Timothy Horn discusses his coach made of sugar in ‘Fairy Tales’ at GOMAThe 'Fairy Tales' exhibition comes alive with magical moments that defy expectations. Timothy Horn’s 'Mother-load' 2008 presents an improbable object — a coach made of sugar — rendering make‑believe into reality, while 'Glass slipper (ugly blister)' 2001 gives a modern take on the 'Cinderella' story with an oversized, highly embellished jewel-encrusted slipper. The ‘Fairy Tales’ exhibition at Brisbane...
Watch as we install Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir's 'Nervescape V'Nervescape V 2016 by Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir adorns the walls of the Long Gallery, transforming GOMA in 2016 as we celebrate it turning ten. Exuberant, tactile and sprawling, her installation is constructed from massed bundles of synthetic hair. Under her influence, the smooth white walls of the gallery become something much more animal, untamed and surreal. DELVE DEEPER https://blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/how-did...
Fairy Tales: Explore the many dimensions of loveWhen entering 'Ever After', the final chapter of our 'Fairy Tales' exhibition, we explore the many dimensions of love in all its complexities. The ‘Fairy Tales’ exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) explores our fascination with this much-loved genre through a multifaceted telling of these tales in art, film and design. ‘Fairy Tales‘ unfolds across three themed chapters. ‘Into the Woods’ which explores the con...
Fairy Tales: Explore the many dimensions of love #shortsWhen entering 'Ever After', the final chapter of our 'Fairy Tales' exhibition, we explore the many dimensions of love in all its complexities. The ‘Fairy Tales’ exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) explores our fascination with this much-loved genre through a multifaceted telling of these tales in art, film and design. ‘Fairy Tales‘ unfolds across three themed chapters. ‘Into the Woods’ which explores...
View Eiko Ishioka’s costumes from Mirror Mirror (2012) in Brisbane / Relativity MediaOn display in ‘Fairy Tales’, Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane / Tarsem Singh’s fractured retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s ‘Snow White’ is narrated by the wicked and insecure Queen Clementianna (Julia Roberts). When her headstrong stepdaughter Princess Snow (Lily Collins) is abandoned in the woods and threatened by the mysterious beast which terrorises the icy kingdom, she is adopted ...