Manly Art Gallery & Museum is pleased to host Lost in Palm Springs, a multidisciplinary exhibition that celebrates the landscape and mid-century modern architecture found in the desert city of Palm Springs, California.
The exhibition will run from Friday 8 December to Sunday 25 February 2024. It is also part of Sydney Festival 2024.
Mayor Sue Heins said Lost in Palm Springs was a unique opportunity to experience works from 14 internationally recognised artists, photographers and thinkers from America and Australia.
“Curated by award-winning Australian writer and conceptual artist, Dr Greer Honeywill, Lost in Palm Springs features works that respond to and capture the unique characteristics of the city, its surroundings, and its Bauhaus style.”
Dr Greer Honeywill said: “I call ‘Lost in Palm Springs’ (the exhibition and the book), the project of a lifetime because that is what it has been to me over the last six years. And I have been blessed to work with extraordinary and inspirational artists.”
Lost in Palm Springs evolved as an exhibition in response to three artist research residencies undertaken by Dr Greer Honeywill in Palm Springs in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and research that continued in Australia between the residencies.
The exhibition explores the resurgence of mid-century modern architecture and design not only in Palm Springs and Joshua Tree in the US but also in Australian locations such as Mt Eliza, Canberra, Mermaid Beach, Sydney to name a few.
Lost in Palm Springs is a must-see exhibition for anyone interested in mid-century modern architecture and its influence on contemporary culture.
Artists:
Kate Ballis (AUS), Tom Blachford (AUS), Darren Bradley (USA), Anna Carey (AUS),
Sam Cranstoun (AUS), Paul Davies (AUS), Rosi Griffin (AUS), Jim Isermann (USA), Troy Kudlac (USA), Lance O’Donnell (USA), Kim Stringfellow (USA), Vicki Stravrou (AUS), Robyn Sweaney (AUS), Gosia Wlodarczak (AUS).
The exhibition has been developed by HOTA Gallery, Gold Coast in partnership with Museums & Galleries Queensland.
In 2023–2026, the exhibition will travel to 12 regional centres in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
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Exhibition Opening
Friday 8 December 2023, 6 – 8pm
To be opened by Shannon Battisson, Architect and Director of The Mill Architecture + Design and Past National President of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Curator’s Talk
Sat 9 December, 2 – 3pm
In this curator presentation, Dr Greer Honeywill will outline the themes of the Lost in Palm Springs exhibition and provide insight into the development of its curation. In 2015 Dr Greer Honeywill undertook a research trip to Palm Springs, California to look at the mid-century modern architecture for which the desert city is famed. Inspired by what she found she went on to complete three artist residencies – 2017, 2018 and 2019 – the findings of which have become part of the touring exhibition, Lost in Palm Springs.
Greer Honeywill lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. She holds a PhD in Fine Art from Monash University (2003) for which she was awarded the Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal for academic excellence, and she holds a PhD in Art from the School of Creative Arts, University of Tasmania (2015).
Iconic: Lost in Palm Springs
Thursday 18 January, 6 – 7:30pm
Organic and elegant, we love to live with Mid-Century Modern design. Join three creatives as they talk about their favourite MCM objects at this special event. Artist Paul Davies, artist/curator/designer Liane Rossler and architect Penelope Seidler AM share their thoughts on contemporary approaches to living with Mid-century Modern. Supported by Sydney Festival 2024, the event is part of the Lost in Palm Springs exhibition.
Enjoy a welcome drink, private viewing of the exhibition, and get Lost in Palm Springs!
Tickets: General $20 / Members and concessions $18
Rosi Griffin: Urban Fabric Workshop
Tuesday 13 February, 10am – 1pm
In this workshop for adults, you will learn the process of creating a watercolour painting of an urban scene is the focus on the Australian beach shack. Rosi Griffin will demonstrate different techniques starting with a pencil drawing to applying various watercolour washes and final details. This is an excellent workshop for people thinking about producing a visual travelling diary or interested in painting the urban environment. Bring a few photos or sketches of places that have meaning to you, an interesting house, a particular street scene or a favourite city view.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly NSW 2095
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Curated by Dr Greer Honeywill, Lost in Palm Springs is a touring initiative developed by HOTA, Home of the Arts, Gold Coast in partnership with Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through its Visions of Australia program and through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. It is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and proudly sponsored by IAS Fine Art Logistics and o2 Architecture. Museums & Galleries Queensland is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds through the Australian Cultural Fund.