Christine Cornish – News

CONSTRUCTED WORLDS: CHRISTINE CORNISH & ROBYN STACEY FEATURED AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA

Constructed Worlds explores photography from the 1980s. During this period, photography can be best characterised by work made in the studio. Although photographers continued to document the world by going out into it, others manipulated and altered the image, often appropriating and reinterpreting imagery from the past. Following inroads made in the previous decade, the 1980s saw photography elevated to a high art form.

Constructed Worlds is exhibited in the photospace part of the permanent galleries and the works are all in the National Gallery collection. Australian photographers included in the display are Christine Cornish & Robyn Stacey, amongst many others.

A half-day forum titled Tableaux Vivant: 1980s Photography is being held on 21 May, at the National Gallery of Australia, where Robyn Stacey will be discussing the themes of the decade.

SAVE FIRSTDRAFT: ART AUCTION

Firstdraft, Sydney
6 - 10pm Thursday September 3 2009

Christine Cornish and Robyn Stacey are donating work for Firstdraft's Renovation Fundraiser, which will be hosted by the MCA's Elizabeth Ann Macgregor. The work will be available for Preview on Wednesday 12 - 8pm September 2.

Their works can be viewed on the First Draft website