Brisbane
artisan
45 King Street, Bowen Hills 4006. T (07) 3215-0800. E info@artisan.org.au W www.artisan.org.au H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. artisan is Queensland’s home of craft and design. Gallery, store and workshop space supporting and promoting contemporary craft and design practice for both makers and their audiences. To June 4 Con Ojos y Dientes (With Eyes and Teeth) by Latin American-born artist Paula Quintela explores displacement by an intermingling of poetic, literary and domestic references. This new body of work is a mélange of her experiences of multiple cultural mythologies merging with those of the indigenous cultures of her home country. Mixed-media works and ceramics will be included in the shows installation, giving new form to the creatures and stories that inhabit her 2D print-based multimedia works.
FireWorks Gallery
9/31 Thompson Street, Bowen Hills 4006. T (07) 3216-1250. E art@fireworksgallery.com.au W www.fireworksgallery.com.au H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00. March 26 to April 30 HARDWIRED: Laurie Nilsen, Lin Onus & Vincent Serico.
Institute of Modern Art
Judith Wright Arts Centre, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3252-5750. Free entry. Tues–Sat 10.00 to 5.00. To April 16 – and . is the fourth iteration in a series of exhibitions conceived by Obrist and Raza that surveys the life and work of Martinique writer Édouard Glissant. Developed specifically within an Australian context, the exhibition explores cultural synthesis and permeability through the works of Australian First Nations and diasporic artists, with contributions from international counterparts. Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Asad Raza,.
