David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


14 February 2016

I Am Curious (Yellow + Black)

                   
Curious about why contemporary art looks
the way you do?
   
Then this may be for you :


               
Curious about why contemporary art looks the way it does?
          
Ask all the questions you ever wanted to know about contemporary art but were too afraid to. This new lecture series is an open and casual forum for looking critically at the art of our time.
       
Tap into Contemporary Art  
is a new series of informal lectures and discussions exploring what is contemporary art.
Don’t know your Fluxus from your elbow? 
Confused about why contemporary art looks the way it does? 
Learn the basics, ask questions and gain insight in a fun, yet informative fashion. This entry-level series offers the curious art mind a space to develop confidence and new understandings. 
Complete with a glass of beer at the MCA Cafe. 
DATES & PRICES 
Single Tickets $20/$15 MCA Members and Concessions*
Veolia Lecture Theatre, Level 2 
Package tickets Buy all 4 sessions for $75/60 MCA Members and Concessions*
    
Meet Gill Nicol, Director, Audience Engagement for the 18 February session, which takes an insightful look at ‘Britishness’ in contemporary art. Book in for all four 
sessions here. 


Theatre of the Actors of Regard at MCA  
 detail
 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...

 LOGOS/HA HA 

Tap into Contemporary Art & Collecting 
What is a collection and why do institutions collect things? This talk takes you on a journey to investigate why collections of art look the way they do? 
Complete with a glass of beer at the MCA Cafe. 
DATES & PRICESThursday 20 Oct, 6-7.730pmVeolia Lecture Theatre, Level 2  
Single Tickets $20/$15 MCA Members and Concessions*
Veolia Lecture Theatre, Level 2 
Package tickets Buy all 4 sessions for $75/60 MCA Members and Concessions*
This is the fourth event in this series 
Image: Kerrie Poliness, Red Matter wall drawing #2, 1994, Red fibre tipped pen on wall, Installation view, MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2015. Purchased with assistance of Dr Edward Jackson AM and Mrs Cynthia Jackson AM, 1995. Image courtesy and © the artist. Photograph: Maja Baska
           

Theatre of the Actors of Regard at MCA  
 detail
 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something...

 LOGOS/HA HA