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

THURSDAY, JU 1 E 4, 1981 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Daily check on Ea ·h mornlni; Chinesr x– prrts ru n n n eye Ol'er I hi' S50 mil lion co I CIIOII Of :lilt'! 11 Chlne~c palntilll\-~ u I t h l' (,!UC 11slond An Gall IY, If tilt'\' dl•lcd RII\" \ iilla t to11 I I !lw qu,llll 01 n11v pnrnLln,.:, ll J remon•d tor nt ten on. Tho palnt1n1:,: -.. hnn~mp: under tran • I p.irent pluhll , Luu o ~1mn1., rolled up and taken to u hack wum 1or 111 • ~pl'C'liOn 'rlan•t CIJ11 1t ''" ,1rr> P,u1rt111.; tilt• ,, • hlb!Hon ol l-lth to :!0tll U,:1ll111 \" !lt\11\1 • I t!Jl.!ti, Two are ,·uru lor~ trun1 tlw t111pt•• rin l Pnl11r.P !\l l.(ltlffi, h :: lni;, ltlhl lhc oth~r 1, an lntcr11rc.cr . '1'11 ht. b11 unohtrusirc serunty :i.u r• rounds the \'nlunhle cxhlbllio 1 Bt'luro It opened nt the Ann Lrcct ~ull rr on ·, 011du, , n t 1orolll-:'h rlwck was 1nncle of the Rt'<'a a nd t he 1nstnllntl n 01 1111.~ I pnlnllnr,s wns comrollcd closi,ly by e– urllY 6lnff. !\tore nlLcndnnts art! on the- taller}· I Chinese rare art !l1JOr th11n \\OU!cl >e rt tlliled inr n nnr• n,hl e,·h1b111 n, lllt h.Jurh th •· tw .ire \\l'II ·unrc!t cl 'l'i e 1- 1 ullcr)' tl•mperd ire h m o111• 1 d lo keep 1t tL :1 ,·on, lHt11 :!:.! ctcl;r• Pt.'~ \\ Ith ft•lnt l\c lH!lllldH~· ot 5-t J)i"f· ,;tnt. Tl11s :, nort11RI proeectur,• ior .111 ,,,•• hlh tlon:.. 1 : U!t\l.' lhlY iOK p1•01Jl(• \ ,~ 11:cl the 1:uJll•ry and on Tuesda · 1i1JO. T he Onllcry <11rcctur)'. M r P. 01,t :\ll~ltbh, !\;tld he ~wod at rn~am·c ~IHI\\ d ,upport. for hllt'h trnH.·111111:: X· hlblt Im s wns strong. The e:hlhlllon will run um1I JUI)' l!J. Rich treasures in Oriental art 'EENSLAND A:·t Gallery security super– visor, Mr Fred Scott, of Stafford Heights, makes daily checks or temperature and humidity to prntect the $50 million collec- tion of Chinese art on cllsplay, Lover's of oriental art will revel in the delights of the latest exhibition at The Queensland Art Gallery, while those who are unfamiliar with this style will find much to marvel at. On clhplny arc ,1 llumlrl·d pair11ings, tl:Hing hw.:k Ill lhL· l~th rc111 u ry, by "iflflh.' pf China\ mmt i..'c,:khrnll'd ,11'· li'-h. Thl'Y lunl' lwcn i..'l,11'\-'r• \'Uli\'cly · \:l hll"d 111 $50 millinn, hu1 a.., \\Ollhl ''"' 1.•,. J'll"l..'lcd from n ...-olk..:1ion ,,1 rhi, ~ind 1hc 1<.·rn1 ·r, h:l'k,,· is "-ingularly ap1. Th1.• paintln~s tir1.· in lht· form of Si.'rolls. and in 1hcir honu.•lund arL' shown for on– ly brief 1x•rioLI~ a1 t l'rlnin 1i111cs of the yc:u. Nl'vcr before lms the Chini..'lriC Go\'croml'nt allowrd pain– ting~ of such anliquil~• and rarity to travel abroad. Cl·rtainly it is a l'OUf'J for A11s1ralia 10 he all011cd 10 ho~, thilri cxhibi1ion, . incc it was eagerly sough! artcr by 111.111y countries, including 11tc U.S./\. The exhibition shows, abm•l' all, I he enduring theme of the landscape in Chini:se painting trndi1ions, anti rhc con1inuing cxprl'O:• 8 The Gazette ,ion of 11rnn' , rl'la1in11,;;hip \\llh m11urc. lhl·rc, ;1ho a ...ck,:11l,11 of '1l'1.'l•111· p:1111• 111ig, , dating from lhl' l:11e , 191h 10 L":trh ::0111 l.:l'llluric,, 11 1l.i11g for ·u lhdy and t.:1.1J. \,urful fi1111 lc. Or!,!ani,cd b. thl' 11111.·rna• 1k•11nl C11/1 11rul Coq,l,ratinn ttlld l j)Oll'illrl'd by 11111 1 • 1h1.• 'TrcasurL'~ of n f'orhiddcn Ci1y' l'"ihihi1io11 will co11 tinuc ,11 1hc Qui:cnsland Art ,a11l'ry until July 19. To mi, ii j,: to miss an 11r1is1k highligh1of a lifclimc.