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Sports Carnival 1972-74

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Accession No.
2016.095
Date Created
1972-74
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Australian Art
Media Category
Electronic media
Medium
Super 8: 15:29 minutes, colour; silent
Credit Line
The James C. Sourris AM Collection.
Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2016. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Grounded in the democratising aspects of technology, Tim Johnson’s super-8 film Sports Carnival 1972–74 expresses equality and play as part of the art–life continuum. Operating on the premise that art can be found in any setting, Johnson ‘created’ this film while he was working as a high school teacher. Johnson abdicated the artist’s traditional role by handing control of the camera to his students, who facilitate their own expressions as they perform, direct and record their own ideas and experiences.

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© Tim Johnson

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Ross Manning’s Spectra XIII 2017, installed for ’Courage and Beauty’, GOMA, September 2021 / The James C. Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / © Ross Manning / Photograph: J Ruckli, QAGOMA

‘Courage and Beauty’

Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

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