The Seventh Seal
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. (Revelation 8:1) Looking at Albrecht Dürer’s representations of the ‘last days’ – as…
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Friday 10 May 2013
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Wednesday 1 May 2013
A new direction
A new era for the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) began this week when incoming Director Chris Saines, CNZM was welcomed to the Gallery. This is an edited version…
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Monday 29 April 2013
We welcome incoming Director, Chris Saines
Incoming Director (QAGOMA), Chris Saines, CNZM was welcomed to the Gallery this morning by staff, Trustees and Arts Minister Ian Walker MP. Following a Welcome to Country from traditional elder Uncle Des Sandy and…
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Monday 22 April 2013
Captain Hugh Knyvett
Hugh Knyvett was born in South Brisbane, Queensland on 15 September 1886. Shortly before World War One commenced he was a Home Missionary for the Presbyterian Church at Longreach. Enlisting as a private,…
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Thursday 18 April 2013
A glimpse of Queensland’s history
This gold and pearl bracelet is a lovely example of work by the local firm Flavelle, Roberts & Sankey, and represents the jeweller’s skill as well as providing a glimpse of Queensland’s…
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Friday 12 April 2013
Phuan Thai Meng’s work lies as if in disrepair
Malaysian artist Phuan Thai Meng’s photorealist paintings depict urban environments in unique and suggestive ways. He offers glimpses into the forgotten spaces of cities that lie between rapid construction and urban decay, relaying…
