At the Gallery of Modern Art's latest exhibition, 21st Century: Art in the First Decade
The gallery has done it again, a must-see after the flood exhibition of ambitious proportions. It aims to encapsulate some of the key trends of contemporary art in the first 10 years of this century, in Australia and internationally.
The gallery was filled with people from across the demographic spectrum. It seemed to capture the imagination of kids as well as those who refuse to grow up.
Rivane Neuenschwander’s wall of ribbons with wishes printed on them "I wish your wish". A beautiful interactive sophisticated play of emotions.
Untitled (NASDAQ) 2003 by Claude Closky (France), is a wallpaper work that prefigured the financial crisis of 2009
Yayoi Kusama’s installations Narcissus garden 1966/2002.
Stockholm-based artist Carsten Höller produced an installation of two spiral-shaped slides in GoMA’s foyer for '21st Century'. Described by the artist as a ‘happiness producing machine’, the slides will have an elegant, sculptural presence at the entrance to the exhibition and allow visitors to participate in the work — sending them hurtling between the Gallery’s third floor and ground level.
Other notable commissions include Leandro Erlich’s astounding trompe l’oeil sculpture, The swimming pool, which represented Argentina at the 2001 Venice Biennale.
It is so gratifying to see the gallery mount such a well-attended show, despite the devastating floods of summer. Brisbane’s Gallery Of Modern Art/Queensland Art Gallery complex is now the most popular art gallery in the country, according to recently released figures.
Contemporary art is always going to be the most critiqued and the most misunderstood of all the different art histories. But, we don’t need to understand the history of modern art to enjoy 21st Century — and that’s precisely the point.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says sorry to Indigenous Australians on the 13th of February 2008.
In its large-scale installations, the exhibition demonstrates just how vibrant and enjoyable, a commitment to new art can be. This really is living art.
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