21st Century - 18th Dec 2010 - 26th April 2011
This summer 2010 -2011, to mark the end of the first decade of this millenium, GoMA Brisbane presents “21st Century: Art in the First Decade”. The exhibition occupies the entire Gallery of Modern Art and focuses exclusively on works created between 2000 and 2010. It showcases more than 200 works and fetures over 140 artists from more than 40 countries.
Luckily, I live near GoMA. The exhibition opened on the weekend and I went this morning bright and early and waited for the doors to open. It is school holidays and there were dozens of families lined up with me waiting to rush in. Take a look and see what you think.
the headless skater
lights and mirrors
up close
Almagul Menlibayeya - wrapping history
baby elephant
his lovely feet
wooden dogs
very cute
bird's nest from shredded money
model buildings
art from found materials
and again
deck chairs looking over the city
you can buy them at the gallery shop
I love the peacock
a very big thing
made from rubbish bags
painted things
I don't know what it is, but I like it
a fabulous space
old and new techniques
Ming Dynasty vases painted over
I love these things
a sparkly skull
the wishing wall
pick a wish and wear it on your wrist - when it falls off your wish will come true
I love this series
aren't they amazing?
I think it is a cricket
why not a rabbit?
or a bird
I could go on, there is so much to see. In the next post on the exhibition I will take you through the fabulous things there for children and their lucky parents. GoMA does an excellent job. This exhibition is exciting and a lot of fun, and it is free. It runs until 26th April 2011. Go!