EXHIBITIONS

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Shifting perspectives in Australian portraiture

4 March – 22 November 2019

^{Christian Thompson, Museum of Others (Othering the Explorer, James Cook), 2016, c-type print on metallic paper, 120 x 120 cm, © courtesy the artist and Michael Reid Sydney}

HEAD-TO-HEAD
Shifting perspectives in Australian portraiture

4 March - 22 November 2019

Flinders University Museum of Art
Flinders University I Sturt Road I Bedford Park SA 5042

Located ground floor Social Sciences North building, Humanities Road adjacent carpark 5

Monday to Friday | 10am - 5pm or by appointment
Thursdays | Until 7pm
Closed weekends and public holidays

FREE ENTRY

HEAD-TO-HEAD examines shifting perspectives in Australian portraiture through the lens of the Flinders University Museum of Art collections.

From colonial illustrations to contemporary photography, selected works explore colliding cultures, traditions and politics in the depiction of the self and other.

The exhibition reflects upon the changing language of representation and ongoing construction of identity in art. It considers the cultural legacy of portraiture and the significance of collections today in what they might reveal about our past, present and future.

Curated by Flinders University Museum of Art.