Exhibition | I, Object

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I, Object considers the many complex relationships Indigenous Australian artists continue to have with objects – from the histories informing their creation to the social and cultural consequences of their collection. The exhibition demonstrates the great pride and inspiration of inherited cultural practices and historical Indigenous objects, and reveals the difficulties posed by their collection and estrangement.

I, Object features contemporary painting, sculpture, and installation by leading Queensland artists Vernon Ah Kee, Tony Albert, Michael Boiyool Anning, Fiona Foley, Danie Mellor, Christian Thompson, Warraba Weatherall and others alongside 20 historical shields, boomerangs and clubs.

Join us for the Opening of I, Object 5.30pm Friday 5 April, with Simon Elliott, Deputy Director, Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art.

Free event | All welcome | Bookings essential | Phone 131 872 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book your place. RSVP Wednesday 3 April.

Join us on Thursday 16 May at 5.30pm for a Twilight Tour of I, Object.

Free event | All welcome | Bookings essential | Phone 131 872 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book your place. RSVP Tuesday 14 May.

Exhibition on display 6 April – 21 July 2024.

Image: Craig Koomeeta / Wik-Alkan people / Australia QLD b.1977 / Apelech brothers 2002 / Carved milkwood with natural pigments / Left figure: 112 x 35 x 15cm; right figure: 124 x 38 x 11cm / Purchased 2002. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Craig Koomeeta