Exhibitions
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On the Beach
Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery – Victoria
December 11th, 2015 to February 28th, 2016
On the Beach considers the place of the beach within Australian life. A public space of recreation and leisure the beach epitomises the liberties of Australia’s democratic society. While in the lead up to Federation many 19th century artists looked to the bush to galvanise a fledging nationalism, by the mid-20th century this had shifted and increasingly the beach became the site of Australian identity.… Continued
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Centre for Contemporary Photography – Melbourne
September 10th, 2015 to September 20th, 2015
In conjunction with the Melbourne General Cemetery, Centre for Contemporary Photography has asked Polixeni Papapetrou, John Gollings and Jane Burton to respond to this iconic Melbourne site
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Haut Les Masques!
Quartier General – Switzerland
August 21st, 2015 to December 6th, 2015
Between Worlds’ is featured in the exhibition Haut Les Masques! at Quartier General, Switzerland. The exhibition will explore the mask and identity in art.
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Storm in a Teacup
Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery – Victoria
July 24th, 2015 to September 27th, 2015
Storm in a Teacup curated by Wendy Garden explores the disjunctures that arose through the imposition of one culture upon another on the colonial frontier, tea drinking ceremonies in Asia within a western Orientalist paradigm, the ceramics industry and the environmental ramifications the appetite for porcelain tea sets created, gender stereotypes and the socialization of children, familial cohesiveness and social disconnect.… Continued
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Elvis Immortal
Ararat Regional Gallery – Ararat
February 4th, 2016 to March 27th, 2016
Elvis Immortal, will be shown in a solo exhibition at Ararat Regional Art Gallery between 4 February – 27 March 2016. Taken on the annivesary of Elvis’s death (16 August 1977) at the Melbourne General Cemetery, Polixeni Papapetrou photographed Elvis Presley fans, mourners and impersonators. Her series Elvis Immortal made between 1985 to 2002, documents a 17 year journey which observes the cult of Elvis in Melbourne and registers the pathos of the dedicated men and women who zealously keep his memory alive.… Continued
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Disassemble | Reassemble
Caboolture Regional Art Gallery – Queensland
June 27th, 2015 to August 29th, 2015
Disassemble | Reassemble: Earth. Wind. Fire. Water. Heart. at Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, highlights the relationship between humans and nature, and contemplates the attitudes, both caring and careless, that shape human life on the planet. The foundations of the exhibition arose from memories of the early 1990’s environmental superhero, Captain Planet: the star of an animated children’s TV edutainment series that advocated environmentalism.In… Continued