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Conversations: 100
artists in the UWA Art Collection Controversial (at
times), comprehensive (in parts) and rich (in cultural significance)
The University of Western Australia Art Collection is one of the
state’s best art collections.
The exhibition ranges from Ernest Stocks’ romantic 1896 view of
Perth from the west through to Elise Blumann’s direct and
confronting Summer Nude from 1939, from controversial paintings by
Sidney Nolan from the early 1950s and on to a recently acquired 2007
painting by Imants Tillers, which is a mediation on extinction and
time’s passing.
Presented in two parts, this selection of works by 100 artists,
spanning more than a century, and including many of Australia’s and
Western Australia’s best known artists, provides a broad overview of
Australian art in the 20th and 21st centuries.
The works, and artists, are displayed in dialogue with one
another, jumping across periods to make connections, engage in
arguments and draw rich parallels. From iconic post war paintings to
the unusual and eclectic and on to newer, innovative works, they
tell compelling stories of Australia, Australian art and this great
collection as it goes forward.
Part 1: 26 July - 13
September 2009
Part 2: 27 September - 15 November 2009 |
