Suburban Sublime Australian Photography
Tracey Moffatt, Australia b.1960 / Picturesque Cherbourg no.1 (from 'Picturesque Cherbourg' series within the 'Spirit landscapes' series) 2013 / Digital print collage on handmade paper / 57 x 78cm / Gift of Dr Michael and Eva Slancar through the QAGOMA Foundation 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Tracey Moffatt / View full image
When
10 Aug 2024 – 17 Aug 2025
Where
Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery 6 (Henry and Amanda Bartlett Galleries)
Admission
Free
About
‘Suburban Sublime' explores how artists have used photography to interpret the Australian suburbs. The exhibition brings together works that pause to reflect on everyday settings, places, and people, imbuing them with aesthetic, historical, and emotional significance.
Robert Rooney, Australia 1937-2017 / Holden Park 1, March 1970 & Holden Park 2, May 1970 1970 / Type C photographs, colour on paper on cardboard / 19 photographs: 12.8 x 12.4cm (each) / Purchased 2001. QAG Foundation Grant / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Robert Rooney Esta / View full image
Bill Henson, Australia b.1955 / Untitled #73 1985-86 / Type C photograph on paper / 126.5 x 108.2cm / Gift of an anonymous donor through the QAGOMA Foundation 2022. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Bill Henson / View full image
Tracey Moffatt, Australia b.1960 / Picturesque Cherbourg no.1 (from 'Picturesque Cherbourg' series within the 'Spirit landscapes' series) 2013 / Digital print collage on handmade paper / 57 x 78cm / Gift of Dr Michael and Eva Slancar through the QAGOMA Foundation 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Tracey Moffatt / View full image