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On 29th March 2012, a bold, new and significantly expanded Museum of Contemporary Art was unveiled to the public.
SOUTH OF NO NORTH: Laurence Aberhart, William Eggleston, Noel McKenna
Experience the wonder of the everyday world through these rich images akin to short stories where emotions and narratives are condensed into rich and provocative sensations.
Until 5 May 2013JEFF WALL Photographs
See why Wall is recognised as one of the most intriguing and influential artists working today.
1 May - 28 July 2013VOLUME ONE: MCA COLLECTION
Permanent collection reflecting the breadth of Australian Contemporary Art over the past 20 years.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
ARCHIBALD, WYNNE AND SULMAN PRIZES 2013
The Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is Australia’s favourite art award, and one of its most prestigious.
until 2 Jun 2013LLOYD REES
One of Australia’s most admired artists, Lloyd Rees (1895-1988) was also one of the pre-eminent landscape artists of his age.
until 7 Jul 2013BRENDA L CROFT
Croft’s works explore issues faced by many Aboriginal people today, including the ongoing effects of the ‘Stolen Generations’, preconceptions of who is actually of Aboriginal heritage and what an Aboriginal person is supposed to look like in contemporary Australian society.
until 8 Sep 2013JIM MASSELOS SOUTH ASIA ARCHIVE
In 2011 Dr Jim Masselos donated to the Art Gallery of NSW Archive a collection of images on paper related to India.
until 4 May 2013THE FASHION OF HELMUT NEWTON AND BETTINA RHEIMS
Over 50 works by two iconic fashion photographers, from the Gallery’s photography collection.
9 Feb – 19 May 2013DADANG CHRISTANTO: THEY GIVE EVIDENCE
Christanto’s works speak eloquently for the victims of oppression and social injustice.
15 Sep 2012 – 21 Jul 2013SOUL OF SIMPLICITY: SEVEN CENTURIES OF KOREAN CERAMICS
Such was the technical prowess of Korean potters, Chinese envoys in the 12th century reported glazes that had the 'radiance of jade and the clarity of water’.
8 Feb 2013 – 21 Apr 2014
Australian Centre for Photography
257 Oxford Street Paddington NSW 2021
ROBERT BESANKO, BRAD BUCKLEY, JOHN CONOMOS, IAN NORTH
Continues ACP’s exploration of the diversity of photographic and lens based practice.
2 March – 19 May 2013
S H Ervin Gallery, Observatory Hill, The Rocks
SALON DES REFUSÉS 2013
Our panel viewed 868 Archibald Prize and 763 Wynne Prize entries at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to select the 57 works for this alternative exhibition.
23 MARCH - 19 MAY
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Customs House, Alfred St, Circular Quay
TRANSFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION BY ANDREW GOLDIE
He spent two years using coastal locations from Watsons Bay to Botany Bay in Sydney’s east to create this stunning series.
13 February to 31 March 2013/ LATEST DETAILS STILL TO COMEWE'RE FOR WHALES PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION / RESCUE AND PROTECT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
With projects in more than 40 countries, IFAW rescues individual animals, works to prevent cruelty to animals, and advocates for the protection of wildlife and habitats.
until end Feb 2013/ LATEST DETAILS STILL TO COME
CarriageWorks
245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015
HERE AND NOW
HERE AND NOW offers new commissions and limited edition works by Australian artists and designers which are only available at Carriageworks. The spirit of HERE AND NOW is artist-driven and experimental.
until 10 June 2013
Macquarie University Art Gallery
Art Gallery, Building E11A, Macquarie University, North Ryde NSW 2109
TBA
GALLERYEIGHT 12 Argyle Place Millers Point NSW 2000
TO THE OUTSIDE IN: CATHY TOTTEN, DARREN KONG, OLIVER MAI AND LUCY ALCORN 20 FEBRUARY - 3 MARCH 2013
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