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Read • Conserving Gordon Bennett’s diptych ‘Number three’
Unconventional types of damage require unconventional treatment strategies. This is certainly true for the collaborative major treatment QAGOMA’s paintings conservation team completed on Gordon … -
Read • The Gordon Bennett Studio: Samford Valley
‘Unfinished Business: The Art of Gordon Bennett’ presents the work of an artist deeply engaged with questions of identity, perception and the construction of … -
Read • The Gordon Bennett Studio: Petrie, Brisbane
‘Unfinished Business: The Art of Gordon Bennett’ presents the work of an artist deeply engaged with questions of identity, perception and the construction of … -
Read • Bloodlines: The art of Gordon Bennett
Gordon Bennett (1955–2014) created the triptych Bloodlines 1993 (illustrated) early in his career. It speaks of colonial violence and the consequences of being on … -
Read • The colour black & other histories: The art of Gordon Bennett
Queensland-born artist Gordon Bennett (1955–2014) was deeply engaged with questions of identity, perception and the construction of history, and made a profound and … -
Read • Unfinished Business: The Art of Gordon Bennett
The art and legacy of Gordon Bennett (1955–2014), one of Australia’s most influential contemporary artists, will be on show at the Gallery of … -
Read • The Coming of the Light
The Coming of the Light is a significant work by Gordon Bennett (1955–2014), one of Australia’s most influential contemporary artists. Bennett addresses Australian … -
Read • Me, Myselfie and I, the art of self-portraiture
In the age of the selfie, self-portraiture continues to be a meaningful form of artistic expression. For hundreds of years, artists have created self … -
Read • Vale: Gordon Bennett
With great sadness, the Gallery acknowledges the passing of Gordon Bennett on 3 June 2014. Indisputably one of Australia’s most significant contemporary artists, Bennett …