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'Sublime'
Contemporary works from the Collection
Aug 2014 - May 2015

'Sublime: Contemporary works from the Collection' features artists that create effects of wonder and uncertainty by engaging with sacred architectures, sublime geometries and the power of the natural world.

The exhibition includes large-scale works from the Collection that transform perceptions of space, such as Zilvinas Kempinas's Columns 2006, Michael Sailstorfer's Wolken (Clouds) 2010, and the newly acquired HD video installation Raumlichtkunst (Space-Light-Art) c.1926/2012. This work is a landmark reconstruction by the Centre for Visual Music, Los Angeles, of filmmaker and avant-garde artist Oskar Fischinger's historic performances that brought together abstract art, cinema and music. It is being shown for the first time in Australia, after acclaimed recent exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Tate Modern, London, and Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
 

'Sublime: Contemporary works from the Collection' was on display at Queensland Art Gallery from 30 August 2014 to 24 May 2015.


Feature image: An installation view of 'Sublime', with work by Michael Sailstorfer (© Michael Sailstorfer/Bild-Kunst/Copyright Agency), Anish Kapoor and Lara Favaretto (© The artists), QAG / © Michael Sailstorfer/Bild-Kunst/Copyright Agency / Photograph: QAGOMA

Collection artworks featured in 'Sublime'

Artwork Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) this artwork made of Watercolour and ink on wasli paper, created in 2006-01-01

Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) 2006
Artwork Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) this artwork made of Watercolour, ink, gold and silver leaf on wasli paper, created in 2006-01-01

Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) 2006
Artwork Mt Fuji (from 'Rainbow landscape' series) this artwork made of Screenprint on paper, created in 1974-01-01

Mt Fuji (from 'Rainbow landscape' series) 1974
Artwork A book from the sky this artwork made of Woodblock print, wood, leather, ivory, created in 1987-01-01

A book from the sky 1987-91
Artwork Untitled this artwork made of Archival inkjet pigment print on paper, created in 2008-01-01

Untitled 2008-09
Artwork Sorting IV (from 'The originality of the avant-garde and other modernist myths (former Central Post Office Rotterdam' series) this artwork made of Inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag matt paper, created in 2007-01-01

Sorting IV (from 'The originality of the avant-garde and other modernist myths (former Central Post Office Rotterdam' series) 2007
Artwork Mutant III (from 'B' series) this artwork made of Fabric dye, chalk and charcoal on milk carton paper mounted on fabric, created in 1996-01-01

Mutant III (from 'B' series) 1996
Artwork Pillar this artwork made of Lightjet print on paper, created in 2011-01-01

Pillar 2011
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Chott el-Djerid (A portrait in light and heat) 1979
Artwork Watchtowers this artwork made of Digital black and white print on paper, created in 2008-01-01

Watchtowers 2008
Artwork Toru tekau ma rua, Inanga Heitiki North Island, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' suite) this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Toru tekau ma rua, Inanga Heitiki North Island, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' suite) 2002, printed 2006
Artwork Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) this artwork made of Watercolour and ink on wasli paper, created in 2006-01-01

Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) 2006
Artwork Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) this artwork made of Watercolour, ink and gold leaf on wasli paper, created in 2006-01-01

Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) 2006
Artwork Rainbow volcano (from 'Rainbow landscape' series) this artwork made of Screenprint on paper, created in 1974-01-01

Rainbow volcano (from 'Rainbow landscape' series) 1974
Artwork À chaque stencil une révolution (For each stencil a revolution) this artwork made of One wall: carbon paper A4, glue, methylated alcohol, created in 2007-01-01

À chaque stencil une révolution (For each stencil a revolution) 2007
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Gummo IV 2012
Artwork Dibirdibi Country this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2012-01-01

Dibirdibi Country 2012
Artwork Void (#13) this artwork made of Fibreglass and pigment, created in 1991-01-01

Void (#13) 1991-92
Artwork Mutant II (from 'B' series) this artwork made of Fabric dye, chalk and charcoal on milk carton paper mounted on fabric, created in 1996-01-01

Mutant II (from 'B' series) 1996
Artwork Epistrophy VI this artwork made of Polished stainless steel, created in 2012-01-01

Epistrophy VI 2012
Artwork Wolken (Clouds) this artwork made of Tyre inner tubes, created in 2010-01-01

Wolken (Clouds) 2010
Artwork Ngahuru ma waru, female Ngai Tahu Inanga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Ngahuru ma waru, female Ngai Tahu Inanga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) 2002, printed 2006
Artwork Wha tekau ma tahi Auhunga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand Heitiki made by a Parihaka ploughman imprisoned in Dunedin (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Wha tekau ma tahi Auhunga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand Heitiki made by a Parihaka ploughman imprisoned in Dunedin (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' 2002, printed 2006
Artwork Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) this artwork made of Watercolour, ink, gold and silver leaf on wasli paper, created in 2006-01-01

Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) 2006
Artwork Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) this artwork made of Watercolour, ink and gold leaf on wasli paper, created in 2006-01-01

Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) 2006
Artwork Triptych: Requiem, Of Grandeur, Empire this artwork made of Oil and photograph on canvas, created in 1989-01-01

Triptych: Requiem, Of Grandeur, Empire 1989
Artwork The angel's black leg this artwork made of SD video: 9:48 minutes, black and white, stereo, 4:3, created in 2011-01-01

The angel's black leg 2011
Artwork Raumlichtkunst (Space-Light-Art) this artwork made of Three-channel projection HD video installation: 4:3, 9:56 minutes; 9:39 minutes; 8:25 minutes, silent, colour and black-and-white Reconstruction by Center for Visual Music, Los Angeles, created in 1921-01-01

Raumlichtkunst (Space-Light-Art) c.1926/2012
Artwork Columns this artwork made of Magnetic tape, painted wood panels and nails, created in 2006-01-01

Columns 2006
Artwork Wrapping history this artwork made of Duratrans print in light box, created in 2010-01-01

Wrapping history 2010
Artwork Cascading Attica this artwork made of Lightjet print on paper, created in 2011-01-01

Cascading Attica 2011
Artwork Circle this artwork made of Digital video, Quicktime file, 4:3: colour, 40 seconds, ed. 2/5 Commissioned by Fondation Cartier, Paris, created in 2009-01-01

Circle 2009
Artwork Rua tekau ma tahi, Kohuwai Heitiki, Taranaki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Rua tekau ma tahi, Kohuwai Heitiki, Taranaki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) 2002, printed 2005

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