UQ Art Museum Public Programs: 'Hung out to dry' curator tour.

Event Details

Date:

Thursday, 07 May 2015

Time:

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

UQ Location:

James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre (St Lucia)

URL:

http://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au

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Full Description:: Please join co-curator Dr Allison Holland in a tour of ‘Hung out to dry: Space, memory and domestic laundry practices’.

'Hung out to dry' is more than an homage to the backyard rotary hoist. It is a playful, provocative and contemplative exploration of the quotidian routine of laundry. Part oral history project, part artistic response, this exhibition reveals the significance of clothesline aesthetics, gendered labour and environmental sustainability, as embodied in the air-drying of washing. Artists include Chris Bennie, Bill Henson, Mari Hirata, Adrienne Kneebone, Tracey Moffatt, Georgie Roxby Smith and Arryn Snowball, alongside historical works from The University of Queensland Art Collection. The project is presented in collaboration with The University of Queensland’s Research Centre for Architecture Theory Criticism History (ATCH), in the School of Architecture.

Creative Consortium: Drs Allison Holland, Naomi Stead and Kelly Greenop

Online catalogue: http://www.architecture.uq.edu.au/hung-out-to-dry

Exhibition continues until 10 May. Find out more http://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/content/hung-out-dry

Free. All welcome