Light Works Sat 19 May, 2pm - Light-writing & shadow play – The poetics of light and darkness in photography This lecture looks at this special significance of light to the meaning and practice of photography historically, and considers how this fascination with the poetic, philosophical and emotional qualities of light continues in the work...
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Horsham Regional Gallery Exhibiton | ‘Southbank’ The Horsham Regional Art Gallery invites you to the opening of our new exhibition Southbank. Southbank investigates the ever bourgeoning Australian suburb and its forms of domestic architecture through documentary photography and photo based practices that question, illustrate and celebrate the life of our suburbs. Participating artists: Rebecca Dagnall,...
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Short Talks Afternoon: Behind the photograph Fred Kruger Join Dr Jane Lydon (Monash Indigenous Centre (MIC)) Dr Isobel Crombie (NGV), Bill Nicholson (Wurundjeri Tribe Land & Compensation Cultural Heritage Council) and Leigh Astbury (writer and art consultant). Uncover the complex political and social content underpinning Fred Kruger’s compelling photographs and gain historical insights into the...
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In Conversation: Dr Isobel Crombie and Daniel Browning on ‘Fred Kruger’ To celebrate the launch of the publication Fred Kruger, join us as Dr Isobel Crombie, Snr Curator, Photography and Daniel Browning, Producer/Presenter, ABC Radio National, discuss the themes and ideas and processes of the artist Fred Kruger. Jasmin Chua, Publications Manager, National Gallery...
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Art Talks: Simon Terrill Simon Terrill uses photography to investigate the relationship between built environments and personal narrative. Even when vacant, sites captured in his work are heavily laden with a sense of human presence and activity. The movement of crowds, wear and tear carved by constant use and intimate histories imparted by those...
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Short Talks Afternoon: Private lives / public spaces – Photography, art and the law The NGV is holding an afternoon of discussion about photography, privacy and the public space in association with the present NGV exhibition Looking at Looking: the Photographic Gaze (exhibition website). The cutting look: Art, photography and public space Dr Melissa...
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Oculi: Terra Australis Incognita 27 January 2012 to 25 March 2012, Monash Gallery of Art A Manly Art Gallery & Museum Touring Exhibition curated by Sandy Edwards Exhibition Opening: 3.00pm Saturday 4 February 2012 To be opened by Michael Coyne Adjunct Professor of Photography, RMIT University and eminent Australian photojournalist Monash Gallery of Art, 860 Ferntree Gully Road...
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Exhibition Fred Kruger – Intimate Landscapes The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 4 February to 27 May 2012 On 4 February the National Gallery of Victoria will open Fred Kruger: Intimate Landscapes, the first comprehensive survey of Fred Kruger’s (1831–88) photographs ever to be mounted. The exhibition features features over 100 works drawn predominantly from the NGV...
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Three new exhibitions opening at Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA in Melbourne on 1st February 2012 Exhibition Dates: 1 February to 7th April Opening Function: Saturday 4 February 2012, 3.00 – 5.00pm, Monash University Museum of Art, Caulfield Campus. Hany Armanious: The Golden Thread Hany Armanious: The Golden Thread is the Australian premiere of works shown at...
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National Indigenous Photo-Media Forum 8th – 10th February, 2012 Presented by Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) The Forum will present emerging and established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photographers and photo-media artists with the opportunity to join key photo-media industry specialists, artists and educators from...
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