Emily Kngwarreye Exhibition
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At The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Media: Painting, Art Talk
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, as well as being a contemporary Australian Aboriginal artist, has also been called one of the greatest abstract painters of the 20th Century. Living as she did in the desert in the middle of Australia where she was mark making over a lifetime and having lived in a place where she had little contact with the West, her work has been greeted with astonishment. In the context of present-day modernity her experience should be considered as nothing short of genius.
While Emily's cultural narratives found expression in the batik medium in the 70s, it was her painting of over 3000 acrylic paintings on canvas over a period of 8 years that gained her so much recognition. These works are invariably connected to the abstract expressionism of Pollock. However her major 8 meter painting Big Yam Dreaming (1995) suggests that her work reflects broader visions of her experience within the natural environment where she lives.
*Exhibiting at B3F
Lecture: March 1st (Sat) 14:00-
Gallery Talk: March 15th (Sat) 14:00-
April 5th (Sat) 14:00-
*For more information please visit the URL below.
[Images: (Above) "My Country AKA The Last Series" (1996) Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 58.0 x 87.5 cm, Collection of Amanda Howe ©Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Licensed by VISCOPY, Sydney, 2007.
(Below) "My Country" (1996) Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 55.5 x 76.5cm, Private Collection, ©Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Licensed by VISCOPY, Sydney, 2007.]
Schedule
From 2008-02-26 To 2008-04-13
Artist(s)
Website
http://www.emily2008.jp/ (Japanese)
Fee
Adults ￥1300, College Students ￥1000, High School Students ￥600, Junior High School Students and Younger - Physically Challenged Free
Venue Hours
From 10:00 To 17:00
Closed on Mondays
Note:Open until 19:00 on Fridays during the special exhibition period. If Monday is a National Holiday, the museum is open on Monday but closed the following Tuesday. Closed 12/28-1/4
Access
15 minute walk from Yodoyabashi station on the Subway Midosuji line, 10 minutes walk from exit 2 at Higobashi station on the Subway Yotsubashi line, 3 minute walk from bus stop Taminobashi on the Osaka Municipal bus.
Address
4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005
Phone: 06-6447-4680 Fax: 06-6447-4699
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Venue: The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Schedule: From 2008-02-26 To 2008-04-13
Address: 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005
Phone: 06-6447-4680 Fax: 06-6447-4699
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