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Don’t miss the opening of our three new exhibitions, featuring new and acclaimed works by Queensland and international artists. At 3pm, hear exhibiting artist Jasmine Togo-Brisby in conversation with Imelda Miller (Curator, Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Indigenous Studies, Queensland Museum) as they discuss the Australian South Sea Islander artist’s practice and her new exhibition, It Is Not a Place.
Afterwards, join us for opening celebrations and explore our three new shows—including Platform, an exhibition of groundbreaking new commissions by emerging Queensland artists Miguel Aquilizan, Mia Boe, and Sarah Poulgrain, and the mind-bending work of Hong Kong-based artist Angela Su.
About the Exhibitions
Jasmine Togo-Brisby is an Australian South Sea Islander artist who conjures with an iconography of tall ships, decorative ceilings, and crow feathers. It Is Not a Place features two major new commissions—a sculpture and a video—exploring her identity and the impacts of the Pacific slave trade.
Our new annual exhibition Platform showcases new commissions by emerging Queensland artists under forty, enabling their work to reach wider audiences. In 2024, we present new works by Miguel Aquilizan, Mia Boe, and Sarah Poulgrain.
Angela Su’s pseudo-documentary The Magnificent Levitation Act of Lauren O tells the story of her fictional alter-ego Lauren O, a mysterious circus performer drawn to levitation practices. The centrepiece of her show Arise at the Hong Kong Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2022, the video links the perils of flight to the recesses of the mind.
Accessibility
We are committed to making the IMA accessible to people of all abilities, their families, and carers, as well as visitors of different ages and different backgrounds.
The gallery entrance is on the ground floor of the Judith Wright Arts Centre, on Berwick Street. There is wheelchair access and an accessible toilet with baby changing facilities also located on the ground floor, and we welcome guide and support dogs.
If you plan to attend this event and have specific support needs we can accommodate, please contact [email protected], call (07) 3252 5750, or ask our friendly staff on-site. Read our access information for visitors here: ima.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Access-information-for-visitors-2021.pdf
Guest Biographies
Jasmine Togo-Brisby is an Australian South Sea Islander of Ni-Vanuatu ancestry, known for her works examining the cultural memory and shared histories of plantation colonisation across the Pacific. Born in Murwillumbah, she grew up in Townsville and Brisbane and studied at the Queensland College of Art, Brisbane. Her work has been exhibited widely in Aotearoa/New Zealand and is held in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery and Queensland Art Gallery. Her survey exhibition, Hom Swit Hom, was presented at Artspace, Mackay, in 2022; her work is currently featured in the 18th Adelaide Biennale on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; and will be featured in the Asia Pacific Triennial, at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, later this year.
Imelda Miller is the Curator of Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Indigenous Studies at Queensland Museum. Imelda works with material culture and archival collections inside and outside of traditional museum environment and spaces to create access to collections for communities of origin. Her collaborative curatorial practice incorporates a combination of cultural practice, community engagement and community-led research and development. Imelda’s research focus is primarily on Australian South Sea Islander history, heritage and identity.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Institute of Modern Art, 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia,Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Fortitude Valley
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