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

• new experience RIGHT at the start of the year's activities, two events of high interest to art have occurred almost simult.aneously during the week. One derl\'es Its 1mpor~ tance and lntere.-.t from lt..1 bein g UH~ fir~l s011) exhibition or an t1rtisl nt the t.op of - or. lnsotnr as he Is t1n h111ov1Hor. 1>erhRf)S ovcrtOi)l)lng developmen ts In lus field. The Rl'tiSL L-, sculptor Anthony Cnro : Lhr works h e i s ~ h o w i n ~ are •Y<»n1ulf".;; or Lab I e sculpt ure a ctevel- opmenL l hnt lms nt– t.r ac-ted a hn,..,L or oth~rs to h l.;, tdea.. i:i. For LIH" oppor fllll lLY or seein g t,h l:, soI11l•L1111es Sl,1mulaL1n1.t. SOIIH'l 1mes confuf-1111.: "'ork. Wt' nre mdel.Jted M l ht• British Cou 11c1t. Lilt.' ~oOO offices or thf' Au.-..trnlhrn Ciuller\' Direclors· Co1111cil 1rnrt tO M r . R o n nohet1..'Wll• Swnnn , 1 t1rt A111, 1.rn lir111 s c u I p l •'1 r who ~r ur1l1•d Wit h Curo, tl nd wh,) su– per\'l:it"d l h•• J 1sph1,r ill tht.• Qnr t•n:-.lnnrl Art Cin l– le1·y 11\t(M l:l11Ilci 111i.:. MO A n n S11·ect.1 , * The t. t' r 111 "Tttl)\(' Sr utpt.u t'"!-." dirt• .• no1 h11- ply d l'CtWtll I\'(' p ltl('l''o Ill ('11h !lllCt' l,h L' /\PI I llh.t i•)f a dil\lh•r p," t \'; It lllll>liPs rnl.h('I', l ll 11 t,l'\1• :tf'lllp– tu n•s - r11 rH!1ni.r trom Ph' "'~ o f Ill 1ll•)St (llf•1 .rn rH'l' and h u h t11••-...o; 111111 111- vuri1\hl.v flUl'f'\\' llh l rurL - lm VP IJ.. l'I\ l'••l11•W"'r1 frni 11 Ll1•• li11111 11li11ns or (lr tl•)l)r-hou nc1 This freedom L• obtain– ed by so devL,lng- the sculptures that they rest on • table edre, with some or the structure ex– tended below the ectre, so that the work appears to be delicately balanced In space. As purely nbsLracL ex– ercises, Mr. Caro IH\!1 merely giver, the pxhlblts 11u1111J~rs; the viewer is Lhcrel>y able LO consider the pieces as. say, fllgh t.s of lrnaginaLion instead of trying to relnte them to existing. recognlsnble o\J– Jecl-'l. * For fll\Tlicular refer- rnce by viewers, th is cte – I I g h L f u I treertom nnd li ~htne.ss is exqulslLCly shown In l,X XX or XC I; more 1xmderous pit'ces t,, nttracL s1wclnl Rlt cnt.i n are XCV II or. In a pnr– ltr ulRrly r ug~ed s1ylc , C XVI. Bul the whole s hou:lr11? rtcmnnds t.hc chl.'l.CSl In• terest or all rn l•lorers: tL will he.• n new exr,<'rience f'vcn If It ~ocs no runher 1111\11 lltrtl Thr other P\'Cnt. r 1r,1- lng to r.he othrr end r tit{' nrl ~cnlf'. lh(' hf•1:lll · llCI'. wns, 1>0\ Cli l.ltllly, Lh t:' 111ort'' ln1protn 111 . II wn,;; !lir rch•rlM'' flf n 11:cp rl on Erl11c1u 11111 1111rt thr Arts, prC'purcd by th,• ::\C'hooL-, Co111mis~to11 In ro11Ju 11rtlon with the Austrnlln Council. The ha.sis nr th• report ml,iht well he summed up In a quotation from II: 11 Every young A.ustnll•n should have systematic exposure to lhe art:i while al sehonl and the 01,portunlty to oontlnue that lnvolvP.m~nt arter le••ln~ school."' And s:.o, o r C'• lllfSP, 8(\J all of us who are int<>r– ested In llfOlllUl1?RLion of I\ love of Lhe ur11,; but can the report lead to greo.ter undersumdtng or the vnlue of the arts In schools Rnd an increase In the numher or those who. in lat<>r life, will be t.he viewers or arL shows nnct memhers of the au– dience I\L concerts Not. r am afraid. un– less s •hools can be mnde lo MP t1 1P wt..~dom or lhe r e po r t · rccommendn– t.fons - cou nsels or 1>er• ft•rtion l h11t will re<tulre cnns1rt1•nlhle "pushlru!'' if t.hl '_\' are to hr R('hle\'Cd. * Ont! nHWt~ t.hlll rnu!-l I){' Tlt:H1l' If t h<'re sl ln he uny c-hn nr r, nf 1Ul ftlt1 • UlClll I t.111! lc1 Rls l'5et fonh. b,: t lw ncce11tr111ce of the nr1,.., t\S currlrulu111 s 11hJert.s. A. p 1111 tN1 hy the r1'p, ,r1. 1°,'t'I'." du let should lw .-.11l)J• ...<'h"cl t,, LIie !11~ rt II(' llf'l' qf f,I tr II rt,N Wh lie lll sr l11w1l - not ns n . ort ol' p 110 lt,v hut lur Sllbjf'CI.. The Courier Mail Feb ruary 9th, 1978 Aztec gold • coming 4N AZTEC gold eahibition, dating back to before the 15th century, will be shown ot the Queensland Art Gallery tor a month from July 13. 'l"wn hundrPd i:olrl nh– Jr.cl:.. 111tr1catcl,\" de..,1gnrd rrom 11mes bcforP tllr Spa111\h ,. 11c1u 1 .SOll' h .\111rr1ca'. \\111 bf" l l1(.'lth ert \\ II h :!00 Amir J)lrl'e~ fur rx11ibllHH1 Thr 1,':llltt ol>1r r t."li Al'f" rr l1!.!JOll!io nnc.t t•flrert1011 1al PlCC(-llli wh1th reflrr \'Rl'I- 0U~ Colomh1an r ult re<; .4. , tarltnR' di\lr tnr hr 111 ha~ not b~en deter– nrn1,.,1. Th,. PICO•\ t'rl li;.!-" 111 111 1,,, rrnm JO rPn L1metrr~ 10 :!O cennmetre, . First · .4-11-tll'al!A 1s bch r q •rt h,. the nnly tOU1111".\' 1n srcure t hf" loa n of th, pieces frnm t hP Golrt :\tuscum 1n Bogota. Cn– lomb1a. Opernng In Adeln lde Oil FPbruery 25. the exh1h1- 1ton will be staµed b,· r1 ,. ., 11stral1an -~TLS E,iJ11b1- CnrporR l!Oll TI.'ll h rl1r Aa..,trRllnn Gallen· o ,rr rtor~· ., .s~or·tat10n. · T h, Qu,en<ls i:n Mt n ~l:tr~· rrl11cntion off:cf'r 1'.\h··. n et111:n :\fac-A ula ,· 1 111 Rtd hr exh Jh!t!on ~·nlllrt h, thr ~Rl!er.,··~ first "block•bwn r ,•". Rl'ui ~ h • hoprrt to 9 tt r~1·t pPrml~ r r 0 m throughou 1 hit Sun,, ~Jr.,. ~l aC'AUIR.\" . Rid " , alue h!\ d not be, n put. on tlH! exh1b1tio11 for 5e. curity purposes. Tht gallery would be looki11~ ror p11bll• sup– oon or thP P.xh ihit '.on R~ nn lnd\ •9 1 1 n th P 1he1· m nlR:· .-hnwu:~, ~-oi·ld hp ~llt(;p_~ful. T h~ ., :i:r~r s:olrl tt.·tl: h~ on d1,pla) rrom .J1:I;· 13 o ., 111:ru.... 1~.