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Modernism revived: after the Anzacs

Exhausted by a week of Anzac-oriented cultural offerings? For an alternative narrative of Australian identity, explore the post-war spirit of Modernism.

28 Apr 2015

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Carl Plate PMC 5 (1974) magazine paper collage on paper, Purchased 2010. Newcastle Art Gallery collection

As galleries everywhere turn to the ANZAC centenary to revive a narrative of heroism and pride in the Australian spirit (among other topics), images of triumph within an Australia identity are explored through an entirely different angle in two exhibitions, one curated by former Director of the Art Gallery of NSW, Edmund Capon, and the other by the daughter of artist Carl Plate.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina