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Read • Artwork recalls Queensland’s history
From dugonging (1847–1969) to mineral mining (1949–2019), industry has had disastrous cultural and environmental ramifications on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). In The tide … -
Read • A picture of sustainability
Always aspiring to greener galleries, QAGOMA’s sustainability innovations are a priority across the organisation through waste and energy reduction targets. With a goal of … -
Read • A sense of absurdism: Breakable throwaway objects
Over her long career, Kimiyo Mishima has become one of Japan’s most widely exhibited female ceramic artists, noted for her wry humour and material … -
Read • Contemporary African masks create a subversive loop
Beninese artist Romuald Hazoumè’s masks are humorous, playful and political — constructed from recycled waste — he began making the mask series in Benin in the … -
Read • Climate for galleries: An evolution in thinking
The cultural heritage sector recognises the need to demonstrate a commitment to social, environmental and economic sustainability. Traditionally museums and galleries have been significant consumers … -
Read • Installation takes the oyster shell as its subject
Before colonisation, the coastal shellfish reefs in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay — fostered using aquaculture techniques — were a major source of food for Aboriginal people of … -
Read • Olafur Eliasson traces his artistic practice over 25 years
Renowned Danish-Icelandic artist and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Olafur Eliasson traces his artistic practice over the last 25 years in a keynote address while in … -
Read • A message on sustainability
Water is one of humanity’s common denominators. We are all made of it, we immerse ourselves in it and our lives depend upon it … -
Read • Queensland, your table is ready
If you live in Queensland, and Brisbane specifically, you can smell when spring arrives on the breeze. The air is suddenly humid-sweet and it …