Artlines magazine
‘Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World’ issue
Issue 3–2011 (September, October, November 2011)
48 pages / paperback / colour illustrations
The third edition of Artlines for 2011 previews GoMA’s fifth birthday celebrations and explores current and forthcoming exhibitions. Features include Robert McFarlane’s review of ‘Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image and The World’; Lou Kelpac’s research on the career of Nora Heysen — in light of the Gallery’s recent acquisition of her Self Portrait 1938; Jacqui Durrant’s examination of the influence of Polynesian threads on the art of Henri Matisse; David Burnett’s exploration of Yves Tanguy’s relationship with the Surrealists in ‘In the Dark: Tanguy’s Netherworld’; and Tony Elwood’s interview with James C Sourris, AM, on the impending exhibition ‘Ten Years of Contemporary Art: The James C Sourris AM Collection’.
Sculptor Daphne Mayo, Perth installation duo Pip & Pop as well as updates on the Gallery’s regional touring program are also featured. As usual, you can find a series of articles on new acquisitions including Lucile 1937 by Peter Purves Smith and our regular mix of book, exhibition and screen reviews.
Artlines is published four times a year (March, June, September and December).
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‘Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams’ issue’
Issue 2–2011 (September)
52 pages / paperback / colour illustrations
The second edition of Artlines for 2011 features three articles on the nature of Surrealism: ‘Dreams and the real thing’ are revealed by Donal Fitzpatrick, David Burnett talks about ‘Writing the revolution and Didier Ottinger explains how the Surrealism collection at the Musée national d’art modern developed. In ‘16 days, 14 planes, 8 ferries’ Diane Moon brings us travel notes and images from her recent research trip to the Torres Strait Islands for the exhibition ‘Land, Sea and Sky’ and author Kevin Mogg introduces Alfred Hitchcock whose films are the subject of a forthcoming retrospective.
In our regular series of articles on selected works in the Gallery’s Collection, Neville Marsh explores the background to Isaac Walter Jenner’s painting The Retribution at Balaclava during the Crimean War. Five new acquisitions are also featured — including Janet Dawson’s Coffee table c.1964 — as well as our regular mix of book, exhibition and screen reviews.
Artlines is published four times a year (March, June, September and December).
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‘Ethel Carrick & E Phillips Fox / Let There Be Rock issue’
Issue 1–2011 (March)
48 pages / paperback / colour illustrations
The first edition of Artlines for 2011 features articles on several exhibitions: ‘Art, Love and Life’ explores the dynamic and enduring partnership of husband and wife artist team Ethel Carrick and E Phillips Fox, and ‘Lloyd Rees: Life and Light’ reveals this Brisbane-born painter and draftsman through a selection of his works, particularly his early drawings of Brisbane. ‘Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams’ — which comes to GoMA exclusively from the Centre Pompidou — is introduced, as is ‘Land, Sea and Sky’, a substantial exhibition of contemporary art from the Torres Strait.
In this issue Sean Sennett reveals some of the best films to capture the rebellious spirit of rock music culture, Carmen Ansaldo reviews ‘21 Century Art’ as part of her winning application in the Queensland Art Gallery’s New Wave Emerging Writing Opportunity, and David Burnett focuses on two uncompromising painters, Chaim Soutine and Willem De Kooning.
Five new acquisitions are also featured — including Donald Friend’s Adam and Eve c.1975−61 — as well as our regular mix of book, exhibition and screen reviews
Artlines is published four times a year (March, June, September and December).
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'21st Century: Art in the First Decade'
Issue 4–2010 (December)
48 pages / paperback / colour illustrations
The final edition of Artlines for 2010 explores '21st Century: Art in the First Decade', the Gallery’s summer exhibition of international contemporary art, with feature articles on '21st Century' artists by Tate Modern’s Jessica Morgan (on Carsten Höller); curator Jimena Blázquez Abascal (on Pascale Marthine Tayou); and New York-based arts commentator Alan Lockwood (on Céleste Boursier-Mougenot).
Angela Goddard explores some of the works in Figure, Form and Allegory: Sculpture from the Collection; Tim Walsh looks at representations of the 21st century in science fiction cinema; and David Burnett focuses on cultural and economic exchanges between Europe and Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In this issue, we bid farewell to the 'Valentino Retrospective' and look ahead to an exciting summer season in 2010–11. Artlines is in conversation with Tim Fairfax, AM — businessman, philanthropist and President of the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation — whose generosity has secured many important works for the Gallery’s Collection.
Five '21st Century' acquisitions are also featured in this edition, as well as our regular mix of book, exhibition and screen reviews.
Artlines is published four times a year (March, June, September and December).
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To purchase Artlines:
Pick up copies of current and back issues at the Queensland Art Gallery Store and online for A$7.95, or from all good bookstores and galleries around Australia.
To subscribe:
Members of the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art receive Artlines as part of their annual membership. For more information visit the QAGOMA Members website.
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