Untitled 1999–
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Simryn Gill 2009 Australia
from an ongoing series of gouaches on ‘National Geographic’ magazine pages from the 1970s. Collection of the artist. Image courtesy of the artist, BREENSPACE, Sydney and Tracy Williams Ltd, New York. © the artist
Simryn Gill
Gathering
MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art
Thursday 20 November 2008 to Sunday 22 March 2009
Exhibition
previously on
at
MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art
in
Sydney precinct,
New South Wales,
Australia
This solo exhibition presents the work of leading Sydney-based Malaysian artist, Simryn Gill. It reveals the artist’s pursuit of meaning through materials, forms and ways of working and is focused around new works from the past five years including photography, objects, collections, books and text pieces.
Gill’s practice considers how we might experience place and the intersection of personal and collective histories and geographies. For her work May 2006 the artist took more than 800 photographs over a month of walks around her neighbourhood, using a film stock that had recently been discontinued and was nearing its expiry date. The work records the passing of this material as well as Gill’s deepening connection to her locality.
To celebrate the exhibition, MCA Public Programs highlights Pearls, a series of bead necklaces created by the artist out of books. The process involves Gill inviting colleagues and friends to give her a book of their choice, which she then makes into beads and returns to the giver to be worn.
Location
MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art140 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney Harbour foreshore at West Circular Quay
The Rocks Precinct
New South Wales
Australia
