Publications - The Art Museum at The University of Queensland

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BEN QUILTY 144 pages large format full colour Ben Quilty paints like there is no tomorrow. In less than a decade he has become one of the country’s favourite artists. Quilty uses licks of luscious paint to conjure his subjects which include his beloved LJ Torana, his ‘wasted’ mates, his son Joe and more recently himself. His subjects are modern day memento mori; pithy reminders of our mortality and a call to live life in the fast lane. Painting itself is also the subject of Ben Quilty's work. He summons his subjects with a palpable physicality. Abstract slabs of vivid colour, often underpinned by urgent aerosol drawings, bring his subjects to life. This publication has been produced on the occassion of the first comprehensive survey exhibition of Ben Quilty's painting: BEN QUILTY LIVE! ISBN 9781864999457 Published by the University of Queensland Art Museum 2009 R.R.P. $59.95
Margaret Olley: Life's journey 128 pages large format full colour Margaret Olley: Life's journey provides a unique insight into the world around Margaret Olley from the early 1950s to the 1970s. Focussing on monotypes, and pen and ink and watercolour studies this publication shows rarely exhibitied works drawn from national, state and private collections, and the artist's own collection. ISBN 9781864999426 Published by the University of Queensland Art Museum 2009 R.R.P. $29.95
NEW: selected recent acquisitions 2007-2008 160 pages large format full colour NEW highlights the remarkable range of artworks acquired by The University of Queensland over the past two years. Foreword by Nick Mitzevich Essays by Bettina & Desmond MacAulay, Ann Stephen, Rex Butler, Sally Butler, Prue Ahrens, Lisa Slade, Emily Wakeling, Gary Hickey, John Macarthur, Rosemary Hawker, Timothy Morrell, Michele Helmrich, ISBN 9781864999341 Published by the University of Queensland Art Museum 2008 R.R.P. $25.00
Pat Hoffie: Fully Exploited Labour 128 pages medium format full colour Foreword by Nick Mitzevich, Director, UQ Art Museum Essays by: Tim Morrell, Independent curator and artswriter, Brisbane Russell Storer, Curator, Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery Sally Butler, Lecturer, Art History, University of Queensland Kevin Murray, Independent curator and artswriter, Melbourne Alison Carroll, Director, Arts Program, Asialink ISBN 186499908X Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2008 R.R.P. $39.95
neo goth: back in black 88 pages medium format full colour Foreword by Nick Mitzevich, Director, UQ Art Museum Essays by: Alison Kubler, Curator, neo goth: back in black Ashley Crawford, Author Louise Martin-Chew, Arts Writer Lisa Slade, Lecturer, Art History & Theory, University of Newcastle ISBN 9781864999167 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2008 R.R.P. $20.00
Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River 135 pages large glossy format full colour Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River, documents the work of the Lockhart River Art Gang. Our Way celebrates a remarkable story of this group of 24 young artists from a remote Aboriginal community in Queensland's Cape York, several of whom have achieved national and international recognition. Rosella Namok, Samantha Hobson and Fiona Omeenyo lead the movement with spectacular and diverse insights into country, culture and history. This publication features the fine art printmaking from the Art Gang's early years, along with major paintings. Written and compiled by Dr Sally Butler, Lecturer in Art History, The University of Queensland ISBN 9780702236341 Published by University of Queensland Press 2007 R.R.P. $80.00
Turrbal-Jagera: The University of Queensland Art Projects 2006 80 pages A4 format full colour TURRBAL-JAGERA:The University of Queensland Art Projects 2006, curated by David Pestorius Projects, Brisbane, was a significant international exhibition over a three-week period in December 2006, utilising spaces within The University of Queensland Art Museum, in the public domain both on The University of Queensland's St Lucia campus, and off-campus sites such as the CityCat ferry. TURRBAL-JAGERA sought dialogue across art and architecture and other art forms and disciplines, and historical and contemporary practices. International, Australian and Queensland artists were commissioned to present conceptually based, short-term, site-specific public art forms. This publication incorporates photographs of the artworks and events, in addition to material produced to support the project, such as the exhibition guide, media releases, fact sheets and architectural plans. ISBN 9781864998801 Published by the University of Queensland Art Museum 2007 R.R.P. $10.00
Carl Warner: Sensing the Surface 1995-2005 80 pages large format over 55 colour images Contains a major essay by Dr Sally Butler, who curated the exhibition sensing the surface, with additional essays and text by Clare Williamson, Kirsty Grant, Franz Ehmann and Alison Kubler. Sensing the surface is the first major survey of this artist’s work. Brisbane artist Carl Warner uses the camera to record the detail he observes in the urban, industrial and natural environment, but does so in a way which renders this surface reality abstract. As Sally Butler writes, Warner ‘works the surfaces of objects, framing a language out of overlooked details and transforming commonplace space into [a space of] exceptional insight’. ISBN 1864998512 Published by the University of Queensland Art Museum 2006 R.R.P. $45.00
David Sequeira: Eternal Rhythms - Selected works 1996-2006 30 pages large format full colour David Sequeira’s art explores geometry and the colours of the spectrum, often using objects he collects: books, vases, flower petals, orange domestic ware and plastic plates. They reveal his humour and playfulness, and a concern with beauty and shared histories. Over the past 12 years he has exhibited his work extensively throughout Australia at venues including the Art gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art. ISBN 1740674987 Published by John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, WA 2006 R.R.P. $10.00
Defending the North: Queensland in the Pacific War 20 pages square format full colour Published to coincide with the exhibition, Defending the North combines art and social history and examines the role played by and impact on Queensland in the Pacific war. Works by artists such as Sir William Dargie, Max Dupain, Donald Friend, Gwendolyn Grant, Nora Heysen and Frank Hinder are included, alongside a rich range of photographs, posters, memorabilia and other items. ISBN 1864996145 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum with generous assistance from Castlemaine Perkins 2005 R.R.P. $5.00
To look within: Self portraits in Australia 40 pages medium format full colour This catalogue was published on the occasion of the opening exhibition of the new University of Queensland Art Museum at the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre, The University of Queensland. The exhibition included self portrait works from colonial through to contemporary. ISBN 1864997311 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2004 R.R.P. $20.00
Scott Redford 1962: Selected Works 1983-1992 128 pages large format full colour Essay and discussion between Dr Andrew McNamara and the artist. Over 120 colour and black and white images, many previously unpublished. ISBN 1864997303 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2003 R.R.P. $45.00
kibung: textiles from graduates of the National Arts School, PNG 16 pages A4 format full colour This publication highlights the textile designs and works from graduates of the National Arts School in Papua New Guinea from 1985 - 1999 ISBN 1864997036 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2003 R.R.P. $12.00
In Conversation 64 pages large format B/W This publication seeks to critically engage with issues of selection and placement of artworks in a museum. The artworks, carefully selected by exhibition curator David Pestorius, resonate and open up new meanings when placed together. This is a fascinating view of artworks from the van Vliet collection placed ‘in conversation' with works from the University of Queensland collection. ISBN 1864997281 Published by the University of Queensland Art Museum 2003 R.R.P. $22.00
Virginia Ferrier: Meditations on still life 56 pages A4 square format full colour This catalogue pays tribute to Brisbane painter Virginia Ferrier, who died in 1998, with a selection of her luminous still life paintings that celebrate simplicity and earthly beauty. There is a meditative quality to many of the works and also a sense of the surreal in the deliberate dislocation of her still life forms from their domestic surroundings. ISBN 1864996609 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2002 R.R.P. $20.00
ADS Donaldson 80 pages large format full colour The first monograph on A.D.S. Donaldson, including over 80 reproductions and a complete documentation of this exhibition, together with commissioned essays by Carolyn Barnes and Toni Ross, has been published by the University of Queensland Art Museum on the occasion of this exhibition ISBN 1864995920 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2002 R.R.P. $44.00
Eugene Carchesio 96 pages large format full colour This publication features previous and new works produced during a residency at the University of Queensland and accompanied Heliocentricities, an exhibition at the University of Queensland Art Museum 28 June – 3 August 2002. This exhibition was also part of the Environment, Culture and Community Conference 2 – 5 July 2002. ISBN 1864996145 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2002 R.R.P. $25.00
Jay Younger: GLARE 72 pages large format full colour Selected photographic and installation works 1987-2002 Full colour with essays by Beth Jackson and Juliana Engberg. ISBN 1964996560 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2002 R.R.P. $30.00
The Art of Laurence Hope 112 pages medium format full colour Knowledge of the work of painter Laurence Hope is essential for a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of modernist artistic practice. Written by exhibition curator, Walter Granek, this superbly illustrated publication provides an overview of the artist's life and overture, his unique vision and contribution to Australian figurative expressionism. ISBN 186499584X Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2002 R.R.P. $20.00
Janet Burchill / Jennifer McCamley: Tip of the Iceberg - Selected works 1985-2001 72 pages medium format full colour This publication presents a selection of early and new works produced collaboratively in Berlin , Melbourne and Sydney by Janet Burchill and Jennifer McCamley. The works address issues of gender, identity and culture offering insights into two influential artists whose art continues to have a significant impact on younger artists. ISBN 1864995319 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2001 R.R.P. $22.00
Joseph Marioni: Four Paintings 44 pages hardcover medium square format full colour The first one-man exhibition in Australia by this acclaimed New York painter featuring four monochromatic works - Blue, Red, Green and Yellow Painting. ISBN 1864994002 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2000 R.R.P. $25.00
Monochromes 80 pages medium format full colour The first Australian survey of artists who work using a single - Monochromes presents work produced over the past 35 years by more than 45 Australian and international living artists. The publication includes work by major Australian artists including Peter Booth, Dale Frank, Rosalie Gascoigne, Robert Jacks, Bea Maddock, John Nixon, Susan Norrie, Robert Rooney and Jenny Watson. ISBN 1864995289 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2000 R.R.P. $25.00
Lawrence Daws: Asylum in Eden 152 pages large format full colour This illuminating and authoritative book focuses on work which Lawrence Daws has produced in Queensland, where he has lived for over thirty years. ISBN 1 864 993 812 (Soft cover) ISBN 1 864 993 804 (Hard cover) Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 2000 R.R.P. $39.00 (Soft cover) R.R.P. $79.00 (Hard cover)
Avant-gardism for children 26 pages A4 square format full colour This publication brings together the work of eleven contemporary artists whose various practices feature concerns that have an affinity with kindergarten / nursery activities. Includes artists John Nixon, Pip Haydon, Mikala Dwyer, and Robert Rooney. ISBN 1864993472 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1999 R.R.P. $14.00
Close Ties 48 pages A4 format full colour Close Ties is a publication representing the creative practice of two contemporary tapestry artists, Kay Lawrence from Australia and Marcel Marois from Canada. ISBN 1864990910 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1999 R.R.P. $17.50
Margaret Wilson: Limina 16 pages A4 square format full colour Margaret Wilson defines her Limina paintings as 'shimmers of awareness', pieces which 'originate in sensuous stimuli, concepts, perceptions and processes encountered on the thresholds of creative form. ISBN 1864990902 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1999 R.R.P. $10.00
Face to Face 36 pages A4 format B/W Publication of images of people living with HIV and AIDS. Includes images by William Yang. ISBN 18644990368 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1998 R.R.P. $17.50
Carl Warner: A concrete pasture 16 pages A5 format full colour A concrete pasture is a survey of photographic works by Queensland artist, Carl Warner. Warner’s photographs focus on visual fragments and abstracted elements of industrial environments. These details isolated from their environment and positioned formally in a gallery space reference 'iconic works' of concrete art. NO ISBN Published by University of Queensland Art Museum with the assistance of Cairns Regional Gallery 1997 R.R.P. $10.00
Geometric Painting in Australia 1941 – 1997 80 pages medium format B/W Publication of a survey exhibition of Geometric Abstraction in Australia featuring works of over 40 artists ISBN 186499052 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1997 R.R.P. $22.00
Barbara Hanrahan: Dream Why Pretend 1967 – 1989 10 pages large spiral bound calendar format full colour This publication represents a small but fascinating and valuable portion of her artistic production. Unlike the majority of her works they employ collage and watercolour rather than printmaking techniques. ISBN 0867765534 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1994 R.R.P. $14.00
Robert MacPherson: A propostion to draw 1973 - 1978 80 pages A4 format B/W The drawings published result from an effort to produce drawings which were simple reflections of the means, whether it be pencil, charcoal or pen - the traditional mediums or means associated with drawing. ISBN 0867765135 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1993 R.R.P. $24.00
Lionel Lindsay Collection: The Lionel Lindsay Art Gallery & Library, Toowoomba 72 pages A4 format B/W A full colour publication of works comprising the Lionel Lindsay Collection including artists such as Lionel and Norman Lindsay, Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin, Conrad Martens. ISBN 0867764392 Published by University of Queensland Art Museum 1991 R.R.P. $22.00