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Title: Australia at the Venice Biennale: A Century of Contemporary Art
Author: GARDNER KERRY
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/06/2021
Imprint: MIEGUNYAH PRESS/MUP
Price: $80.00
Publishing status: Active
Before the winds of World War I blew Europe apart, a rowdy and radical group of Australian
artists would gather in the salons of Paris and London to embrace new ways of painting
and seeing the world. By 1914 twelve of them had shown their works at the Venice
International Exhibition, now known as the Venice Biennale. Bundled in with the British,
Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Thea Proctor were represented alongside legendary
artists Corot, Rodin, Klimt and Renoir.
Four decades later Australia sent its first official delegation of artists: Sidney Nolan, Russell
Drysdale and William Dobell; the works of Rover Thomas, Howard Arkley, Patricia Piccinini
and Shaun Gladwell continued the story of bold Australian art in Venice.
With the support of the Australian art community, the Venice Biennale today remains an
aspiration and career highlight for contemporary artists and Australias love affair with the
exhibition thrives. Discover the untold stories of the worlds most important art event
through one hundred years of Australian modern art.
ISBN: 9780522877366