exhibition provides this more recent, absorbing perspective on the city.

Picturing New York is a marvellous celebration of the city and

Michael Wesely, reveals an intimacy, affection and knowledge of

Yet, largely owing to the influx of artists from Europe in the thirties

the dynamic evolution of photography. The photographs take us

both subject and collection.

who brought with them the established tradition of public street

on a journey that nourishes our picture of New York, and it’s an

photography, it was in New York in the 1940s when it becomes

exhilarating, fascinating and mesmerising ride.

Some of the more recognisable photographers in the show include Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans,

a dominant theme with distinct local characteristics. The advent

Lee Friedlander, Helen Levitt, Cindy Sherman, Alfred Stieglitz,

of small hand-held cameras allowed photographers to explore the

Paul Strand, Weegee, and Garry Winogrand. With over 90 artists

poetics of street life, the portability and ease of these cameras

represented in the exhibition by more than 150 works, however, the

changing the way photographs could be made and, consequently,

exhibition also includes works by photographers that no doubt will be

what could be photographed. Works by photographers such as

less known but whose equally treasured gems hang alongside many of

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ted Croner, Louis Faurer, Helen Levitt,

the most iconic images produced in the twentieth century. For that

Lisette Model, Aaron Siskind and Paul Strand, each superbly

reason, this is a unique opportunity for visitors to AGWA to witness

capture the public energy, spirit and subtleties of the pulsating

and experience the vibrant, symbiotic and, effectively, unbroken

metropolis and its people. It was a time when people lived on the

relationship between New York and photography over a deeply

streets, and this was where artists spent their time, capturing the

transformative period for both.

grit, beauty and humour of small perfect moments.

Collecting photography and generating public appreciation for the medium as a vital means of artistic expression was critical

Top left Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946) City of Ambition, 1910 photogravure, 13 3/8 x 10 ¼” (34.0 x 26.1cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2012 Estate of Alfred Stieglitz/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Bottom left Lisette Model (American, born Austria. 1901–1983) Times Square, 1940 gelatin silver print, 15 9/16 x 19 9/16” (39.6 x 49.7 cm).

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the photographer. © 2012 Estate of Lisette Model, Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris and Keitelman Gallery, Brussels

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the Museum’s visionary founding director Alfred H. Barr, whose ambition for the collection included a department devoted to photography (a portrait of Barr by Irving Penn is in the exhibition).

Following a decade of building the collection through the thirties, a Department of Photography was established in 1940. Since that time

riends are hosting a number of events during Picturing New York. Please find booking details in the Friends Event Guide.

Women in Photography Sunday 17 February

the department has undergone dynamic growth and transformation.

‘Sunset’ bottles by Grant Donaldson

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A tour of Picturing New York, followed by artist talks at the

Today it holds more than 25,000 works and is one of the most

Perth Centre for Photography.

important collections of photography in the world.

Guided Tour of Picturing New York Sunday 10 March

Four of the earliest works in the exhibition are by Alfred Stieglitz,

Artists in Conversation Wednesday 13 March

a figure often referred to as the father of modern photography.

A panel discussion with photographers Juha Tolonen, Toni

Stieglitz was revolutionary in his approach in terms of both his

Wilkinson and Max Pam, chaired by Robert Cook, AGWA

aesthetics and in his attempts to raise the status of photography

Curator of Modern and Contemporary Photography and Design.

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Picturing New York: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art opens on 26 January 2013. This exhibition is organised by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.

Tours, Talks & Debate

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The emergence and consequent evolution of street photography is a thread that is present through the exhibition’s full chronology.

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Women in Photography

A Luminous World

Christina Chau

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Louise Morrison

erth audiences can expect an exceptional and diverse cohort of twentieth century and

contemporary photographers’ exhibitions in 2013. While Picturing New York at the Art Gallery of Western Australia presents key iconic works of western modern art, the Perth Centre for Photography (PCP) presents a packed program of Australian and international photomedia projects and photography awards across the year.

Their 2013 program opens with two

investigation is performed with empathy

but to enter the economy of prostitution

exhibitions that bring our attention to

for these women and the suppression of self

until they can run away, are rescued or save

some often unseen and marginalised

during a time in their lives where identity

up for education. What is striking about

aspects of women’s lives. Installed in

is budding, impressionable and in need of

Trafficked is the sheer diversity of experiences

their new gallery space, PCP will present

exploration.

that Kantaria manages to capture and the

Serial number 3817131 by Rachel Papo and

In a region of the world where national

intimate details that these women are willing

Naseeb:Trafficked by Sonal Kantaria from

conflict is a daily potential, the women in

14 February – 31 March 2013.

Papo’s photographs deal with the reality

These two internationally renowned

Papo’s Serial Number 3817131 documents

to share with her, and consequently with us.

that their training is about building skills

artists both use documentary photography

the photographer’s time with a group of 18

that may very well be needed in their

to engage with the effects of displacement

year old females performing their Israeli

future. Papo captures moments of isolation,

in two different settings. Yet, both

national service. Originally from Israel and

boredom, adrenaline, and dependency on

artists document lives within their frame

having completed her own national service,

one another, to document this time as a

with sensitivity, empathy and intimacy.

historical artworks, Luminous World:

Some, for example, address its role in

records the different hues in an arid

Papo’s documentation is reminiscent,

space of emotional and physical transition

This forms an interesting alternative to the

Contemporary Art from the Wesfarmers

human perception whilst others explore its

landscape produced by changing light

protective and empathetic of this

into womanhood in a regimented and

self-reflexive slippages between fiction and

Collection is an exquisite showcase of their

psychological or metaphorical associations.

conditions whilst Wakartu Cory Surprise’s

uninterrupted period of military training.

patriarchal environment.

reality as presented by artists such as Cindy

contemporary collection and, in particular,

A row of large works in the first half

Sherman in Picturing New York.

their recent interests in the diversity of

of the exhibition celebrates colour, paint

2007 also reflect the spectral characteristics

contemporary Australian Indigenous art

and pattern. The luscious, pools of colour

of this sort of landscape. However, Laing’s

As the artist describes, the photographs in

Kantaria’s series, Naseeb:Trafficked is

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hilst Wesfarmers is well known for their custodianship of significant

horizontal bands of paint in Mukurrutu,

this project serve as a bridge between past and

composed of a series of triptychs that each

present – a combination of my own recollections

document the experiences of a woman

tour of Picturing New York followed by a

and in art from New Zealand. To view

in the works of Gretchen Albrecht, Alex

insertion of domestic furniture into the

and the experiences of the girls who I observed.

who has been displaced in her society and

visit to PCP to view these projects and to

any selection of such acquisitions would

Spremberg and Dale Frank contrast the

scene deftly describes an ‘un-belonging’

Papo presents a documentary series that

forced into the sex trade in India. The

hear from the artists themselves promises

be a rewarding experience, however, Helen

tight gridded patterns in Sine MacPherson’s

that dramatically opposes the confident

is both of and from the other: it oscillates

women, who are from a variety of socio-

a rich and diverse introduction to the

Carroll, the Curator of the Wesfarmers

and Rosalie Gascoigne’s works. Nearby,

knowing one can sense in Surprise’s

between understanding and being removed

economic situations, have been stolen,

art of both modern and contemporary

Collection, has compiled an exhibition that

Paddy Bedford and Lydia Balbal describe

depiction of her country.

from the experiences of her subjects. Her

sold and betrayed – they have no choice

documentary photography.

is as thought provoking as it is striking.

their respective countries in soft, pastel

The Friends ‘Women in Photography’

Christina Chau is a PhD candidate

Women in Photography

at the University of Western Australia.

presented by the Friends and the

Her research interests include kinetic

Perth Centre for Photography

sculpture and installation, contemporary

Sunday 17 February, 3–6pm

art, and time-based art. She has written

Bookings essential. For details see

for many publications including Realtime

the Friends Event Guide.

Arts and unMagazine. artifacts december 2012–march 2013

Above Sonal Kantaria Arati, a triptych from the series Naseeb: Trafficked, 2012 Arati is 17 years old, separated and from Bangladesh.

She was offered a job in India for RS 20,000 by an unknown lady. She was forced to cross Sunderbans by foot and ended up being raped by border police as well as her trafficker before being sold to a brothel in Pune.

She has a 2-year-old child that she was forced to give up for adoption.

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Brad Rimmer’s Wylkatchem Summer,

hues whilst artists in Arnhemland use white

2009 and Dowerin Autumn, 2005 alongside

of the artworks share a thematic connection

ochre to achieve a shimmering brilliance in

Rammey Ramsey’s Stony Creek Warlawoon

to ideas about the phenomenon of light.

their recent works.

Country, 2010 provide twin portraits of

As implied by the exhibition’s title, all

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An exhibition that is as thought provoking as it is striking.

Above Rosemary Laing Brumby mound #5 from the series One dozen unnatural disasters in the landscape 2003 C Type photograph, 110.0 x 222.0 © Rosemary Laing, reproduced courtesy of the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne The Wesfarmers Collection, Perth

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Clever arrangements of Indigenous

the sort of quiet, empty landscapes in

and non-Indigenous works throughout the

which one or two features operate as

exhibition generate a rich, complex sense

key descriptors. Whether the subject is a

of place through artists’ vastly different yet

disused drive-in theatre screen or a hill

parallel experiences of this land. In Brumby

that is culturally significant, the artists’

Mound #5, 2003 and Brumby Mound #6,

processes of isolation and notation seem

2003, Rosemary Laing photographically

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Your Collection – in Focus

Luminous World: Contemporary Art from the Wesfarmers Collection is jointly presented

by Wesfarmers Limited and the Art Gallery of Western Australia and runs until 11 February 2013. The superb catalogue, produced in conjunction with Fremantle Press, features essays by curator Helen Carroll, composer Richard Mills and artist Bill Henson as well as poetry by John Kinsella.

Made to Remember Clotilde Bullen, Curator of Indigenous Art, Art Gallery of Western Australia

This daring work references the traditional cultural practices of many Indigenous Australian groups …

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enni Kemarre Martiniello is an established Arrernte artist who has until recently worked predominantly within the fibre, textiles and photo media

genres. In 2008 Kemarre was awarded a scholarship at Canberra Glassworks and through this opportunity Kemarre has been able to create a body of blown glass works which reference the traditional weaving practices of Indigenous Australian people.

Medium flax eel trap (2012) has resulted from Martiniello’s recent shift to working with blown glass. The State Art Collection

The second half of the exhibition

a presence cannot be detected, but cannot

Louise Morrison is an Artist and a

holds very few glass objects created by Indigenous artists, as

contains vast, spare depictions of the

be discounted. The smoky apparition in

Lecturer at Central Institute of Technology

the medium has only in recent years begun to be embraced

cosmos. Mabel Juli’s Ngarrangkarni, Moon

Paul Uhlmann’s Pulse, 2006 seems to be

in Perth. She also writes about visual art

by the wider Indigenous artistic community. Medium flax eel

and Hill, 2009, David Stephenson’s Star

dissolving into the impenetrable blackness

on a freelance basis with a focus on local,

trap therefore becomes a pivotal and important work within

Drawings and Timothy Cook’s Kulama,

that surrounds it whilst the underlying

contemporary practice.

the Collection as a touchstone from which to base further

2010 describe the immensity of night-

grid in Dale Hickey’s Black Painting,

skies in which the dark is broken only by

1969 is similarly at risk of obliteration.

a softly glowing moon or a scattering of

The potentially scientific documentation

stars. The surface of Brian Blanchflower’s

of Brook Andrew’s Owl, 2005 and Andrew

Concretion: Oceanic 1:8, 2007 differentially

Browne’s Visitation, 2009 is disrupted

absorbs and reflects light through its

by a darkness that swallows both the

material composition: pumice, silicon,

clarity and the contexts of the specimens.

acrylic and oil. As above, so below; its dense

The unseen in these powerful works feels

darkness is difficult to fathom.

unsettlingly present.

This perceptual ambiguity anticipates another group of works; of partially visible figures and nocturnal landscapes in which

collection, and to encourage others to focus upon the medium and its possibilities.

Top left Wakartu Cory Surprise Mukurrutu 2007 acrylic on canvas 120.0 x 120.0 cm The Wesfarmers Collection, image courtesy of the artist © Wakartu Cory Surprise, licenced by Viscopy 2012 Top right Jenni Kemarre Martiniello Medium flax eel trap 2012 glass. 48.0 x 30.4 cm State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia Purchased through The Leah Jane Cohen Bequest, Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 2012 © Jenni Kemarre Martiniello, 2012

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These objects have strong aesthetic qualities, and have been seen in museums for many years, often within an anthropological context.

Martiniello, who has a weaving background, has drawn from these forms as her inspiration. Martiniello urges the viewer to look again at an object previously known only for his usefulness as a thing of beauty, pushing boundaries and seeking unity in medium, form and subject matter. Martiniello has captured the unique qualities of the interplay of both line and light exquisitely.

A new series of monthly guided tours will

Upcoming tours include:

Made To Remember

commence in 2013. AGWA curators and

Luminous World with Helen Carroll

Sunday 7 April, 2pm

Sunday 10 February, 2pm

Your Collection

Picturing New York

Sunday 19 May, 2pm

Sunday 10 March, 2pm

See the Friends Event Guide for dates

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which are primarily used for catching fish and eels in waterways.

both the fish and eel trap, producing a dynamic work that employs

NEW! Monthly Tours Top left Wakartu Cory Surprise guides, guest artists and arts specialists Mukurrutu 2007 will share intriguing facts and stories acrylic on canvas, 120.0 x 120.0 © about Wakartuvisiting Cory Surprise, licensedand

by Viscopy 2012, exhibitions the State reproduced courtesy Mangkaja Arts; Seva Frangos Collection displays at AGWA. Art, Perth The Wesfarmers Collection, Perth

This daring work references the traditional cultural practices of many Indigenous Australian groups, who produce woven forms,

Made to Remember is a selection of Indigenous works from the State Collection, showing at AGWA until 30 June 2013.

and details. Bookings essential.

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On your bike!

Carola Akindele-Obe

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ranscendent lovers,

Australian artists. The crowds of locals

SxS Cottesloe event, consists of over a

homing beacons and subversive

and tourists who promenade or run along

dozen works. Tony Jones’ Lighthouse,

road signs are populating the

Marine Parade can enjoy the permanent

exhibited at SxS 2012, was purchased by the

beautiful beach suburb of Cottesloe. Since

exhibition of sculptures there, but many

owner of the newly renovated Eric Street

the advent of the now famous Sculpture by

more exhibits can be discovered in the

Shopping Centre and subsequently gifted to

the Sea (SxS) in 2004, the local government

streets, parks and other local vistas.

the Town of Cottesloe.

has been building an enviable public art collection of works by international and

The collection, the majority of which has been purchased through the annual

Tony Jones expounds the virtues and the shortfalls of such a collecting strategy, It goes without saying that support of the local government in supporting this (SxS) event through buying a work is very important. Over time it establishes an important collection for the town and makes a cultural statement.

I would prefer the town collected the works of Western Australian artists exclusively. The story of Western Australian sculpture is a good one and aside from the public art program the works of individual artists remain largely unrecognised and

Suitable for most age groups the route will require only a moderate level of fitness. Get the whole family involved!

undervalued by our larger institutions.

Showcasing their work through a local

Stimulate your brain cells as well as your heart rate with Friends

government collection is one important way

on Sunday 14 April! At a leisurely pace, by bicycle or on foot, it

for this to happen.

will take between one and two hours to follow the 5km long trail

Local car drivers have probably become

around the highlights of Cottesloe’s sculptures.

so accustomed to the artistic punctuation

Although the trail is self-guided and you can go at your

marks around ‘Cott’ that the only way to

own pace, on Sunday 14 April you can take advantage of guides

appreciate them fully is to slow down and

and special guests, stationed at particular sculptures, who

use a gentler form of transport. Realising

will provide entertaining anecdotes about the artworks and

the joys of travelling under pedal power,

Cottesloe landmarks.

Friends have devised the perfect way to follow the art via a mapped trail.

Suitable for most age groups the route will require only a moderate level of fitness. Get the whole family involved! The tour will finish at the Cottesloe Civic Centre with a thirst quenching afternoon tea and a chance to discuss your favourite pieces as you enjoy the spectacular view.

Left Tony Jones Lighthouse 2012 painted steel collage of marine references, colours and artifacts, 10m high Town of Cottesloe Sculpture Collection Photo: Carola Akindele-Obe Top right Ayad Alqaragholli Farewell Kiss 2011 silicone bronze, 600 x 80 x 180 cm Town of Cottesloe Sculpture Collection

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Health and safety will be each participant’s responsibility, or their guardian’s; equally the maintenance of each cycle – mono, bi, tandem or other! Helmets are compulsory, of course, and adherence to WA traffic laws.

Find booking details in the Friends Event Guide, included in this edition of Artifacts.

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World Cinema captivates Perth Carola Akindele-Obe tracked down jet-setting Madeline Bates, Program Manager of the Lotterywest Festival Films, to find out what we can look forward to this summer at the Somerville and Joondalup Pines outdoor cinemas.

International Film Festival. A production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in a maximumsecurity prison in Rome with real-life Mafiosi being given an opportunity to express themselves without limits through the conduit of Shakespeare. Powerful stuff.

BLANCANIEVES – A gorgeous, funny and cheekily grotesque love letter to European silent cinema and a reinterpretation of the Snow White story that sees the eponymous heroine re-imagined as a female bullfighter in 1920s Seville.

TABU – Another beautiful black and white film that recalls earlier forms We also support emerging WA talent so

part ironic critique of colonialism and

I’m pleased that we’ll have the WA premiere

film history, and soundtracks, about his

rather magical.

of a short film directed by Zak Hilditch,

work on film composition.

CAO: Madeline, you moved to WA just

sound glamorous, it’s actually hard work.

CAO: Do you consciously try to strike a

over a year ago now – what are you enjoying

On an average day at Cannes I watch about

balance of genres as well as established and

about it and how has the experience of your

four films in-between meetings. It is a

emerging directors and actors across the

CAO: Can we expect to see some

first program influenced planning for the

major film market as well as a red-carpet

program? What are your priorities?

Australian and local WA content?

forthcoming season?

showcase for world cinema; major deals are brokered in a volatile industry. So, you

MB: Absolutely, balance is really

MB: Yes. I’m very pleased that we have the

MB: Well, I’ve just been looking out from

can imagine, there’s a lot of pressure and

important, which means that many great

Australian Premiere of SATELLITE BOY,

the Leeuwin Ridge in Augusta over native

quick decision-making, but that’s also what

films don’t make the final cut. I think

set near Wyndham. It’s a beautiful story

MB: We’ll have some great cross art-form

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bushland and coastline and to say it’s

makes it exciting and fun.

it’s important to combine established,

about childhood and ingenuity and casts

collaborations this year in the Festival. Perth

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respected and greater-known talent with the

two young WA boys as lead characters as

Writers Festival and Lotterywest Festival

CAO: Where are the most exciting films

work of emerging filmmakers and actors

well as the legendary David Gulpilil as one

Films are creating a focus on the art of great

is home to a lot of creative people and

coming from at the moment and why do

yet to be known outside the industry and

of the boy’s grandfather. On opening night,

TV – OUT OF THE BOX; a series of films

coming from Europe, in the midst of a deep

you think so?

the independent scene. That’s our job as

we’ll be hosting various guests from the

about artists will show at PICA; and we’ll be

a festival to bridge that gap. I attempt to

film; so that would be a great night to come.

hosting an onstage interview with a special

Perth has a great youthful energy and

depression, I appreciate the relatively stable position of the arts community here.

represent the best examples of the entire

another film this year by the talented

spectrum of style, subject, geography and

getting to know our audiences better and

director Asghar Farhadi, ABOUT ELLY,

genre in the program. I also think it’s

fortunately they responded to it really well.

which is having its first theatrical release

our job as an international arts festival to

Perth is a global city with a serious and

in Australia in 2013 and it’s a master class

support the brave films – the filmmakers

sophisticated demographic who equally

in suspense and intelligent drama. For

and actors who are really brilliant and stick

appreciate being challenged as well as the

me, Farhadi is a hugely important director

their neck out for what they do.

lighter side of life. I hope that I’ve captured

as his work demystifies Iran to the West

that in the 2012-13 season.

and I think, indirectly, that is of great

CAO: Which top 3 films do you recommend

political importance.

to the Friends of the Art Gallery?

CAO: It sounds like a very glamorous life

very rich history and often manages to be

MB: A very hard question to answer, as our

What is it really like, as you travel to

passionate, artful, intriguing and brilliant.

appreciation of cinema is also dependent on

exotic locations, meeting colourful and

We’re representing some excellent and

our immediate circumstance; our mood,

famous people?

diverse Spanish language films this year

what’s happened that particular day and

from Spain, Mexico and Chile.

what else we’ve been watching recently.

MB: Well, sometimes I steal conversations

The French industry is famously prolific.

French society generally has such a respectful

favourite chance encounter this year was

and esteemed attitude towards the arts and

and diverse films on offer – three I’d

sitting next to Ken Loach and his wife in a

how important they are to a healthy society;

recommend for art lovers in particular are:

French bakery and having a chat about…

it’s an attitude that I admire greatly and

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which can produce unparalleled work.

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It’s like comparing people!

with some very talented people. My

But, in all seriousness, while it may

Read the uncut version of this interview at

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Also – Spanish language cinema has a

to be a Film Festival Program Manager.

I hope everyone enjoys the program!

feature SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED).

CAO: Are there any other highlights you

MB: Asia, in particular, Iran – we have

My first program was a case of

TRANSMISSION (playing in front of the

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A New York Point of View

New York’s art institutions and collections are second to none, impossible to do justice to in these pages. The Upper East side is a must, if predictable place, for art lovers to start …

Continue up the western side of Central Park take a break

Louise Jones

and relax on the grass in the lush Sheeps Meadow or the adjacent Strawberry Fields (71st–74th Streets), the tribute to John Lennon

I look out the window and I see the lights and the skyline and the people on the street rushing around looking for action, love and the world’s greatest chocolate chip cookie and my heart does a little dance. – Nora Ephron Heartburn

opposite his former home at the Dakota Building. A little further up Central Park West is the New York Historical Society, Museum and Library, often overlooked by visitors. It houses the most incredible collections of manuscripts and artefacts referencing key moments in American history and offers a rich public program of exhibitions, lectures, walks and education. (www.nyhistory.org).

The booming arts scene downtown is now centred in Chelsea,

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with over 200 independent galleries. There are a series of walks he word ‘iconic’ is

to do justice to in these pages. The Upper

advocacy of great American artists founded

taking place every summer from 5 to 8pm styled The Chelsea Art

totally over used these days, yet

East side is a must, if predictable place, for

upon the patronage of sculptor and

Walk, involving 125 galleries, artist and curator talks, screenings

remains entirely appropriate for

art lovers to start; with the Guggenheim

collector Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and

and performances. (www.artwalkchelsea.com). Or you could join

New York City, in every sense; – its skyline,

(1071 Fifth Ave), the incomparable ‘Met’

originally housed downtown in Greenwich

walking tours with Art Walk New York (www.artwalknewyork.

its architecture, its sidewalks, the smoke

– The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000

Village. The Whitney houses an extensive

com), or public art tours with the Municipal Art Society of New

coming out of its manholes and its yellow

Fifth Ave), and The Frick Collection on

archive and library and is well known for

York offering fantastic historical tours of some of New York’s train

taxi-cabs.

Central Park (East 70th Street). Weather

its performance arts program supporting

stations and public art (mas.org ⁄tours) and New York City Cultural

and season permitting make sure you go

emerging musicians and honouring established

Walking Tours, private tours that focus on the art and architecture

Manhattan from the 86th floor of the Empire

upstairs at the Met to the Iris and B Gerard

American artists.

downtown. (www.nycwalk.com).

State Building (Fifth Ave – W 34th St) or

Cantor Roof Garden (closed November to

from the ‘Top of the Rock’ – the Rockefeller

April) where apart from the magnificent

with MoMA – (at 11 West 53rd St) and

disused ‘railroad spur’ that has been transformed and ‘recycled’ into

Centre (W 48th–51st Sts), it is hard to believe

views of Central Park there are often large-

those with weary feet should step into

an urban green park The High Line spanning 1.6km from Gansevoort

that a city so crammed full of buildings,

scale installations with which visitors are

its courtyard, the Rockefeller Sculpture

Street in the Meatpacking District through Chelsea and up to 30th St.

traffic and people could be so attractive.

encouraged to physically interact.

Garden, which always surprises and provokes

The native meadow plants and grasses reflect the landscape that once

and provides a place to sit and pause.

thrived in the disused tracks. The High Line walk is a welcome respite

Whether you are looking down on

From street level it is at once overwhelming,

Take a detour along the lower west side of Manhattan to the

but the bird’s eye perspective of New York

Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist who

City is a must early in your trip; looking

bequeathed his New York home, many works

Public Library (Fifth Ave W 42nd St) with

down on the dense, sardine packed buildings

of art and a $15million endowment as a

its imposing marble lions, nicknamed

Trivial New York

serves to emphasise the grid of avenues and

public gallery for the purpose of encouraging

Patience and Fortitude by New York’s Mayor

In 1626 Dutch Traders bought the island of Manhattan for

streets and your eyes travel up and down and

and developing the study of fine arts, The

Fiorello La Guardia hoping to inspire his

60 guilders, close to US$1000 by today’s value. NYC was

crisscross, dissecting the city into its more

Frick Collection’s permanent works are a

citizens during the Depression. Make sure

previously known as New Amsterdam.

accessible boroughs and villages.

treasure trove of masterpieces. Commencing

you step into the imposing Rose Reading

Do not miss the landmark New York

and surprise in hip downtown.

New York City is in New York State, the 11th State of the

in March through to June 2013 the Frick

Room, instantly recognisable from many

perspective (and a potted history of the

will host The Impressionist Line from Degas

movies and gaze at its incredible windows,

City, its five boroughs and landmark

to Toulouse–Lautrec: Drawings and Prints

chandeliers and open shelves of books.

buildings) by taking a river cruise starting

from the Clark, the Francine Clark Institute

on the west side in the Hudson River

and in October 2013 the exhibition Vermeer,

and up the Upper West side stop in at the

travelling down to the the tip of Manhattan

Rembrandt and Hals, Masterpieces from the

Lincoln Center for Performing Arts (W 60th

Useful NYC art Links

at Battery Park (where tour commentaries

Mauritshuis, The Royal Picture Gallery of

St), established with the philanthropy of the

www.metmuseum.org

focus on Ground Zero – the World Trade

The Hague which will include Johannes

Rockefellers. This incredible collection of

www.moma.org

Centre Memorial site) over to ‘Lady’

Vermeer’s exquisite and celebrated Girl with

buildings over 6.6 acres and 29 performance

www.whitney.org

Liberty and up the east side of Manhattan

a Pearl Earring (c 1665).

facilities houses The Julliard School, The

www.frick.org

You can also gain this much needed

past Brooklyn with views of the United Nations and Chrysler Buildings.

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Founded by Henry Clay Frick, a

Friends will want to visit and connect

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Don’t leave the Upper East Side

Past the southern tip of Central Park

United States, admitted to the Union in 1788.

NYC sometimes smells of maple syrup, which is apparently due to the wind blowing the scent of roasted fenugreek from a factory in New Jersey.

School of American Ballet, The Metropolitan

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without stopping at the Whitney Museum

Opera House, and homes to the New York

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of American Art (Madison Avenue, East

City Ballet, The New York Philharmonic and

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75th–74th Sts) a museum dedicated to the

Lincoln Center Theater and Recital Halls.

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What’s on at the Gallery For more information about the Gallery’s exhibitions and events visit: www.artgallery.wa.gov.au Picturing New York: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art 26 January – 12 May 2013 Picturing New York is a celebration of photography and New York City in all its 1

vitality, ambition and beauty. With over 150

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Friendship Photos: Christina Backus, Friends Volunteer

photographs by 90 artists, drawn exclusively from The Museum of Modern Art’s extraordinary photography collection, the exhibition traces the dynamic rise of modern photography from 1888 to 2005 through a multitude of visions of the ever-changing city and its famously diverse population.

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It has a been a busy season of Friends events with

This is a rare opportunity to see iconic

fascinating ASA and ADFAS lectures, visits to Gomboc

photographs by the world’s most celebrated

Sculpture Park, Gallery East and Perth Galleries, as well

photographers. Artists include Berenice

as intriguing tours and talks at AGWA, including the

Abbott, Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-

exhibition, ticketing and associated events

Indigenous artists’ works, however, remain

Picasso to Warhol Film Festival, Jeff Wall Photographs and a

Bresson, Walker Evans, Nan Goldin, Helen

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directly linked through style, materials or

Behind the Scenes tour of the Conservation Laboratory and

Levitt, Cindy Sherman, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul

Print Room.

Strand, Weegee, and Garry Winogrand.

Julie Eller, Susie Bogle and Peggy Ninkov 2 Claire Bradley and Shane Hodge 3 Nikki Brayshay and Gerard Chipper 4 Jane Agnew and Ann Ryan 5 Elizabeth and Lloyd Horn 6 Robyn and Ron Pease 7 Walter Ong and Graeme Marshall 8 Heather Dun and Helen Andrews 9 Sue Sauer and Helen Reidy 10 Rod Campbell and Oye Akindele Obe

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medium to traditional practices. Between this space in Made to Remember is a zone

from the Wesfarmers Collection

in Indigenous art practice where objects

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Until 11 February 2013

can be seen as innovative, unusual and

and The Art Gallery of Western

Luminous World presents a diverse selection

fundamentally unique.

Australia, Perth.

of contemporary paintings, photography

practices, and examines the complexity of

Picturing New York Opening Party

acquired by the Wesfarmers Collection

relationships between utilitarian objects of

Friday 25 January 2013 from 5.30pm

over thirty years.

work (such as baskets), objects made purely

Helen Carroll, the curator of both the

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for pleasure and aesthetic satisfaction, and

Park-themed opening party! Enjoy all

exhibition and the Wesfarmers Collection,

objects designed to aid in worship or to

the opening festivities and be the first to

has focused on how contemporary artists

fulfill ritual obligation.

see this world class exhibition from The

variously use the phenomenon of light in

Museum of Modern Art.

their work. Rather than a chronological

Year 12 Perspectives 2012

or stylistically ordered presentation, the

Opens 2 March 2013

AGWA Nights

exhibition follows an intuitive flow of ideas

Year 12 Perspectives is your yearly taste of

Launches Friday 1 February from 5.30pm

and imagery, moving through night to day.

art by some of the best, brightest and most

We’re back! This AGWA Nights’ season will

The selected 55 artists explore light from the

talented graduating high school artists in

make you feel like you’ve just stepped into

perspective of the optical experience, the

the State. An annual barometer of what our

NYC’s Central Park. Come see Picturing

connection between the stars and the cycles

youth are thinking and feeling, it is also a

New York with all the usual AGWA Nights

of life on earth, and from diverse cultural,

rich celebration of the role the arts play in

trimmings including exhibition tours by

mythic and spiritual points of departure.

the development of individual identities.

our Volunteer Gallery Guides, a new lineup

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Made to Remember scrutinises these

and sculpture, some 60 works in all,

Picturing New York kicks off with a Central

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new technologies. A substantial number of

Luminous World – Contemporary Art

This exhibition is organised by 1

For more information on the

Come to see the exhibition to be provoked,

of DJs and AGWA Nights’ Talks, topical

Collection in Focus:

challenged, delighted and entertained, but

talks inspired by this incredible exhibition

Made to Remember

most of all, to see a glimpse of the world

and co-ordinated with the Central Institute

24 November 2012 – 30 June 2013

through the eyes of our young people.

of Technology. And don’t forget our

Many of the Indigenous artists whose work

Manhattan Lounge chill-out space and the

is in the State Art Collection deal with

Art Gallery Café deli delights.

found objects, and introduced and relatively

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Above Charlie Hutton, Veracity oil on canvas. 76 x 102 cm. Scotch College

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WA, Australia & the World

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 PRINTMAKERS 16 November – 13 January GALLERY CENTRAL 12 Aberdeen St, Perth 6000 W: gallerycentral.com.au T: 08 94271318 Open: Mon-Fri 10am – 4.45pm VISUAL ARTS AND JEWELLERY DESIGN GRADUATION EXHIBITION 6 – 15 December SHINE – CENTRAL’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES RECENT GRADUATE SHOW 11 February – 2 March YOUNG ARTHUR RUSSELL – THE EVERLASTING LEGACY 11 – 28 March FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle 6160 W: fac.org.au T: 08 9432 9555 Open 10am – 5pm, 7 days We don’t need a map: A Martu experience of the Western Desert 17 November-20 January

Inside Running: The Sport of Art 3 February – 7 April GALERIE DÜSSELDORF 9 Glyde Street, Mosman Park 6012 W: galeriedusseldorf.com.au Open: Wed – Fri 11am – 5pm, Sun 2 – 5pm Jánis Nédela: Disparate Bed Fellows 18 November – 16 December For more than 30 years, Jánis Nedéla’s studio practice has concerned itself with codes and the possibilities of art as an infinite flow of seamless text. In this exhibition he has embedded meanings and stories into what, at first glance, are disparate objects, which include books, the printed page, pencils and crayons.

Xmas art miX – collectable 2D & 3D artworks 18 November – 16 December

Top left Katherine Bennison, Untitled 2012, ceramic Left Marra (Catch it). Photo: Gabrielle Sullivan Opposite left Howard Taylor, Discovery 2000, oil on marine ply structure, 200 x 190 x 36 cm. Galerie Düsseldorf/ Howard H Taylor Estate Opposite right Rachel Papo, Inbar talking to family during a break from basic training (detail), Shaare Avraham, Israel, 2004

Howard Taylor (1918-2001): Discovery, Development and Ideas 1946 – 2001 10 March – 21 April A comprehensive exhibition of constructions, paintings, drawings and maquettes, including previously unseen early sketches, notations and schematic diagrams.

GALLERY EAST 94 Stirling Highway, North Fremantle 6159 W: galleryeast.com.au T: 08 9336 6231 Open: Tue – Sat 11am – 5pm, Sun 2 – 5pm CHRISTMAS SHOW AND CLOSING SALE 30 November – 16 December GOMBOC GALLERY SCULPTURE PARK James Road, Middle Swan Open: Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm T: 08 9274 3996 W: gomboc-gallery.com.au THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EXHIBITION 2 – 24 December

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 Eva Fernandez: Tilt 2012 10 November – 19 December Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley T: 08 6488 3707 W: lwgallery.uwa.edu.au Open: Tue – Fri 11am – 5pm, Sun 12 – 5pm Closed Public Holidays, Free Admission JIMMY PIKE’S Artlines – You Call It Desert, We Used To Live There 29 June – 15 December LUMINOUSFLUX: in collaboration with Perth International Arts Festival 8 February – 20 April

THROUGH THE KUNAI GRASS: Portraits of the New Guinea Highlands 1951-53, exhibited by the Berndt Museum of Anthropology 18 February – 8 June Perth Centre for Photography 100 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge, WA 6003 W: pcp.org.au T: 08 6460 9892 Open: Thu/Fri 12pm – 5pm, Sat/Sun 12pm – 4pm 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION 15 November – 16 December RACHEL PAPOS, Serial No. 38171 SONAL KANTARIA, Naseeb:Trafficked 15 February – 31 March INGVAR KENNE/ASHLEY PORTER 4 April – 5 May CLIP Award 9 May – 9 June PERTH GALLERIES 92 Stirling Highway, North Fremantle 6159 W: perthgalleries.com.au T: 08 9433 4414 Open Tue – Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat 11am – 5pm, Sun 2 – 5pm Swan Song Show 16 November – 7 December

MID WEST Art Prize 2013

Alcoa Australia’s Aluminium, Corporate Award (open to all Western Australian Artists)

$15000 (Acquisitive)

Entry Forms Now Available

Halls Head Community Bank Branch Bendigo Bank, Regional Award (open to all Peel Regional Artists)

$5000 (Acquisitive)

Exhibition Dates Friday 15 March – Sunday 7 April 2013 Entry Submissions by Monday 18 February 2013 by 4pm Artwork delivered on Monday 11 March 2013 between 10am-4pm More information and entry forms can be obtained by calling 9550 3915, emailing mag@manpac.com.au or www.manpac.com.au

Hunsa Smallgoods, Highly Commended Corporate Award

$1000 Terrace Art Framers, Highly Commended Regional Award

$1000 Halls Head Community Bank Branch Bendigo Bank, People’s Choice Award

Open to artists throughout Western Australia, the third annual Mid West Art Prize Exhibition is scheduled to open at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery on Saturday 2 March 2013.

The City of Greater Geraldton, along with our greatly appreciated sponsors, have once again put their support behind what the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, City of Greater Geraldton and Art Gallery of Western Australia recognize this exhibition to be; a significant cultural

event, not only for the Mid West but all of Western Australia. $45 000 in non-acquisitive awards will again be made available.

Exhibition conditions and entry forms are now available from the Art Gallery website located at; http://artgallery.cgg.wa.gov.au Or contact the Gallery on 9964 7170.

Entries close 4pm Wednesday 16th January 2013

The Mid West Art Prize as launched in March 2011 is rapidly becoming the flagship exhibition in the schedule of events staged at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery.

The staff and management of the Gallery continue to look forward to the various challenges that lie ahead as we plan to sustain, and wherever possible, improve upon the momentum achieved in 2011 and 2012.

$1000

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INTERSTATE Confounding – Contemporary Photography 5 October 2012 – 24 March 2013 National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Photography has the uncanny ability to make the strange, uncomfortable and awkward seem plausible, to suggest a confounding alternative reality.

The photographers in this exhibition employ a variety of techniques to create disturbing portraits and construct a fantastic reality based on art, science and imagination. Drawn from the NGV Collection, the exhibition includes photographs by Roger Ballen, Pat Brassington, Rosemary Laing, Patricia Piccinini and Wang Qingsong. [ngv.vic.gov.au] The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7) 8 December 2012 — 14 April 2013 Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)/Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) This is the only recurring exhibition to present the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. APT7 will feature new and recent work by 75 artists and artist groups from 27 countries across the region, including painting, installation, sculpture and photography by Indigenous Australian artists; new works by artists from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Vietnam; and a special focus on West Asia, with works and major commissions by artists from Turkey through the Middle East to Iran and Central Asia. [qagoma.qld.gov.au] [asiapacifictriennial.com]

Above Matt Doust, If I cannot see, can you see me? 2012, oil on canvas 183 x 153 cm Top right Kyle Hughes-Odgers, A Future Life 2013, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 73cm

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SPECTRUM PROJECT SPACE Edith Cowan University Building 3.191, 2 Bradford Street, Mount Lawley 6051 T: 08 9370 6906 Open Tue – Fri 10am – 6pm, Saturday 12 noon – 5pm FAST SLOW COMPLEX: Perdita Phillips 4 February – 3 March MELTING MOMENTS, curated by Nick Mahony 7 – 23 March DRAWN FROM SOUND, curated by Cat Hope 28 March – 13 April TURNER GALLERIES 470 William St, Northbridge 6003 W: turnergalleries.com.au T: 08 9227 1077 E PO PU LA R OF TH MO ST S TH–E Sat Open: Tue 11am – 5pm WH AT WA 40 S? IN TH E 193 0S & ES NC DA ING SW KYLE HUGHES-ODGERS 8 February – 9 March TE RB UG ) AN D TH E JITANGELS AS ART 10 RESIDENCIES SO KN OW NOF (ALYEARS FU N! E TH L IN AL YO U CA N JO IN (Group exhibition) H RA NG ES TH RO UG INGApril 15SWMarch – 13 ING DA NC SIC ; AN YW HE RE MU OF OS MP TE AL L ANDREW NICHOLLS D EX PL OS IVE TO FROM FAS T AN NC E EF UL . IT’ S A DA 15SLMarch 13ACApril OW AN D–GR ORTA NT LY

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Toulouse-Lautrec Paris & The Moulin Rouge 14 December 2012 – 2 April 2013 National Gallery of Australia (NGA) The Australian public have never before had the opportunity to see a major retrospective exhibition devoted to the art of French 19th century artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in painting, drawing, posters and prints. Now is your chance. [nga.gov.au/] We used to talk about love Balnaves contemporary: photomedia 31 January – 21 April 2013 Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) For the first time since 1988, the Belgiorno-Nettis galleries at AGNSW will be architecturally reconsidered to take the viewer on a spatial and emotional journey through love’s language, from beginning to end. The exhibition includes photography, photomedia, video, collage, sculpture and installation. [artgallery.nsw.gov.au]

Francis Bacon – five decades 17 November – 24 February 2013 Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) Francis Bacon is a towering figure of 20th-century art.

His paintings are gutsy, controversial and unforgettable.

With painful beauty Bacon lays bare the struggles of the human condition. This is the first major exhibition in Australia of rare works by the master of post-war British art. [artgallery.nsw.gov.au] INTERNATIONAL Lichtenstein: A Retrospective 21 February – 27 May 2013 Tate Modern, London, UK This is the first full-scale retrospective of this artist in over twenty years. Co-organised by The Art Institute of Chicago and Tate Modern, it brings together 125 of his most definitive paintings and sculptures and will reassess his enduring legacy. [tate.org.uk] Sharjah Biennial 11 13 March – 13 May 2013 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates The courtyard in Islamic architecture — where elements of both public and private life intertwine, where the objective political world and the introspective subjective space intersect and cross over — have inspired curator Yuko Hasegawa’s concept for the Biennial.

A range of international architects will create temporary public structures in locations across the city to house the many large-scale commissions. [sharjahart.org] Faking It Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop 11 October – 27 January 2013 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA The urge to modify camera images is as old as photography itself.

Nearly every type of manipulation we now associate with digital photography was also part of the medium’s pre-digital repertoire: smoothing away wrinkles, slimming waistlines, adding people to a scene (or removing them)—even fabricating events that never took place. This exhibition traces the history of manipulated photography from the 1840s through the early 1990s. [metmuseum.org]

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GERMANY

Image: Lesley Leslie-Spinks

The 1928 show that made musicals like Cabaret and Chicago possible: Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s Threepenny Opera is the granddaddy of all the singing, stinging portraits of fat societies on their eves of destruction. THE NEW YORK TIMES

AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE/PREMIERE

Berliner Ensemble

THE THREEPENNY OPERA

By Bertolt Brecht, Music by Kurt Weill Direction, Set Design and Lighting by Robert Wilson Co-directed by Ann-Christin Rommen Costumes Designed by Jacques Reynaud

International Excellence Partner

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE WHEN Fri 8–Mon 11 Feb TICKETS $25–$154.50

AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE/PREMIERE

Ballet National de Marseille

FRANCE

THE TRUTH 25 TIMES A SECOND

By Frédéric Flamand (Belgium) and Ai Weiwei (China)

This ballet of flesh and metal applies Flamand’s winning recipe … captivating, then, right until the hero’s final flight … a suspended moment, a trance, to the very last second.

HEATH LEDGER THEATRE, STATE THEATRE CENTRE OF WA WHEN Fri 8–Mon 11 Feb TICKETS $25–$76.50

LA MARSEILLAISE

Image: Pino Pipitone

Supported by

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