Art Gallery of Western Australia
The Art Gallery of Western Australia is a public art gallery founded in Perth , Western Australia in 1895 , with the function of a national gallery (State Art Collection), which is spread over three locations.
A new main exhibition building opened in 1979 and is part of the Perth Cultural Center . The Western Australian Museum and the State Library of Western Australia are nearby .
The state art collection contains around 17,000 works of art, which in 2011/12 were only viewed by around 319,000 visitors due to construction-related restrictions, otherwise on average by between 345,000 and 400,000 visitors annually.
history
The art gallery was originally located in the Jubilee Building along with the State Museum and the State Library.
The Jubilee Bulding , which was originally only planned as a public library, was to be opened in 1887 in honor of Queen Victoria's golden service anniversary , but only the foundation was laid. In 1901 the foundation stone was finally laid for the art gallery by George V , shortly after the Australian state was founded.
Several influential figures were involved in the founding of the Jubilee Building and the art gallery, including John Winthrop Hackett , James Battye , Ludwig Glauert , George Pitt Morison, and George Temple-Poole .
The administrative building of the art gallery was former police quarters, which was designed by the architect Hillson Beasley , as well as the government building of Perth. It was built during the economic boom during the Australian gold rush . The administration moved into the police quarters in the 1970s during the great nickel boom.
The main exhibition building was also built in 1977 with public money as part of the nationwide boom in the mining industry.
Construction of the Alexander Library Building began in the same phase.
Exhibitions
The first exhibition at the art gallery was put together eclectically . The first collection on display consisted primarily of Indian and Asian handicrafts alongside a number of works of art by European Australians and copies of English works of art. Later exhibitions showcase indigenous, traditional and contemporary art from northern and western Australia. Likewise, other works of art from Western Australia from the 1820s to 1960s. An annual exhibition called Year 12 Perspectives primarily highlights works of Western Australian art and works by art and design students. Paintings , art prints , digital works of art, fashion and sculptures are on display .
List of past exhibitions
- Auguste Rodin (2001)
- Max Ernst : Surreal, Books and Graphics (2002)
- Islamic Art and Patronage (2002) - Islamic Art from Kuwait
- The Pre-Raphaelite Dream (2003) - Pre-Raphaelite paintings and drawings from the Tate Gallery
- Traces of Genius (2003) - Renaissance painting : Italian Renaissance , 17th century Dutch and 18th and 19th century French drawings from the Amsterdams Historisch Museum , known as the Amsterdam Museum since 2011
- Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India (2004–2005) - Indian Contemporary Art
- St Petersburg 1900 (2005) - Russian art from the early 20th century
- Norman Lindsay : Drawn to women. The complete published etchings (2006–2007) - etchings
- Egyptian art on loan from the Louvre (2007)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Art Gallery of Western Australia History . Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2006.
- ^ Art Gallery of Western Australia: Annual Report 2011–12 (PDF; 1.35 MB; English). Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ Department of Culture and the Arts - Art Gallery of Western Australia . Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Register of Heritage Places: Art Gallery & Museum Buildings (PDF) August 28, 2001. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ↑ a b Register of Heritage Places: Art Gallery Administration Building (PDF) March 24, 2000. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ↑ a b Register of Heritage Places: Art Gallery of Western Australia Complex (PDF) May 9, 2006. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ^ Art Gallery of Western Australia Exhibitions . Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ^ Woodside Energy and The Art Gallery of Western Australia . Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- ↑ Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: Annual Report 2001–2002 (PDF; 6.4 MB) Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Information: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/x_maxernst.asp
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/x_islamicart.asp
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/x_preraphealite.asp
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/x_tracesofgenius.asp
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/x_edgeofdesire.asp
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/x_petersburg.asp
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/Lindsay.asp
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/Egypt.asp ( Memento from December 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 31 ° 57 ′ 2.2 ″ S , 115 ° 51 ′ 39.4 ″ E