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Rosalie Gascoigne 2009 Australia
Rosalie Gascoigne. Retro-reflective road signs on plywood. Diptych, each panel 112 x 112 cm. Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of Loti and Victor Smorgon, 1995. Image courtesy Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney © the artist's estate
Avoiding Myth and Message
Australian artists and the literary world
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)
Tuesday 07 April 2009 to Sunday 12 July 2009
Exhibition
previously on
at
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)
in
Sydney precinct,
New South Wales,
Australia
avoiding myth & message is primarily an MCA collection based project featuring artists whose works have been informed by Australian literature. The exhibition looks at some of the major themes within both the literary and visual traditions and considers where the two streams of creativity overlap thematically: the landscape/interior, text and image, urban life, politics and the personal.
The exhibition also includes ephemera, publications and media-based works produced by artists and publishers from 1968 onwards. MCA collection works will be augmented by selected loans from artists and local collections.
Public programs are an integral part of the exhibition. The project comprises readings, performance and d.i.y publishing and production including a repeat of the successful MCA zine fair.
Location
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)140 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney Harbour foreshore at West Circular Quay
The Rocks Precinct
New South Wales
Australia
