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Stars + Stripes showcases American artists

In 1967 the Museum of Modern Art New York, toured Two Decades of American Painting to Australia. That ground breaking exhibition introduced Australian audiences to the work of a new generation of American artists.

By Portal Admin - 27th August 2016 - Back to News

In 1967 the Museum of Modern Art New York, toured Two Decades of American Painting to Australia. That ground breaking exhibition introduced Australian audiences to the work of a new generation of American artists including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.

Almost fifty years later, Stars + Stripes: American Art of the 21st Century from the Goldberg Collection will introduce a new generation of equally important American artists to Australian audiences.

Latrobe City Council’s arts director, Dr Mark Themann, noted that the selected works were drawn from the private collection of Sydney-based Lisa and Danny Goldberg.

"This exhibition is a vibrant selection of new American art by some of America’s recognised 20 th century artists and some of the hottest young names, with many of the works having been made within the last three years. The exhibition brings together over 40 works across the mediums of painting, drawing, photography and sculpture and highlights the cutting edge practices of a generation of American artists.

"Based predominately in New York and Los Angeles, artists such as Tavares Strachan, Haim Steinbach, Richard Aldrich, Sterling Ruby, Davina Semo, Elad Lassry, Cory Arcangel, Jeff Elrod, Seth Price and Walead Beshty are carving out international careers and have been highly influential among art students and the next generation of emerging artists in the US and Europe," Dr Themann said.

"Curated by Richard Perram OAM, Director, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, the exhibition captures a fascinating snapshot of recent contemporary art and provides a unique opportunity to present works by artists not easily accessible to Australian audiences," Dr Themann concluded.

The exhibition continues until 25 September 2016.

For more information on this exhibition, please visit: http://netsaustralia.org.au/whats-on/stars-stripes/

For general enquiries, contact Latrobe City Council on 1300 367 700.

Source: www.gippsland.com

Published by: support@gippsland.com

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