Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2006-07

exhibitions and audiences / QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REPORT 06–07 23 Exhibitions and Audiences While the year was dominated by the opening of the two-site institution and the presentation of 'The 5th Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' (APT5) (see page 29, Focus: 'The 5th Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art'), important work continued on a num- ber of exhibition projects for different Gallery audiences. Exhibitions The Gallery's curatorial and exhibition staff worked with German artist Katharina Grosse to develop her major installation 'Picture Park', to open on 15 July 2007 at GoMA. One of the most exciting and innovative abstract painters working today, Grosse created the works in 'Picture Park' in situ, painting with a spray gun directly on the walls and responding to the specific architecture and ambience of GoMA. Having exhibited widely in the United States and Europe, 'Picture Park' was Grosse's first solo museum exhibition in Australia. The selection committee for the second annual Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award short-listed nine art- ists for the 2007 Award; the associated exhibition opens at GoMA on 4 August 2007. The short-listed artists were publicly announced in April, with the winning work to be announced to coincide with the opening of the exhibition. In 2007, the Gallery will again host the short- listed artists in Brisbane for the opening and winner's reception, while several artists will present talks for the visiting public. The Gallery continued its support of Queensland design, hosting the annual award exhibition organised by the Design Institute of Australia (Queensland Branch) in June. 'Queensland Design Awards: The First Five Years 2002–06' featured works recognised in the highly successful Queensland Design Awards, held annually since 2002. Finalists and winners were highlighted, including Kirsti Simpson, the recipient of the 2007 Smart State Designer of the Year Award. Australian Cinémathèque The Australian Cinémathèque launched its programs with seven filmmaker retrospectives, as well as the Japan Fantastic: Before and Beyond Anime and Hong Kong, Shanghai: Cinema Cities thematic programs for APT5. Japan Fantastic: Focus on Tezuka screened throughout the Easter school holidays, from 5 to 15 April. Curated by Philip Brophy, Australia's leading expert on anime, it was presented in association with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Tezuka Productions and the Japan Foundation, and included the Tezuka Kids' Flicks program. Exploring Osamu Tezuka's iconic animated works, the program included screenings of the original Astro Boy 1963 and Metropolis 2001, giving audiences an insight into postwar Japanese culture. The first Australian Cinémathèque program to follow the successful series of APT5 Cinema screenings was Coming of Age, which explored the transition from adolescence to adulthood as one of the defining narratives in Australian cinema. Through films such as My Brilliant Career 1979, Muriel's Wedding 1994, Head On 1998 and Beneath Clouds 2002, this program celebrated the sophisticated storytelling of this genre of Australian cinema and featured some of the country's most acclaimed titles, directors and actors. Future programs are set to further expand the Cinémathèque's audience, with a diverse range of film seasons in development including a focus on eminent French actress Isabelle Huppert, a celebration of French New Wave cinema, and a substantial program of Andy Warhol films to accompany the major exhibition planned for GoMA in December 2007. In March the restored Wurlitzer organ was installed in Cinema A of the Australian Cinémathèque. The launch of the historic organ drew an attendance of 380 over two nights, with a recital by Tony Fenelon and screening of The Story of the Kelly Gang 1906, newly restored by the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra. Children's Art Centre Nusra Latif Qureshi Pakistan/Australia b.1973 A garden of fruit trees 2006 Gouache on wasli paper 34 x 26cm Purchased 2006