Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

,. , The Daily Sun 28 September 1982 A RObe fit for royalty Jumoke Debayo prepar– ing a Nigerian king's robes and fantastic beaded crown. Nigerian Jumoke De– bayo Is consultant-advisor for the collection. gathered from 46 nations. With experience gained ln Edmonton. she has used her Inexhaustible en– ergy and charm to borrow everything from the fan – tastic beaded ceremonial robes and crown or the late Klng Oba Ablmbola Arunlande or Ijebu--Ode Remo. Nigeria. to the wed– ding dress or the Princess or Wales. Body adornment as a shared activity and all these objects. whether fa. millar or not. illustrate th~ subtle and diverse form, or self-expression which blnd the human race. Transition The Commonwealth 111 Focus ls an exhibition or– ganised and designed ill London for the Interna– tional Cultural Cc,rpora– tion or Australia. A selection of more than 100 years or photographs. maps. charts. diaries and historic arttrac ts s h ow~ the tra.nsillon from thr British Empire to Liu• Commonwralth of Na– tions. This IS the first Pll bile showlnl( or material col - lected from a massive pic– torial record ill the vaults or the Royal Common– wealth Society in London. The exhibition also tra– ces the development or photography from 1Ls dis– covery and demonstrates t.he aesthetic qualities or ,ris popular art form . Work by Lord Snowdon as included Fibre ideas Contrmporary art of llw United Kingdom IS rcprrsrnted by the British Council-sponsored exhibi– tion Fabric and Form - Texllle Art From Britain. Eleven artlsLs selected by frllow exhibitor Mt· chael Brennand-Wood show tlw llreadlh o1 tdca.s hem!( rxprl'ssed tl1roui,:h librc It leauires the tedrnt • ques ol painttng. kn1tt1111(. Lapestry and wrappini,: to create striking and unu– sual visual errects. The native peopll' or the South Pacific. CSJN'Ctally those of Austraha and Papua New Guinea. are well represented with 100 works selrcted from the Christensen Collection nf Oceanic and Abon~mal Art. Best crafts Th r work or Australtan crafts people 1s leaturrd 111 two exhibitio ns. 111trrl'sl- 1111( Pnough , but hardl\' an anequalf; show1n~ or' the wtdf' spect rum of visual art produ cecl 111 our rnun – t ry. Thr Survl'\' nf Conlt'lll· 1>nrary Au s1:ral1a11 Cra lts ts Lilt... rf'SU IL o l a s1>t~c1al al'QUl!'> ll 10 n pro~rarn lnr the ~allrry llllltall'cl Lo "acqu1rr ,•xarnplt•s or Lhr l:l<'s t cra l tworks prnclu,·rcl m ·1•1· tlw l~Lst thr('t' vrars " I /