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64 65 ARTLINES 4 | 2020 WHAT’S ON Share your love of art and enrich the lives of future generations by including a gift to the Gallery in your Will. You can help QAGOMA to continue connecting people with art and ideas through access to the Collection, innovative programs, world class exhibitions and events. For more information or to discuss your gift, please contact the Bequest and Communications Officer on (07) 3840 7287 or at foundation@qagoma.qld.gov.au. All inquiries are treated confidentially. YOUR GIFT. OUR FUTURE. Inside Nicolas Molé’s immersive animated installation IIs vous regardent (They look at you) 2015, reconfigured 2017 / Purchased 2017 with funds from the Bequest of Jennifer Taylor through the QAGOMA Foundation, GOMA, March 2016 / Photograph: Mark Sherwood now avaliable at A changing selection of Newstead Brewing’s core beer range is now available at the GOMA Bistro. Experience locally crafted beer at the edge of the Brisbane River, on tap daily. A changing selection of THE OFFICIAL BEER PARTNER OF THE QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY | GALLERY OF MODERN ART FOUNDATION FOUNDATION CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AND VIEWING OF ‘THE MOTORCYCLE: DESIGN, ART, DESIRE’ Saturday 5 December | 6.30pm | GOMA Join us to recognise the achievements of QAGOMA’s giving community and celebrate the festive season. Reconnect with Foundation members over refreshments and explore the history of the iconic two-wheeled machine in the summer blockbuster exhibition ‘The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire’. Please contact the Foundation Office on (07) 3840 7316 for further information and bookings. CINEMA MOTORCYCLES ON SCREEN Until 25 April | GOMA Presented in conjunction with ‘The Motorcycle’ exhibition (28 November 2020 – 26 April 2021), this cinema program explores film depictions of motorcycles from around the world, over more than a century on film. ‘Motorcycles on Screen’ includes iconic classics such as The Wild One 1953 and Easy Rider 1969, cult favourites like Scorpio Rising 1963 and Akira 1988, and new entries to the motorcycle film canon, including Finke: There and Back 2018 and The Wild Goose Lake 2019. The program explores themes of freedom, danger and fraternity, as well as surveying the vehicle’s history and looking ahead to the roles it may play in future societies. For information visit qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinema. JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL CLASSICS 2020 8–27 January | GOMA This year’s program celebrates boundary shattering films through Japanese cinematic history, notoriously recognised for their offbeat, rebellious and eye-opening qualities. With a spotlight on some of Japan’s leading experimental filmmakers, this selection broadly encapsulates films that were fiercely uncompromising and transcended convention, with each leaving its mark on Japan’s film industry. From their themes of social, political and sexual ferment to their dynamic and provocative colour, editing and cinematography, these films are nothing like you’ve seen before. This free Classics program is part of the annual Japanese Film Festival, presented by the Japan Foundation, Sydney, and made possible by the Japan Foundation Film Library. For information visit qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinema. ALEKSEI GERMAN: A RETROSPECTIVE 10–24 March | GOMA A retrospective of the six films of acclaimed Soviet filmmaker Aleksei German. Largely underappreciated in the West, his films are revered in Russia, with cinema legend Andrei Tarkovsky even declaring German’s My Friend Ivan Lapshin 1984 the ‘best Soviet film ever made’. His stunning black-and-white visuals and textured depiction of Soviet life remain powerful to this day, crossing over multiple genres: from post-war drama ( The Seventh Companion 1967) to black comedy (the newly restored Khrustalyov, My Car! 1998) and science-fiction ( Hard to be a God 2013). This retrospective will also include a documentary portrait of German ( Playback 2012), shot on the set of his final film. For information visit qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinema. Right Guests at the 2019 Christmas Celebration and viewing of ‘Water’, GOMA / Photograph: Marc Grimwade Opposite Production still from Funeral Parade of Roses 1969 / Director: Toshio Matsumoto / Image courtesy: The Japan Foundation