
International Art | Sculpture
Satyr with wineskin cast 19th century
after UNKNOWN ROMAN
International Art | Sculpture
Satyr with wineskin cast 19th century
after UNKNOWN ROMAN
International Art | Painting
The prodigal son c.1780-1840
UNKNOWN
International Art | Sculpture
Spinario cast late 19th century
after School of PASITELES
Asian Art | Print
Courtesans (reprint) unknown
after EISEN
Asian Art | Sculpture
Flying horse of Kansu cast 1973
after EASTERN HAN ARTIST
International Art | Sculpture
Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano unknown
after DONATELLO
International Art | Sculpture
Borghese warrior 19th century
after AGASIUS THE EPHESIAN
Pacific Art | Fibre
Jipai (mask) 2011
AFEX, Ben
International Art | Glass
Decanter c.1875-1900
AESTHETIC STYLE
International Art | Glass
Vase c.1880-1900
AESTHETIC STYLE
International Art | Glass
Vase c.1880-1900
AESTHETIC STYLE
Contemporary Australian Art | Installation
Blackboards with pendulums 1992
KENNEDY, Peter
International Art | Drawing
Design
ADAM, Sicander
International Art | Metalwork
Tea urn c.1770-1800
ADAM STYLE
International Art | Ceramic
Long necked vase c.1900-50
ACOMO PUEBLO
Pacific Art | Photograph
'Te Waiherehere', Koroniti, Wanganui River, 29 May 1986 1986, printed 1997
ABERHART, Laurence
Pacific Art | Photograph
Nature morte (silence), Savage Club, Wanganui, 20 February 1986 1986, printed 1999
ABERHART, Laurence
Pacific Art | Photograph
Angel over Whangape Harbour, Northland, 6 May 1982 1982, printed 1991
ABERHART, Laurence
Australian Art | Drawing
A memory of Gumeracha (study of flies) 1908
HEYSEN, Hans
Pacific Art | Print
The boxer 2009
ABEL, Patrik
‘Gone Fishing’
Waterways and seas are important resources that have sustained communities for millennia and carry important stories of creation. In the last century, the ‘ownership’ of such parcels of water — and the resources found within and below them — have been debated. Artworks within this room respond to current discussions around rising and warming seawaters, destruction of cultural sites, water contamination and Traditional Owners’ struggle to have the power under Native Title law to care for their Sea Country.
A series of sculptural works by Gail Mabo, daughter of Native Title activist Eddie Koiki Mabo (1936–92), refer to the maps her father made to form the basis of his famous landmark claim over Mer (Murray Island) in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands), which opened the door for other claims to be granted. In Wadth, Zigin ar Kusikus 2005, artist Alick Tipoti shares important cultural stories of a neighbouring island in the region, clearly affirming his family’s ongoing connection to Country — one of the many criteria for successful recognition of Native Title for communities across the continent.
Conversely, instances of large-scale pollution and destruction are examined in Judy Watson’s bloom 2009 (referring to blooming algae) and Quandamooka artist Megan Cope’s RE FORMATION 2016–19, which critiques early colonists’ extraction of lime from historic middens (towering, centuries-old mounds of discarded shellfish and molluscs) to use as building materials in early Brisbane City.
The celebrated Palawa necklace-making tradition of Lutruwita (Tasmania) is under current environmental pressure, as coveted green mariner shells become scarce due to warming waters. In this display, Pakana artist Andrew Gall’s 3D-printed porcelain and resin shells provide an option to artists who are no longer able to access these traditional materials. Here, they are shown with their natural material counterparts, made by senior women who have maintained this intricate weaving technique through teaching new generations.