UQ Art Museum Public Programs: 'Peter Hennessey: Making it real’ curator talk.

Event Details

Date:

Thursday, 04 June 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 curator Samantha Littley on a tour of ‘Peter Hennessey: Making it real’.

This major survey reflects on the past decade of Peter Hennessey’s practice, illuminating key themes in his work. Trained as an architect, Hennessey has established an international profile for his physically imposing, conceptually rigorous sculptures. He is inspired by the science of space exploration and comparable technological advances, and scours the Internet and other publicly available information to produce his work. The resulting sculptures are ‘re-enactments’ of objects that allow people to encounter in three-dimensions what they would otherwise only see in reproduction, or on the Web. In recreating these structures, Hennessey explores the ‘space between images and experience’ and expounds on related social, political economic imperatives.

Free. All welcome.

The exhibition continues until 12 July. Find out more www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.