Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

Conturut'tl 1011l /JilYe ·13 1h:i1. I k , :itJ. .. If \IC 11c able t<, in"·rc.1~l" ath:n JI ·c\ Hl l:Jrb– b.ml ! ..111 I .", dn.:v, I lx•licvc we w1ll l:w Jhk· ·,t, 1-~·qi lo~w, with– i11 the :,, , wnulJt,·d ft11 11.ls left 10 u frnm th,· Chinc,e c~l11- I h'II "'' it i._ a !.ignifil·ant 11.· 1..r,..11 IL,r .111 c )11bition tlwt \\ ,1, , 1n1~rnall, bucl 1 1!tcd tc, l>1cJh "'"II ·1 he ·1cm uf the 1'11,1r.il1.1 l'oun 1 n.·,,t 1ion IJ t 1110111h ,u,·l!c,1, th,11 11 du, ..·, nut !ih.1n,. hi, nirn.:ut 1 ,ptitni\ln. lk,pttc tlw l:1,1 that the,. hi• bitu,11 \till h:,-, 1hrc..: montl, 10 " '' 11 dcu led th.,t: n,c Art Exhibiti ri Corpura– t11Jn ,hould Ix· pl.ll1·d ··,,n the ,hdf." It 11ouh.l not Ix wound up - '" llJ lllC v. ould remain r,,., 11•1l•d - but ii would b· dc.1c111.,1cd, .ii ka11 1e1111x,r,tr· lly. @ The ,\u~tr,tli,tn Gallery Di– rc,·t1Jr•.' ·ounctl, a fcd,·r.tti II or pub ,c rallcries whid, tours .,ruu11d J5 l'~hibitions I mem– ber i;allcri 'S,ea h ycnr, woul be a kcd to take O\'er current ncgo1ia1inns for t11·O pl.111,wd corpor.11i n projc ts aln:r1dy in tlw pipdin,'. 8 'Ihe corporati n would be asked 10 , ub111i1 n r port 011 tit,· "f111a11 ·i,1I r.,ilur.::" of the Cu· h,ml .in i;old exhibition. Th,• G;,llery Dir~c1or5' cmm• ,1 w:is :ipproa ·h d last week lo rnkc o, cr ncgo1i111ions of 3rl· cfact from l'ompcii nnd n rol– kction f 60 pa!lmings from Le• ningrad's Ilcrmi1agc Gnllc11•, F r an organisnlion !"kc the An Exhibition Corporation, which de1cri!•:s itself ns dl\– tinctil'c in hnl'ing n strong bu i– ncss and conuncrcinl folvour, ii is an unplensnnl si1un1iori. 1 In the meantime, the Ausirn– litt Coun ii hns launched n study of future exhibitions policy. The study invn!l'CS the ~orpora1ions, the Gallery Di– rector. ' Coun ii, the Auslralinn Museums ouncil and the Minist~r for I Jome Affairs, Uob Ellicott. l1 mny wdl mnrk the end - or at least cautious np– ' pronch - to the block!Justrr 1rra1111eti1 given to 1ouri11c Ol'Cr• ,cas art exhibitions, The SI udy reflects the Australia Council's ullin ate re pomibllity for what occurs in the 01 cwns art exhibitions nr(':\. l)c$pitc ii~ arm's-lcn.-:th ·:,p– p,oa ·h 10 the corporation until 11 11• - in the bcli f that busi• n -~ .,hould hancll,\ projects 11101111:, J rssrnti.tlly al ng bu,i- 11c,. lin,·1 ·- the cmml'il is both i1..: nrrmri,,i,"• :1nd n ...icmi(i,.,1n1 r··r,: .- -~,;··i"1;~ b~;r i ~'\y;~·i·;-;;~ ,unc s of the Chin sc c, hi– bition, it has probably been·l rl'i11 ·tan! 10 u~ it pmi1iu11 ttlltil now, 11,,111 rh~ cou11ril and tit ,.,.,1• ,r,, ,,.n ogre· that lh · b:1,ic ml\tA~, \\ llh lhc El lk,radu \\1,.-n.: a d111.:1.:t r,'Mllt of the l'll• phor,a u, l'I' lht.! hin1. ~i.: i:-,hi– h1111111. lJmkr i" r0111inui11r c, ,n,·r. 1he corporation h. d n I"'"") f bru,i;in bu tcr c,hi!J11ion t c~ch war. A, '" h,b,tion , w n,-cd,-d ·n I 71! to kc , 1h~ mo• 111 ·ntum ~oing. . · "he G,tl krv !1ir .-, r~• OUIU, d h.1<l 1\1.c'OJi:Hl' IU hring the ( \,lumbi.111 1•uld t•> ,\ u,tr~-· liJ 1h1~ )1...':tr, ,I\ um: c,r ii\ l.ug .. c~I. b111 n11n1. thl"h.·,'i modc,t, c,hib111ull\ It ,,rr ·r«I II '" lh<i ,·ur k,r.,11O11 ·" 11 · l ~7, bl,11 k– hu,tcr tlw 1 1 1\J i•o1ld 11 1 1 20 ,crJ1111· .111U \ton • ptl'l'1.' ,,cr\! ,t:lc1..·11,.•d 111 ll11t.'.t1l,1 h) .1 fu1mi:r l'C,rpo1 .,tum L'\ci.:ut1\l.! dlfl.'~tu , J.. hn Strut •er. l 0 J111c1un )011<l e bdi~ \ c tlic·re h.,d lx,:n a llll\l,1k11l,11ion ,,f "'"' et 11,1cre 1111 11 UotJJO, "\Vl· .arc 1101 luvkmg f,,r +111 1>pportun11 y t .1p purtiL11 bl.unc. ,\ ml 11c rcn:11111) tfon'L wa111 1<, lmc the ,uppon u[ the~" r ·opk for the ans." , w rding 10 Jim L<.~lic, the Cllrputatillll suuld b,>1 ' uul i;r.icd11fly i[ tit · coundl \\ant ahcml "ith the dcrisi II to shcll c il. I k ,:,id: "Tl1cy Ul"I! wi1hi11 th,·ir rights, ah! ou h I fr:in~ly think ii would be :i mis• tnkt•, We r:iu ,till do 1hi11gs far 1111,re th,·aply th.111 the Go ' rn– m~nt.'' c,li,· ,.,it.I tr ,llllJ)Orl, inn CX• tX'nlCS h:td 111.,dc lh ' c., h,bitiort co,1ly 111 tour. n, corpor. ti n i11 I[ '" " under apitalis cl nn I ,h 11ld b · given S2~0,00U ll ye:ir by the Govcrnm ' nt lO· work into ;t r llin/: f nd to finance exhibitions thnt were 11ot ,n.:,ni:-y•~pinnrrs. "Yuu an'1 d ·1cribe this in any w.,y as a clisastcr. You can't c~r~ct c1· ry exhibition to h~ a hinesc c.xhibition," h 'ttid. lkenu1c El Dorado hail longer l ur schcdulc nnd U: great number or vcnu s than the Chinese cxhiuilion, five in– stead of titre , the corpornlion mounted rou hly simil~r budg– m 1 r both cxhtbitions. The two e.,hibi:ions w:rr, howc1cr, quite dif1h~n1 in scope, The Chiu 1c cxhibiton 11·0 , 233-picce or large sculplltre, porcelain and j~dc pieces. 'I Ll rndo is on c~hibition or ,mull intric, 1cly ea~l or ham• ,ncrccl l11di:111 i;olcl. rcw of its ilCIIIS • fl• l:1ri; r lh:t!l 20 c,:nti• l\l('ll'C , As one indica1i,m or tit. cli • fercmc, the Con11110111· allh in• tlcntnity ~rhcmc lot· exhibitions - anoth,-r of the >Ul"l"CSI 'S llf the C'h111c1c exhibitiun - c vcrcd th Chine~~~xhibili1111 I r $181 111illion; for th -oiorno,.111 gv/u' ,•,hib11io11 it Wal $2.b mtllion. 111 the words of John C:11t1• 1..'1cin: .. , h1.•1~ l\111 bi..: no dou!Jt about till' ~,cl'ik-11,· •11r lll~ C hi– b11i..11. 1!111 th: poin is cs1cn• 11:illy th:1 it " a jc11e·llery ·xhi– hiriun 111;11 ,...,~ brought i111 the t..'O 1.1n 111 l\\'t1 uit .t!s.:s. ith th~~.,.;_. of 1111,cl tfht, it w.1s ob– viou,I)' prc1cntcJ in quit~ tl • \\rung \\Uy," Courier-Mail Gold art packed gallery o-- _,-. .. 2N ...,,. ,_...., wlle4 .., ........... ·- ,.. , ~ .... ... c.-w............ ti.. et 0-,.114 M , ...,,. 'nte exhlbl~on hu set aome new attendance recordl tor the &1' pi· lery. , On Saturday It at– tracted the lal'l&lt clall &tlendance tbe 1&11ery hu NCOrdld llnoe mor- 1111 to new pnmlJea In 1175 - 1194 people In• lpe(lled I he !!eld. Yetterday'a •tientlanca WU 1244!