19 June 2021 - 27 February 2022 | 5 min read | venue: Level 3, City Hall | cost: No pricing information available | website: https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/whats-on/city-... | address: Level 3, Brisbane City Hall King George Square, Brisbane City, 4000, Queensland, Australia

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As Queensland's gateway to the tropics, Brisbane has adopted imagery of all things subtropical over the last century, from frangipanis to pineapples and bikini-clad leisure-lovers.

City in the Sun uncovers and reimagines Brisbane's subtropical image. Showcasing large-scale new contemporary artworks alongside historical imagery, the exhibition will reveal how the city's history of migration, tourism, climate, environment and geographic location has contributed to the images of a subtropical oasis of leisure and abundance. Newly commissioned works from artists Kinly Grey, Christopher Bassi, Laura Patterson, Rachael Sarra, Sam Tupou, Sebastian Moody, Holly Anderson and Rachel Burke are coupled with works by Gerwyn Davies, Michael Zavros, Tracey Moffatt, Scott Redford and Olive Ashworth to name a few. The exhibition invites audiences to peek behind the sun-drenched façade of the tourist brochures and question if these images still represent who we are as a city… if they ever did.

This colourful exhibition provides playful reinterpretations, flamboyant re-imaginings and quiet reflections, proposing exciting new images of Brisbane's subtropical identity today.

This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

City In The Sun 2021

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when: 19 June 2021 - 27 February 2022
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venue: Level 3, City Hall
cost: No pricing information available
address: Level 3, Brisbane City Hall King George Square, Brisbane City, 4000, Queensland, Australia

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