EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS Free Admission - E-Newsletter - Please note that exhibition and event timings are subject to change.
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Homage Ground Floor Princesses, warlords, dandies and divas take the stage to form two highly complex fine art series The Regal Twelve and The Royal Dozen. Homage is a selection from these series. Exploring the complexities of the famous, the infamous and the obscure, these portraits celebrate historical realities within the guise of contemporary fantasy, a conversation between the past and present. Legends of the lives of nobles continue to captivate us today, from the pampered decadence of Marie Antoinette to the epic legend of Alexander the Great. In the style of the renaissance Masters, Alexia Sinclair weaves a myriad of delicious symbols and motifs into each portrait, allowing each story to unfold. Through the study of nobility in history and portraiture, this multimedia artist has produced innovative artworks formed from thousands of photographs and illustrations. Part of Head On Photo Festival. Image: Alexia Sinclair
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Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud Exhibition Space - Level 2 This photographic exhibition presents the Muckaty community in the Northern Territory whose country is the potential area planned to host a federal radioactive waste dump. Jagath Dheerasekara specialises in social documentary and social justice reportage. In Manuwangku, he portrays the daily life of the Muckaty community pursuing their everyday lives. The images are disarming in their normalcy. Manuwangku is a collaborative project with the Beyond Nuclear Initiative and the Muckaty Traditional Owners featured. Supported by Amnesty International, Jumbunna Indigenous house of Learning (UTS), Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR), Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (University of Sydney). Part of Head On Photo Festival. Talk Image: Jagath Dheerasekara
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The Green Desert Library & Exhibition Lounge, Level 1 A collection of aerial landscape images from the northwest of New South Wales and Lake Eyre, South Australia. This exhibition has now been extended to 12 July. Over the past four years award winning photographer Peter Elfes has documented the desert region around Australia. The Green Desert exhibition is a journey through time into the ancient world of Australia’s desert interior with its infinite horizons and the ever changing landscape of Lake Eyre in South Australia and the northwest region of New South Wales. It documents the outback in spectacular colour, featuring low level aerial images with astonishing detail that express the beauty and vastness of this remote, environmentally and culturally significant part of Australia. Part of Head On Photo Festival. Meet the Artist - Talk followed by Q&A Image: Peter Elfes
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Vivid Sydney lightshow Customs House Square Sydney will once again be transformed into a spectacular canvas of light, music and ideas when the Vivid Sydney festival takes over the city after dark! As part of the festival’s fourth year, Customs House will come alive again in 2012 with a projection lightshow over the building facade throughout the festival nights. A Vivid Sydney information and merchandise marquee will also be situated at the square. For more information see www.vividsydney.com. Image: Vivid Sydney |
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