eX de Medici: Beautiful Wickedness

225 224 EX DE MEDICI: BEAUTIFUL WICKEDNESS Acknowledgments Sponsors Major Partners Shayher Group Urban Art Projects Tourism and Media Partners Brisbane Economic Development Agency JCDecaux Southern Cross Austereo through B105 Supporting Partner Bacchus Wine Merchant Publication Sponsor Gordon Darling Foundation Exhibition Patrons The Ardour Collection Beaver Galleries – Martin and Susie Beaver Dr Patricia Jungfer and Mr Robert Postema Justine and Damian Roche Sullivan+Strumpf Lenders The Gallery gratefully acknowledges the following lenders of artworks featured in this exhibition: Institutional Lenders National Gallery of Australia, Canberra – acknowledged as a Significant Lender to the exhibition Artbank, Sydney Australian War Memorial, Canberra HOTA Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Queensland Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Hobart National Library of Australia, Canberra National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of the Lewers Bequest, New South Wales Powerhouse Collection, Sydney Shepparton Art Museum, Victoria The University of Queensland, Brisbane Wollongong Art Gallery, New South Wales Private Lenders The Ardour Collection M & S Beaver Beaver Galleries Dorian and Kathryn Bontempelli The Creations Jewellers Family Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Sydney Dr Ted Edwards Luke Fildes Collection John Geddes and Brenda Foley Geddes, Ainslie Dr Patricia Jungfer and Mr Robert Postema Mr Nicky Kelly Drew and Anne McLean, Queanbeyan, NSW T Morphy and J Vanzella Jennifer and John Prescott, Melbourne Justine and Damian Roche Joanna Strumpf and Steven Simmonds Lorraine White Collection And the private lenders who wish to remain anonymous. Project support The Gallery sincerely thanks the many individuals, organisations and institutions involved for their assistance with this project, particularly the following: Paul Andrew Tony Ayers and Michael McMahon Michele Helmrich Dr Renée Joyce, Collection Administrator, National Portrait Gallery Robert and Sandie Little, RLDI (Rob Little Digital Images) Dr Donna Marcus Dr Sarina Noordhuis-Fairfax, Curator, Australian Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Australia Tony Oates, Curator, Drill Hall Gallery Anne O’Hehir, Curator of Photography, National Gallery of Australia Maria Ramsden, Collection Manager, National Portrait Gallery Joanna Strumpf and staff, Sullivan+Strumpf David Walsh, Jane Clark and staff, Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Hobart Laura Webster, Head of Art, and Ally Roche, Assistant Curator, Art Section, Australian War Memorial The Gallery is especially grateful to eX de Medici, who has so generously facilitated access to her collection for this project and shared her time, resources and knowledge. Artist acknowledgments Respect to Chris Saines CNZM, Simon Elliott, Simon Wright, Samantha Littley and the QAGOMA 'dream team'; Donat and Livia Agosti; Matt Anderson PSM (Australian War Memorial); Susie and Martin Beaver; Dr Andrea Bubenik; Dr Ted Edwards; Kelly Gellatly; Dr Ted Gott; Dr Doug Hall AM; Dr Marianne Horak; Roger Leong; Robert and Sandie Little; Dr Jenny McFarlane; Terence Maloon; Dr Nick Mitzevich and the National Gallery of Australia team; Joanna Strumpf; Jesse Whyte; Yianni Liangis; the private and public lenders; my fabulous collaborators, who are named in the exhibition; and, finally, to those who have gone before us. Gallerists Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore Beaver Galleries, Canberra Images and copyright Copyright in the artworks of eX de Medici is held by the artist. Copyright of photographic images is held by individual photographers and institutions or QAGOMA. The Gallery is grateful for the image and copyright assistance provided by numerous individuals and institutions, including: Eva Bernroider, Coordinator, Digitisation on Demand, National Library of Australia Louise Brand, Gallery Professional Officer, Wollongong Art Gallery Christian Capurro, photographer Angela Casey, photographer Anni Doyle Wawrzyńczak, critic and writer Tiffeny Fayne, Studio Liaison, Sullivan+Strumpf Ainsley Gowing, Registrar, and Rowena Wiseman, Marketing and Publications Coordinator, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Gary Grealy, photographer Kathleen Hackett, Photography Librarian, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Sarah Harper, Registration Officer, HOTA Gallery, Surfers Paradise Peta Hendriks, Registrar, Exhibitions and Collection, Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of the Lewers Bequest Jesse Hunniford, photographer Sigourney Jacks, Registrar, and Natalie O’Connor, Marketing and Communications Manager, Artbank Kelly Jaunzems, Gallery Manager, Cairns Art Gallery Robert and Sandie Little, RLDI (Rob Little Digital Images) Michael Marzik, photographer Sarah Payne, Copyright and Image Services Officer, Art Gallery of South Australia Mark Pokorny, photographer Susie Quinn, Exhibitions and Loans Registrar, Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Hobart Effie Skoufa-Klesnik, Registrar (Loans and Acquisitions), The University of Queensland Art Museum Dan Toua, Associate Curator | Gallery Manager, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Monica Tran, Rights and Permissions Assistant, and Eliza Williams, Acting Rights and Permissions Coordinator, National Gallery of Australia Greta Wass, eBusiness Collection Coordinator, Australian War Memorial Photography credits Cover and pages 76, 108, 109, 116 (top left), 116 (bottom row), 130–1, 139, 148–9, 150–1, 166–7, 168–9, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 202–3: Photographs: RLDI (Rob Little Digital Images) / Pages 3, 158, 159, 190, 191: Photographs: Rob Little; Images courtesy: Sullivan+Strumpf / Pages 4–5, 152, 213–16: Photographs: Mark Pokorny; Images courtesy: Sullivan+Strumpf / Pages 8–9, 69, 127, 136–7: Photographs: Jesse Hunniford; Images courtesy: Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Hobart / Pages 18, 50, 58, 64, 88, 89, 92–3, 94, 105, 110–11, 118 (bottom row), 122–3, 156–7, 162–3, 164, 165, 173–6: Images courtesy: National Gallery of Australia / Pages 31–4: Image courtesy: Australian War Memorial / Pages 57, 104 (right), 107, 119 (top row), 126, 180: Photographs: Christian Capurro / Pages 72–3, 146–7: Photograph: Carl Warner; Image courtesy: The University of Queensland Art Museum / Page 91: Images courtesy: National Library of Australia / Pages 120–1: Photograph: Mark Mohell; Image courtesy: National Portrait Gallery / Pages 124, 138, 142–4: Photographs: Mark Pokorny / Pages 141, 160: Images courtesy: Sullivan+Strumpf / Page 153: Photograph: Peter Waddington; Image courtesy: HOTA Gallery, Surfers Paradise / Page 155: Image courtesy: Artbank, Sydney / Page 161: Photograph: Simon Hewson; Image courtesy: Sullivan+Strumpf / Page 171: Photograph: Michael Myers; Image courtesy: Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) / Page 187: Photograph: Angela Casey / Page 200: Photograph: Aaron Anderson; Image courtesy: Sullivan+Strumpf QAGOMA Photography credits Pages 1, 16, 125, 132–3, 134–5: Photographs: Natasha Harth / Pages 86, 87, 95, 96–7, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104 (left), 106, 114, 115, 116 (top right), 117, 118 (top row), 119 (bottom row): Photographs: Merinda Campbell / Pages 128–9: Stills: Peet Gardner / Page 178: Photograph: Joe Ruckli / Page 228: Photograph: Josh Thies Image credits Page 6: Gary Grealy (Photographer) / Australia b.1950 / eX de Medici and her Wall of Shame (2) 2018 / Digital print / 140 x 120cm / Courtesy: The artist, eX de Medici and Sullivan+Strumpf / © Gary Grealy Page 18: Des Esseintes’ Shame 2005 / Watercolour and metallic pigment on paper / 114 x 120cm; 55 x 80cm (comp.) / Purchased 2005 / Collection: National Gallery of Australia Page 40 (centre and right), 43, 44–5: Images courtesy: The artist Page 40 (left) and 41: Images courtesy: Art Gallery of South Australia Page 54: Images courtesy: Canberra Contemporary Art Space Image Archive Page 58: Image courtesy: National Gallery of Australia Page 78: Isaac and Ishmael 2007 / Watercolour on paper / 114 x 142cm / Private collection, Melbourne / Photograph: Rob Little / Image courtesy: Sullivan+Strumpf Page 82 (top): Photograph: eX de Medici / Image courtesy: The artist Page 82 (below): Photograph: Mohsen Hajisaeid / Image courtesy: The artist Page 83 (top): Photographs: eX de Medici / Images courtesy: The artist Page 83 (below): Photograph: Mohsen Hajisaeid / Image courtesy: The artist Page 230: Photograph: Karleen Minney / © Canberra Times/ACM