The Film Diaries of Márta Mészáros is coming to the Australian Cinémathèque this month!
Following recent restorations of her films by the Hungarian National Film Fund, the Australian Cinémathèque presents Mészáros’s ambitious and deeply personal ‘Diary’ trilogy: Diary for My Children 1984, Diary for My Loves 1987, and Diary for My Father and Mother 1990.
Part historical drama, part künstlerroman – the ‘Diary’ series is a semi-autobiographical recreation of Mészáros’s upbringing amid the social tumult of the newly founded Eastern Bloc. Fusing poetic ...
Reception This Way Exhibition is now open at The Workshops Rail Museum!
In a land where the car has provided us with the ultimate freedom to hit the road and explore, it is no surprise that Australians wholeheartedly embraced the American concept of the motel. When motels began springing up in the 1950s, they represented a new, stylish and sophisticated way to travel. Now, you can take a nostalgic trip back in time with us, and travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel, from family holidays and long road trips in the swelter...
Eye of the Storm: The Cinematography of John Seale Retrospective
Born in Warwick, Queensland, Seale began his career as a camera assistant for the ABC before establishing himself as one of Australia’s most celebrated cinematographers, with films such as Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Ozploitation stunt-spectacular Deathcheaters 1976 and the Gold Coast neo-noir Goodbye Paradise 1983.
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Making his Hollywood debut shooting the thriller Witness 1985 for fellow Australian Peter Weir Seale’s bold use of colour and creative ...
The global hit, Lightscape, finally lights up Brisbane!
This uniquely created immersive experience takes you on a journey of the senses through light, colour and sounds, showcasing the gardens as never seen before.
Journey beneath glowing tree canopies filled with colour. Stroll alongside larger-than-life flowers and neon roots bursting from the undergrowth and amble through sparkling tunnels of light or under giant poppies suspended high in the night sky.
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These breathtaking lightworks follow a two kilometre path to ...
World Press Photo Exhibition takes Flight at Brisbane Powerhouse this July and August!
Showing from Saturday 29 July to Sunday 20 August, the 2023 Exhibition invites viewers to step outside the news cycle and think critically about important global topics.
The Exhibition explores themes including climate crisis, community and war’s impact on civilians while demonstrating the importance of press photography around the world.
Brisbane Powerhouse CEO/AD Kate Gould is excited to see the much - loved exhibition return to the iconic arts venue.
“We love bringing ...
Rembrandt: True to Life exhibition is now showing at NGV!
The exhibition follows the evolution of Rembrandt’s work from his early years in Leiden in the 1620s through to his final years in Amsterdam in the 1660s. This significant breadth of work allows audiences to appreciate the inventive ways in which Rembrandt approached his subject matter, his brilliant re-imagining of biblical subjects, his profoundly expressive style, and the development of psychological complexity in narrative scenes and portraits.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is ...
Michael Zavros The Favourite Exhibition is coming to GOMA!
Frequently engrossed in notions of quality and luxury, fashion and appearance, Zavros's idealised imagery has developed alongside Australia's pronounced turn to conspicuous consumption and aspirational individualism.
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‘The Favourite’ will profile significant thematic explorations of the artist, including fashion magazines, European palaces, luxury cars, his children, Narcissus and still life, in addition to his self-portraits and reflections upon his heritage. ...
Contemporary Art X Cinema is coming to GOMA this month!
The program is presented across five interconnected strands – Power and Protest, Ports of Memory, Estranged Existences, Searching for Self and Looking Back, Looking Forward.
Power and Protest
‘Power and Protest’ includes films that explore rebellion, resistance, and renewal. From brightly coloured visual essays and moving image satire, to dystopic tales of greed, violence and over-abundance, these films use appropriation, performance, and humour to highlight the current state of ...
eX de Medici Beautiful Wickedness is coming to GOMA this month!
Exhibition highlights include de Medici’s intricate botanical studies and her dazzling large-scale watercolours, as well as her compelling portrait of Midnight Oil Nothing’s as Precious as a Hole in the Ground 2001, and Shotgun Wedding Dress/ Cleave 2015, a bridal gown based on Julie Andrews’s dress from The Sound of Music.
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Through these wide-ranging subjects and materials, de Medici aims to seduce her viewers, and to shake them out of complacency.
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Monet in Paris is coming to Brisbane this June!
Monet in Paris is a super-scale, arts and entertainment experience for the whole family to enjoy. Visitors will accompany some of the world’s most fearless artists of their time on an exhilarating adventure across 19th century bohemian Paris and the lush countryside of France. Young and old will be plunged into Monet’s Water Lilies and dance with Degas’ ballerinas in this stunning explosion of life, light and colour. Art meets technology as breath-taking paintings are projected on an ...
