generosity enabled the Gallery
to acquire
Flowers that bloom at
midnight
2011 by Yayoi Kusama,
in addition to a significant group
of works by Ian Fairweather, many
of which featured in the exhibition
‘Ian Fairweather: Late Works 1953–74’,
and which supplemented our existing
strong holdings of the artist’s
work. We are truly grateful for Mrs
Schubert’s friendship and inspiring
philanthropy. We also acknowledge
Yayoi Kusama and her studio for their
continued collaboration with the
Gallery, and for the wonderful
gift of
The obliteration room
(2002
to present).
We thank the Queensland Art Gallery
Foundation for the vital role it has
played in the development of the
Collection this year; we particularly
acknowledge Henry Bartlett,
CMG
,
OBE
; James C Sourris,
AM
; Cathryn
Mittelheuser,
AM
, and Margaret
Mittelheuser,
AM
; Kay Bryan;
Dr Paul Eliadis; and Philip Bacon,
AM
.
This year, the Foundation Appeal
supported the acquisition of a
group of rare historical Queensland
Aboriginal objects and we extend
our sincere thanks to everyone who
supported the Appeal.
We gratefully acknowledge our major
sponsors Santos, Audi and Xstrata
Coal Queensland. We are extremely
gratefuly for the generous assistance
we have received over the past 12
months from all our sponsors and
supporters, corporate and private
benefactors, as well as collectors
and artists. A full schedule of the
exhibition program, acknowledging
partners and sponsors, appears
on pages 89–93, while the year’s
acquisition highlights are profiled
on pages 60–71.
Our commitment to providing
meaningful creative, educational
and social experiences for audiences
of all ages is evident in the range
of exhibitions and programs
View of the Sculpture Courtyard during
Prado Up Late, part of ‘Portrait of Spain:
Masterpieces from the Prado’, at the
Queensland Art Gallery, October 2012 /
Photograph: Brodie Standen
Previous spread / Installation view of
Kwoma Arts’
Koromb
(
Spirit house
)
2012 during the Preview of ‘The 7th Asia
Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’
(APT7), at the Gallery of Modern Art,
December 2012
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