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NEWS The Wynne Prize 2012 has a number of sculptures by artists including Andrew Rogers, Craig Waddwll, Jason Christopher and Louis Pratt. A painting by Imants Tillers won this year's Wynne with his "Waterfall' (after William). The Sulman was won by Nigel Milsom for his painting, 'Judo House pt 4 (Golden mus) and the Archibold was won by Tim Sorier for 'The historic wayfarer (after Bosch)
'Whatever' 2012 mixed media by Louis Pratt We contacted Louis and this is what he said about his work for the Wynne:
"This sculpture examines the near future in a world that is digitized and mapped. Whateveris a disenfranchised youth living in a cyber world, his existence depending ontechnology. As constant users of cyberspace we enjoy its benefits----butdo we understand its negative aspects?
The work uses “organic data”: I use this term as opposed to“inorganic data”, which would be data produced solely inside software. “Organicdata” is taken from life and digitized by a scanning process. This processmirrors our contemporary practices of investing our living world into computerspaces, ie Facebook.
I manipulate the data with digital tools then prepare it for 3Dthermal plastic printing. The many 3D pieces are assembled and hand finished." French artist, Daniel Buren has been selected as the next artist for MONUMENTA 10 May - 21 June 2012
Above: MONUMENTA 2012 – Daniel Buren – Daniel Buren dans la Nef du Grand Palais (Daniel Buren in the nave of the Grand Palais). Photo Farida Bréchemier – Tous droits réservés Monumenta 2012, ministère de la Culture et de la Communication. (All rights reserved Monumenta 2012, Ministry of Cultures and Communication.) Each year since 2007, MONUMENTA has invited the most important contemporary artists on the international scene to create a site-specific work for the Nave of the Grand Palais. Each year a surprise awaits: Anselm Kiefer, Richard Serra, Christian Boltanski, Anish Kapoor have all produced masterly works for the Grand Palais, acclaimed by both the public and the critics. With a record turnout last year for Kapoor’s Leviathan, MONUMENTA has become one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the cultural calendar of the French capital, alongside events at the Centre Pompidou, the Palais de Tokyo, the musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, the musée du Louvre. To create a work in situ on a monumental scale in a public space, Daniel Buren was an obvious choice for this fifth edition of MONUMENTA. Daniel Buren has already tackled some of the most complex public spaces in the world. He has transformed iconic sites such as the Guggenheim in New York and the cour d'honneur at the Palais-Royal. He will therefore find the Grand Palais an ideal space for consideration.
Michael Brand appointed Director of Art Gallery of NSW
Australian Dr Michael Brand has been appointed as the Art Gallery of NSW new director after spending the past 12 years abroad. He is the consulting director of the Aga Khan Museum currently under construction in Toronto and served as the former director of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles from 2005 to 2010. Dr Brand will be the ninth director of the AGNSW in its 120-year history and will assume his new role mid-year after finalising his consultancy with the Aga Khan Museum. Dr Brand succeeds Edmond Capon, who held the prestigious position for more than 30 years. Copyright issue taken care of When renown indigenous artist, Mandy Davis saw her painting on the side of a commercial vehicle, her artwork changed and copied without her permission, she commenced legal procedings and afterwards received a settlement. You can read more about this story at www.solidarts.com.au
3 August Edmond Capon announced his retirement On the 3 August, Edmond Capon AM OBE announced his retirement as the Director of the Art Gallery of NSW. At the age of 71, he has been the director since 1978 and made the announcement amid an exhibition of Maragaret Olley's work. Margaret Olley who died recently at the age of 88 was a close friend of Mr Capon. Mr Capon will retire at the end of the year. Mr Capon has been responsible for many notable changes, some of these include trippling the Gallery's collection from 10,000 works to 30,000 works with acquisitions such as Nude in a rocking chair by Pablo Picasso, Three bathers by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Five bells by John Olsen, First-class marksman by Sidney Nolan, Three studies from the Temeraire by Cy Twombly, Standing Buddha, China Sui dynasty, Waterbrain by Rusty Peters and Haft by Anthony Gormley. He has doubled the Gallery in 1988 with the new Bicentennial
wing, opened the Asian gallery in 1990 and expanded it in 2003;
created the new contemporary galleries including the John Kaldor
Family Gallery in recently this year.
Above: Edmond Capon with the late Margaret Olley looking at a Cezanne painting purchased with her generous support.
Margaret Olley AC 24 June 1923 - 26 July 2011 Margaret Olley, a much loved treasure in Australia for her landscapes houses and roof tops and later intimate interior paintings of fruit, flowers, vases, cups and saucers and books has died at the age of 88. According to her dealer and friend Philip Bacon, she was painting until the very end; she still had paint on her fingers.
Ben Quilty recently won the Archibold Prize for his painting of artist, Margaret Olley. |
