Page 57 - Annual Review 2010

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the second in the gallery’s series
of country-specific collection-based
exhibition projects, ‘unnerved: the
new Zealand project’ explored a dark
and unsettling vein often apparent
in contemporary new Zealand art
and cinema.
‘unnerved’ featured more than 120
works by over 30 artists from the late
1960s to the present, and included
a strong focus on photography and
moving-image works. drawing on
the gallery’s collection, ‘unnerved’
celebrated the strength and vitality
of our holdings of contemporary new
Zealand art, the largest outside that
country. the exhibition also toured to
the national gallery of Victoria (ngV
international) where it is on display
until the end of february 2011.
unnerved:
the new Zealand project
1 may – 4 July 2010 | goma
opposite: guests enjoy the opening night
celebrations in the company of michael
parekowhai’s Cosmo McMurtry 2008 (foreground)
and Jim McMurtry 2004 (background), which were
lent to the gallery especially for the exhibition.
top: a selection from anne noble’s Ruby’s room
works dating from 1999 to 2005.
right: the children’s art centre presented the work
of three contemporary new Zealand artists in the
program the next big thing: new Zealand film and
animation for kids.
previous page: mitra tabrizian | iran/england | City, London (detail)
2008 | type c photograph | 122 x 250cm | purchased 2010 with a
special allocation from the queensland art gallery foundation |
collection: queensland art gallery
‘unnerved’ is like reading a good book
with mysterious and textured characters.
you hang on every piece . . .
gina fairley, Asian Art News , may–June 2010