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The naked female form is one of the oldest themes in the history of art yet it is also one of the most politically volatile.

By Latrobe City Council - 5th April 2005 - Back to News

How images of naked femininity are regarded and used in the public sphere is intimately connected with the shifting social and political roles women play in society.

An exhibition currently featuring at the Latrobe Regional Gallery ‘The Female Nude’, introduces viewers to the artistic legacy of the nude in art, while also teasing out more contemporary ideas such as the politics of the gaze, the assertive authority of the female artist and the evolving social role of women.

Latrobe Regional Gallery Director, Louise Tegart, said that by association, pictures of women also reflect much more about the changing social place of men.

"However, the female nude is also much more than merely an arena of gender discussions - she is also a site of fragility, beauty and occasionally profound spiritual mysticism," Ms Tegart said.

Initiated by Monash Gallery of Art, ‘The Female Nude’ is a deliberately eclectic exhibition featuring works from the Gallery’s photography collection as well as a selection of significant historical paintings and works on paper by Australian and international artists.

‘The Female Nude’ features the work of some of Australia’s best loved and most respected artists including; Fred Williams, Rupert Bunny, Brett Whiteley, Thea Proctor, Max Dupain and Bill Henson.

Ms Tegart said the works in the exhibition have been drawn from regional and metropolitan galleries around Victoria. "As such it provides an opportunity to view some of the quieter corners of the State’s public collections through the lens of a familiar but perennially shifting theme," Ms Tegart said.

"‘The Female Nude’ will also encourage viewers to deepen their understanding of the way women have been, and still are, portrayed as political subjects in art and other contemporary visual arenas such as film and advertising," Ms Tegart added.

The Latrobe Regional Gallery is located at 138 Commercial Road, Morwell, and is open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm, and on weekends 11am–4pm. The gallery is closed on Public Holidays. For further information about exhibitions at the gallery, please telephone 5128 5700.

Source: www.gippsland.com

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