Bill Henson: early work from the MGA collection is a Monash Gallery of Art travelling exhibition. The development of this exhibition was assisted through NETS Victoria's Exhibition Development Fund (EDF), supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and the Community Support Fund.

The Samstag Museum gratefully acknowledges Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, for assistance with the loan of works displayed in the Gallery 3 exhibition.  

Bill Henson in conversation with Paul Grabowsky
5.30pm
Monday 21 November
View the event here

Image: Bill Henson, Untitled #1, 2009/2010, CL SH655N16B, archival inkjet pigment print, 127 x 180 cm, image courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

 

Past exhibitions

Bill Henson: early work from the MGA collection, with selected recent landscapes
14 October – 16 December 2011
Bestec Gallery 2 and Gallery 3

Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) holds one of the largest collections of photographs by Bill Henson. With its concentration on work made between 1977 and 1992, the MGA collection represents a significant survey of Henson's early career, from which twenty-nine works have been selected for the Bill Henson: early work from the MGA collection exhibition.

Henson has been described as a 'passionate and visionary explorer', and has been exhibited extensively nationally and internationally for over three decades, yet this is the first exhibition dedicated to this major artist's work to be presented in Adelaide.

Passionate discussion about Henson's work in the Australian media in recent times, has served to illuminate an important debate about the nature of art. But while many of us may be familiar with Henson's images through reproduction, to view a museum exhibition of the artist's photographs offers a much deeper appreciation of his art, and is a rare opportunity for audiences to themselves experience his work first hand.

The Samstag Museum is presenting a selection of recent landscapes by Bill Henson in conjunction with the MGA collection exhibition. These dark and melancholic images, devoid of figures, are works of compelling power.

Listen to Bill Henson in conversation with Paul Grabowsky
21 November 2011

See and hear Australia's best-known contemporary photographer, Bill Henson – Read (PDF file, 208kb)

Bill Henson education resource (PDF file, 3.5mb)

Media release - From China to Chess! (PDF file, 3.4mb)

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