Australian landscape photography 1970s until now

[biggerry]

Australian landscape photography 1970s until now
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Rd, The Domain 2000
Sydney, Australia

16 Mar - 29 May 2011

free entry - definitely going to this one - I will be make an evening of this with a sunset session at mrs mac's chair. Anyone keen?

Unlike politically and conceptually informed landscape photography in Australia in the 1970s, which was a tentative exploration of the idea of place and reclamation, some recent photographic work can be seen to explore the idea of place in dynamic relation to culture, despite the specificities of location.

This exhibition looks at the earlier work and compares and contrasts intention and effect in relation to more recent photography and examines works that present very specific views of locations and what that location or place can be taken to represent. Includes 18 artists from Jon Rhodes, Lynn Silverman, Simryn Gill, Ricky Maynard, Rosemary Laing to Paul Ogier.

[colin_12]

I'll toss my hat in for this Gerry.
Will try to organise life so that I can make a date we all agree on.

[aim54x]

I am keen...but it will have to be after Feb 26th

[surenj]

keen.

[sevencolours]

Will try to make this one

Philip

[biggerry]

I am keen...but it will have to be after Feb 26th

well that should work out nicely since it starts in March

[aim54x]

I am keen...but it will have to be after Feb 26th

well that should work out nicely since it starts in March

i should pay more attention

[Mr Darcy]

It would have to be mid to late May for me.

[surenj]

As mentioned in the Leibovitz thread, keen for this weekend.

[biggerry]

As mentioned in the Leibovitz thread, keen for this weekend.

yep, I am in. Sunday arvo followed by sunset in the da city.

[aim54x]

I will try to make it. I have had to keep sunday free for a catch up with some friends but to date we still do not have any plans set in concrete. Keep me in the loop pls

[biggerry]

I will try to make it. I have had to keep sunday free for a catch up with some friends but to date we still do not have any plans set in concrete. Keep me in the loop pls

will msg ya...otherwise just call me..

any other takers?!

[surenj]

Might be a cloudy day. Fingers crossed for a cracker sunset.

[biggerry]

This exhibition was..interesting, I am not sure whether I really liked it or not, there was quite a few abstract scenes and the impression I got was it was more abstract art then 1970s landscape photography. Nonetheless it was an educational experience and not time wasted.

I have to say (and this will only mean somethign for those who have seen it), but wtf was the bunch of white pictures on teh back wall (well thats what they seemed to me!) talk about very ultra super minimalist, it felt like 'here's a blank piece of canvas make your own mind up'

probably my lack of art understanding coing thru here...

[surenj]

lack of art understanding

Maybe.... Although it's hard to define what an art understanding/appreciation is in the first palce.

[Hope I haven't opened a can of worms about art understanding.... ]

[surenj]

bunch of white pictures on teh back wall (well thats what they seemed to me!) talk about very ultra super minimalist

Maybe they were saving ink...

[radar]

bunch of white pictures on teh back wall (well thats what they seemed to me!) talk about very ultra super minimalist

Maybe they were saving ink...

Out of ink and cash more then likely

[biggerry]

Out of ink and cash more then likely

Maybe they were saving ink...

seriously though, has anyone else seen this exhibition, I am keen to hear whats other think about it!