Contemporary Worlds:
Indonesia
National Gallery of Australia
Until 27 October, 2019
Australian Capital TerritoryMelbourne Modern:
European art and design
at RMIT since 1945
RMIT Gallery
Until 17 August, 2019
MelbourneBold, experimental and political work
from Indonesia’s most outstanding artists
practicing since the fall of President Suharto,
1998, and his repressive ‘New Order’ regime,
take a deep-dive into local and global
issues such as social disobedience and the
relationship between family and nation. With
the advent of democracy, and the unfamiliar
terrain it offered, we observe a number of
younger artists strong on the scene speaking
from personal experience and the wellspring
of art-schools and educators who now adopt a
critical lens.Eko Nugroho, Carnival trap 2, 2018, resin, wire, upcycled plastic,
iron and synthetic polymer paint
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased 2018
Courtesy the artist and National Gallery of Australia, Australian
Capital TerritoryPhilip Zmood, Two seater open sports car, British Carriage and
Automobile Manufactures Automobile Body Design Competition
(rendering), 1962-1963, ink, pencil, paper
RMIT Design Archives, Phillip Zmood Collection
Photograph: Stephanie Bradford
Courtesy the artist and RMIT Gallery, MelbourneWorks from the RMIT Art Collection, RMIT
Design Archives and public and private
collections come together in ‘Melbourne
Modern’ highlighting the influence of
European artists, architects and designers
who arrived in Melbourne post World War II
with their rigorous creative skills and bold
philosophical ideas of modernism, many of
whom found employment at the then named
Melbourne Technical College. The exhibition
presents a fascinating examination of the
impact these emigré educators had on RMIT
teachers and students, then and now.38