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

The Queensland Art Gallery From the superb Japanese Idemitsu collection, this 17th cant'-'Y figure of a woman is an exam– ple of Kaldemon wBta, brilliantly and colorlully finished with ove<-glaze enamels. The figure stands just 26.5 cm high. JAPAN: MASTERPIECES FROM THE IDEMITSU COLLECTION This la the first major exhibitlon·of Japanese art eve, to be held in Australia. It la a magnificent exhibition of maste,pieces of Jap– anese art and will be tOLKlng Australia for 12 months from June this year. The exhibition will be the major event to coincide with the opening of the new Queensland Art Gallery, and will subse– quently be shown in Sydney, Adelaide, Pe<th and Melbourne. The exhibition haa been o-awn from the important Idemitsu collection in Tokyo and will comprise 14 pairs of screens, 29 ,hanging scrolls, 10 calligraphies and 32 ce<amics - seven of these are important Art Objects and lour of them are important Cultural Properties ltwo of the titles awarded to objects consid– e<ed of great cultural significance to the he<itage of Japan). The worlta have been carefully selected to show a range of the finest examples of the arts of Japan and to illustrate the country·• rich, diverse and unique artistic traditions. The paintings and calli– graphlas range in date from the 12th to the 19th car.turies: from an elegant poem written on beautifully decorated hand-made pa– per by one of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets, who was an aristo– crat at the In ,perial COlKI, to the Zen-Inspired, individualistic ink paintings of the priest Sengai I1760-1837). The ce,amics range from a neolithic Jomon pot that dates to the second millenium BC, to a supe,b range of famous tea ceram– ics and outstanding examples of such classic Japanese porcelains as lmari, Kutani and Kakiemon. Organistd by the International·Cultural Corporation of Australia Ltd. Sponsored by MlM Holdings Ltd. in associa– tion with CSR, Bank of New South Wa/e.f, tht Australia– Japan Foundation, the New South Wales Coking Coal Pro- ducers and Japan Airlines. FROM PAGE 3 A cafe1eria wi1h both indoor and outdoor dining areas overlooks the wa1er mall and 1he enclosed sculplurc garden. The simplicity of design and muled ton– ings of the vasl interior has a subdued cle• gance which crcales an ideal backdrop for lhe many and diverse work.~ of art which will be on display. Complementing the permanent display of works in the Queensland Art Gallery's Col– lection, travelling exhibitions will be or– ganised on a regular basis. These in recent years have included im• portant international exhibitions and this trend will continue as a means of bringing the art of 1hc world 10 Queensland. Nol only inlcrnalional exhibitions, but im– porlant Australian ones will be prcscn1ed at the gallery in 1982, providing a wide range of displays to interest all tastes. No less than five international cxhibi1ions have been planned for lhc opening of the building lomorrow. These arc: • Kadlnsky: On loan from the Collec1ion of the Guggenheim Museum, New York. Pre– sented by lhc International Cullum) Cwpo– ration of Auslralia Ltd. Sponsored by the Peter Stuyvcsanl Cultural Foundation. • Japan - Muterpl«es from the lcwmltsu Mmeum of Arts, Tokyo: Organised by the International Cultural Corporation of Aus– tralia Ltd., MI M Holdings Ltd in associa– tion with CSR, Bank of New South Wales, the Australia-Japan Foundation, the New South Wales Coking Coal Producers and Ja– pan Airlines. • Tow-, c-1ry, SMtt ud Sea: Brilish Dnwiqs and Walm:olon from Van Dyck lo N • 1h: From the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Organised by the Queensland Art Gallery and presented with as.~istancc from the 1 / isual Arts Board of the Australia Cc•Jncil. • Rt1111isu11te Bn111zes from Ille Vlcloria and Alherl Muse•• and Re • aiHaace Bronzes and Relaled Dnwlqs fro111 the A1h– molea11 IVl-111, Oxford: Organised by the Queensland Art Gallery. • The World of F.4ward Hopptt: From lhc Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Organised by the Art Gallery ofSouth Australia and sponsored by Philip Morris In– ternational. A comprehensive education section local· ed on the lower level by the mall, includes a lecture theatre, audio-visual thcatrctcc and working studio where art classes and work– shops will be run for all members of the com– munity. Children will be able to participate in spe– cially devised programs and a spedal display area has been allocated for their work. School tours, film screenings and lectures will be presented on a regular basis. A volunlcer guide system will operate sev• en days a week for visitors wanting an in• formative tour of display areas. Departure times arc advertised in the main enlrnncc foyer of the gallery. A full progmm of rc.~livities highlighting the lhemcs 01 various exhibitions will be scheduled for the first two weeks of the open• ing. For furlhcr information telephone t ,c education scclion 240 7255. Ila Sunday Mall Co/or, June 20, 1982 7 I