Film curator and scholar Dr John Edmond has been the curator behind a number of UQ Art Museum film programs in recent years. Having recently completed his PhD on vehicle landscapes, John is now the artistic director and film programmer for the Queensland Film Festival. He continues to undertake independent research and criticism and has … Continue reading
By Dr Amelia Barikin Robert Smithson’s earthwork Spiral Jetty (1970) is located at Rozel Point peninsula on the north-eastern side of Great Salt Lake, Utah, around 2.5 hours drive from Salt Lake City. Constructed from over six thousand tons of black basalt rocks and earth from the site, the coil of the Jetty is 1,500 … Continue reading
UQ Art Museum Director Dr Campbell Gray’s reflects on his time with ‘Spiral Jetty’. Only the tips of the largest rocks were visible above the water line when I first visited Robert Smithson’s 1,500-foot long Spiral Jetty (1970) in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. There were sufficient rocks visible to faintly discern the spiral form … Continue reading
We are thrilled to announce an exhibition dedicated to the short life of prolific American artist Robert Smithson – widely recognised as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century – will open at the Art Museum on 10 March 2018. Continue reading
Clive Murray-White will restage his iconic Smokebomb sculpture 1971 at sunset on the Forgan Smith lawn, just prior to the opening of in site: process, performance, documentation, a new exhibition juxtaposing Australian experimental art practices and ideas from the 1960s and 1970s with recent artworks. An experience not to be missed! Continue reading
