‘Looking Out, Looking In’
Exploring the Self-Portrait
Mar 2023 -
Aug 2023
‘Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait’ explores the complex and fascinating subject of the self-portrait. Works by Australian and international artists, from the past to the present, display a wide range of approaches. While some artists look inwards to reflect on themselves in self-effacing ways, others seek to project a more flamboyant image.
Drawing on QAGOMA’s rich and diverse Collection, the exhibition was devised against the backdrop of contemporary ‘selfie’ culture. We have become increasingly attuned to the self-image through social media and reality TV, providing a context in which to examine the enduring human interest in the self. The exhibition includes artworks that reflect our times, as well as earlier examples of the genre. Seen together, they reveal significant cultural shifts and universal themes.
'Looking Out, Looking In' was on display in QAG's Gallery 4 from 11 March to 6 August 2023.
An installation view from ‘Looking Out, Looking In’ featuring Davida Allen's Mother swinging her baby 1989 / © Davida Allen and Vincent Namatjira's Albert and Vincent 2014 / © Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency, QAG, March 2023 / Photograph: J Ruckli, QAGOMA
Collection artworks featured in ‘Looking Out, Looking In’
Self portrait 1936
- HAYSOM, Melville - Creator
Doublonnage (Marcel) 1988
- MORIMURA, Yasumasa - Creator
Self portrait c.1940
- ROWELL, Will - Creator
Self portrait (from 'The Bicentennial folio') 1987
- ARNOLD, Ray - Printer
- KOZIC, Maria - Artist
Maturing 2008
- McGREGOR, Laith - Creator
Art make-up 1967-68
- NAUMAN, Bruce - Creator
Untitled #129 1983
- SHERMAN, Cindy - Creator
Sleeping in New York 1991
- WATSON, Jenny - Creator
Rapt 1998
- COOPER, Justine - Creator
Self portrait no. 26 1982
- DORROUGH, Heather - Creator
SO HAPPY 2 b in yr photo 2014
- HART, Tyza - Creator
Untitled 2015
- HART, Tyza - Creator
Self-torso 1934, cast 1992
- FLETCHER, Marjorie - Creator
Self portrait (standing nude) 1998
- HOLLIE - Creator
Mother swinging her baby 1989
- ALLEN, Davida - Creator
Albert and Vincent 2014
- NAMATJIRA, Vincent - Creator
They say 2010
- STAUNTON, Madonna - Creator
No one said 2010
- STAUNTON, Madonna - Creator
Venus #7 2007
- FOLEY, Fiona - Creator
Something More #1 1989
- MOFFATT, Tracey - Creator
Blinded by the light 1991
- MORIMURA, Yasumasa - Creator
Madame de Pompadour née Poisson (1721-1764) 1989
- SHERMAN, Cindy - Photographer
- ANCIENNE MANUFACTURE ROYALE (LIMOGES) - Manufacturer
Untitled 2007/2008
- SHERMAN, Cindy - Creator
Self portrait 1969
- CHEHOVSKI, Alice Blanch - Creator
Self portrait 2016
- CLEMENTS, Benita - Creator
Self portrait 1938
- HEYSEN, Nora - Creator
Self portrait 1932
- MELDRUM, Max - Creator
Self portrait 1956
- MOLVIG, Jon - Creator
Self portrait c.1780
- OPIE, John - Creator
Self portrait 1948
- KAHAN, Louis - Creator
Self portrait c.1980
- STAUNTON, Madonna - Creator
Self portrait c.1980
- STAUNTON, Madonna - Creator
Self portrait c.1980
- STAUNTON, Madonna - Creator