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

OF THE 107 paintings in the $20 million Thyssen-Bornemisza Exhibition, Brisban. art patrons can see one for free. It Is the largest painting In the exhlblilon, Rauschenber~·• "Express" which wlll be hung In the Brisbane Clt,y Hall Art Gallery and Museum during the exhibition. He1·e City H:\11 painter W11yne Burton or SlacJ..s Creek ha.. a look as the palnUng was ahlfted Into the City Hall art aallery. The Thyssen-Bornemlsza exhibition ls spon– •ored ln Queensland by The Courier-Mall and Bl'Q Channel 7, It will open on February 12 and contln• ue untll March 30. 'l'he Rauschenberg 1mlntlng (:Im x 3,5ml would IIOL IIL In the llrL to lake It up to,·1hc Queensland ArL G111lery on the slxtl,- floor of lhe MI.III Bulldlng. w ' The pllrry dlreclAlr Mr Ra011I "•lll•h ..Id 01·– ranlsers could ha,·e hol<ted the palntlnr throu~h the bat<k ~ntrance, hut it. would have mr.ant un• packtni: It. "H was a ri.sk we dare not lnkc," be said. "!lather then de[l'ftl'e the people or lhe oltance to ~ee the painting at all, we orrered IL to the council gallery," he said. The painting features oil on canvas combined "'ilh silk screens and pbo1ogra1>hlc elements. The council'• ,ialler)', on the ground floor of the Cll~· Hall, is open from IL a.m. to 4 p.m, Mon– day lo Friday, and admi•!lon Is free. The Rauschenberg ,1111 be on display the!'e on the same dn1cs as the csh ,hitlon. The main collection wl I be on display &L the MIM Building, Ann Street. Gallery hours are 10 "·"'· 10 5 p .111. Monday 10 sau11·day, extenctlnG lo 9 p.111. Frida: and 2 p.111. to 5 p,m. on Sunday. Admission cha,·gcs, to col'cr cos\S, ror 1he ex· hlbl~lon which lndudcs .107 works by 08 American nnd European modern masters arc S:l for adults And $1 for,., '1rcn, pcn.sloncrs and sturtt'JH!i. Big bonus for art lovers A ,....11... i,1,,,., ., ....... , "'' .. ,,,. .. ''"'· .., "'"'"' .. 11 ...,.,. lul MnMI IR Thi SHHJ Moll to..,errew, There la a full cclor cover In the mapline re– producing the 1ptendld painting "Hollyhocks" by the American paint.er Frederick Frieseke. And inside la an eight• pa«e lift-out ahowln1 I the delights In store for art lovers when I.he Mod· ern Masten art exhlbl• tl on open• ln Ille Queensland Art Gallery on Tuesday, In the news pages there Is a fun story about a man now visiting Bris– bane v,•ho conducts an acting company respon– sible for launchln1 Su– perman tChristopher ~eve) Into the hllh•flY Ing world of movle1, e READ IT IN THE SUNDAYMAIL And the spotlight la turned on evergreen en– tertainer from England Des O'Connor • •ho has remained successful by keeping a determined mlddle•of•the-road Im• age, Slaff writ.er Sylvta da Co~t.a-Roque spent an af– ternoon with Dea and comes up with some re– veallnR anecdotes from the man who ,eema to defy the advance of years, THE COIJRl tR-MAIL - 27 ~:JNDAY SUN,. , l'f.!ltUARY JO, 1910. ·.· . ' . \, . ' "' · , . . EXHIBITIONS .America And Europe, Queensland Art Gallery, Ann SI. Tuesday to Thundoy 10am· 5pm, Friday 10am-9pm, Sahu– cay 101m•5pm: Paintings by local and lnlerstale artists, Barry's Art Gallery, .Adelaide SI, Monday lo Friday tOam– • pm; Mlaed Works, Boston Galtery, Clayfleld, Wednesday 10 Saturday 11arn•7pm. Ptioto– graphlc O11pt1y, Cr1tt1 Coun- cil Callery, South Brisbane. ,Today 1pm,4gm, Tuuday lo Saturday 10am-olpm; Pn1!1tlng:i hy Daphne Taytnr, Oueonsland ~o,,n , Geo,g11 St. MC"11dav to H,urscmv , .1511m-5.09Pm. Frl, ctr,y 8 15an,,9cm. Slovnk Tapes– " lrs. Tc._.r, G;.U,ny, OL>ceri St. •'>"'IC:li',' lri f- r,,,,,y 11ilm-8pr.,, ...r tu, .. ;;y 111:m,- • c:m.