An ambitious exhibition of contemporary international art from the first decade of the 21st century will be presented at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in Brisbane, Australia from December 18 to April 25.
Queensland Art gallery director Tony Ellwood said 21st Century: Art In the First Decade would showcase over 180 works by more than 100 senior and emerging artists from 40 countries, with most of the work from the gallery’s own collection.
“The Queensland Art Gallery has forged new territory in contemporary art over the past 20 years with its Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) exhibition series and Asian and Pacific collections. “21st Century signals a commitment to be truly international in contemporary art collection development,” Mr Ellwood said.
The exhibition highlights the gallery’s acquisitions over the past decade with works from Australia, Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North, South and Central America.
It will present a series of commissions, loans from Australian and international institutions, and a curated children’s program of interactive works.
An exhibition blog, www.21Cblog.com will feature commentary from international curators and writers including co-curators for the 2011 Istanbul Biennial Jens Hoffman (US) and Adriano Pedrosa (Brazil) and Tom Vanderbilt (US).
“The 21st Century project will explore artistic responses to the impact of global political, economic, environmental and technological change, and current ideas about contemporary art and the role of museums in the tumultuous first decade of the new millennium,” said Mr Ellwood.