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Institute of Modern Art Gallery Store: After Hours Party

Homejob X Kaomoji new collection launch - combining fashion, ceramics, art, music and people!

Buff girls DJ’s

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Material Place: Reconsidering Australian Landscapes

https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/unsw-galleries/material-place-reconsidering-australian-landscapesGreat exhibition on at UNSW Galleries at the moment. 

Also, wonderful podcast from the IMA involving one of the artists Dale Harding (Bidjara, Garingbal and Ghungalu) in conversation with plant specialist Steve Kemp (Ghungalu).

https://soundcloud.com/instituteofmodernart/in-conversation-dale-harding-and-steve-kemp

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Although pleasant weather is always preferable, being located in a large city does offer enough inside options to fill a day or two when the Gods are feeling sad. I was also lucky enough to find a stylish cheetah print umbrella left on a bench to make walking around in the rain more tolerable. Our first day in Brisbane consisted of spending the majority of the day in the Gallery of Modern Art and Queensland Art Gallery, followed by the QUT Art Museum and Institute of Modern Art.

Art museums still amaze me at how inefficient they are in terms of space. They are usually allocated prime real estate in key cities, and manage to fill only a fraction of the useable space. No one can argue the pricelessness of art and how it captures society at any given moment, but the vastness of some galleries is echo-inducing. Take a look at the pictures above for some of the art installations that caught my eye.

The third stop for the day was the QUT Art Museum, but was not inspirational and no larger than a small house. The Institute of Modern Art left a better impression, and didn’t leave me dumbfounded like many other modern art galleries. One of their noteworthy exhibits was a clock that counted minutes with 50 seconds. It was a strange phenomenon as it was the correct balance to not make you notice, but still feel something was off. Another interesting project replaced the covers of reading material with random covers so you never knew what controversial or inspiring magazine you were going to be gazing through.

The last art piece that caught me off guard was there indoor club. Upon entrance the bouncer explains the rules to you in order to gain entrance. 1. You must not wear any clothes. 2. You are not allowed to use any electronic devices inside the dance room. These seemed easy enough to follow so I went in and enjoyed several songs underneath the disco ball. I was the only one there at the time since my friend refused to join me, but it was apparently very popular when it first opened. I don’t see how you could reject the chance to dance naked in a museum. It sure makes the game “never have I ever” more challenging.

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Institute of Modern Art | 40th Birthday Party

Time: 6.00pm Date: 21st November Place: Institute of Modern Art, 420 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley

One of Brisbane’s most iconic and established art institutions is this Saturday celebrating it’s 40th Birthday party! Come along to the IMA this Saturday from 6pm for raffles, art and performances from Brainbeau, ∑GG√E|n, Milkshake DJs, Ross Manning, Primitive Motion and Scott Ferguson. Remember, all IMA members get free entry. For more information about the event visit the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/951496824923230/

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Maria Lind | What Can Art Institutions Do?

Time: 3.00pm  Date: 31st October  Place: Institute of Modern Art, 420 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley

On Saturday October 31st the Institute of Modern Art will be hosting it’s eighth lecture in the series titled ‘What Can Art Institutions Do?’ Maria Lind is a prolific writer, award winning curator and established arts writer based in Stockholm. The event is free for IMA members and $5 for non-members. 

For more information visit the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/637723423034410/