Volume One: MCA Collection

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)

Duration

29 Mar 2012 to 31 Jan 2015

Curator: Glenn Barkley

In 2012, the MCA reopened with a major focus on its collection. Volume One: MCA Collection features over 280 works by more than 170 Australian artists drawn from a period of acquisitions which began with the constitution of the MCA in May 1989. This new presentation reflects the diversity of Australian contemporary art over the past 20 years, including work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists; the consolidation of film and video practice from a marginal to central position; the emergence of diverse cultural voices; as well as ephemeral and performative practices. It also includes references to the MCA’s exhibition and collecting history.

A purpose-built screen space engages visitors with video and a resource room within the original boardroom of the Maritime Services Building provides opportunities to research the collection and view works from the MCA’s Contemporary Art Archive, a unique aspect of the MCA Collection.

All images installation views, Museum of Contemporary Art 2012, Images courtesy and © the artists, Photography: Jenni Carter

Featuring

Kingpins

  • Welcome to the Jingle

Alison Alder

  • Broad left conference

Davida Allen

  • Sam Neill fantasy (1)
  • Sam Neill fantasy (2)

Thomas Nanjiwarra Amagula

  • Yiniyarrma, south-east wind Mamarika

George Anaragayura

  • Untitled (clan waterhole surrounded by totems and a fight below)

Mark Arbuz

  • In concert - Skyhooks plus supporting groups
  • Friends of the Queen Victoria Building

Jabarrgwa Wurrabadalumba Bara

  • North west wind

Jack Barriyalanga

  • Fire totems, billabongs and the egret

Rebecca Baumann

Paddy Bedford

Richard Bell

Gordon Bennett

Bob Bilinyara

  • Circumcision ceremonies

Asher Bilu

  • Insights into Ultimates

Fergus Binns

  • Bennelong Heard First Fleet Through Shell

Stephen Birch

Brian Blanchflower

Daniel Boyd

Ian Burn

  • Photographic mirror (Referential line; Robert Morris)
  • Value-added landscape no.14

Michael Callaghan

  • No God, No Master
  • Stilleto

Mary Callaghan

  • Hot crusifixon dance

Maria Fernanda Cardoso

  • Woven Water, Submarine Landscape I

Aleks Danko

David Datpugarri

  • Djalumbu ceremony

Juan Davila

Dawidi II

  • The great snake and her eggs
  • Wagilag Sisters myth

Destiny Deacon and Virginia Fraser

Pam Debenham

  • Artworkers union benefit dance
  • Bring Philip with The Champions and Typical Girls Disco
  • September 28th - anniversary of John Pat's death in police custody

Mikala Dwyer

Fiona Foley

Nicholas Folland

Jack Gabarnabi

  • Crocodile in the Dreaming

Larrtjanga Ganambarr

  • Djambuwal the Thunderman

Rosalie Gascoigne

Simryn Gill

Gimindjo

  • The Gadadangul snake

Robert Giusti

  • In concert - Skyhooks plus supporting groups

Shaun Gladwell

Peter Graham

  • Tusk

Marr Grounds

  • "Oxide St Junction" (Dingo fence): Sculpture at the top end

Robin Guningbal

  • Fire totem

Melba Gunjarrwanga

  • Mandjabu (conical fish trap)

Mithinarri Gurruwiwi

  • Mardayin (sacred story about the Wagilag Sisters)

Brisbane Gurumululu

  • Wubarr ceremony

Namerredje Guymala

  • Ngalyod, Rainbow Serpent and Ngalkunburriyaymi, female spirit

Fiona Hall

Ray Hayes

  • When the people awake, pack shit Fraser.

Louise Hearman

  • Untitled #1106
  • Untitled #1110
  • Untitled #1118
  • Untitled #986

Lorna Jin-gubarrangunyja

  • Fish trap

Tim Johnson

  • Dewachin
  • Radio Birdman, Funhouse

Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Ildiko Kovacs

Maria Kozic

  • Manster (the picture of Dorian Grey)
  • Manster (Wolf man)

Mick Kubarrku

  • Nawarran (the python)

Rosemary Laing

Leonie Lane

  • South Sydney visual history project
  • The 1982 studio access project
  • Video Mayfair...Sydney filmmakers' cinema

Lindy Lee

  • The silence of painters

Jon Lewis

  • from the series Face to Face

Colin Little

  • Ocker pie-centenary
  • The Projects Show

Jess MacNeil

Robert MacPherson

Jan Mackay

  • Anti-uranium dance
  • Film news
  • Hot crusifixon dance
  • In memory of Victoria St Kings Cross
  • The oo oo ah oo ah ah ah dance
  • This woman is not a car

Chips Mackinolty

  • Christmas is a false consciousness eve party
  • Christmas is false consciousness Eve party
  • Land rights dance
  • Second triennial / May Day palace / revolution ball
  • Stiletto Dance - Uncle Bob's Band
  • The oo oo ah oo ah ah ah dance
  • Uncle Bob's Band returns to the tin sheds
  • Walls sometimes speak. An exhibition of political posters

Mick Magani

  • Mandiwala dance ceremony

Harry Mahkarolla

  • Julunggul (Serpent man)

David Malangi (Daymirringu)

  • Gupapuyngu mortuary rites
  • Mortuary rites for Gurrmirringu the great ancestral hunter
  • Rainbow Serpent
  • Serpent at Gatji waterhole
  • The Gurrmirringu myth
  • The Gurrmirringu myth
  • The time of the dream

Nick Mangan

Susan Marawarr

  • Fish trap

Mathaman Marika

  • The big feast

Mawalan Marika

  • Tribesmen at sea and land
  • Yuwuyuwuity the Giant

Linda Marrinon

  • Edwardian Lady

John Mawurndjul

Narritjin Maymuru

  • Ancestral travels

Rob McHaffie

  • Surrender

Noel McKenna

  • Bicycle rider - Sydney
  • Where the bloody hell are we

Marie McMahon

  • D'Oyley Disco
  • Needlework Demonstrations
  • Needlework is herstory
  • Welcome to the opening of South Sydney Women's Centre
  • You are on Aboriginal land

Jimmy Midjawmidjaw

  • Malutji

David Milaybuma

  • Bandul-wanga (a madman)

Nigel Milsom

Elizabeth Mipilanggurr

  • Fish trap
  • Worra (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)

Kate Miwulku

  • Fish trap
  • Fishtraps
  • Three fish traps

Tracey Moffatt

  • Something More
  • Something More #2
  • Something More #3
  • Something More #5
  • Something More #6
  • Something More #7
  • Something More #8
  • Something More #9

Peter Mondjingu III

  • The great serpent Wititj

TV Moore

Kate Murphy

Bardayal Lofty Nadjamerrek

  • Ceremony with women taking part
  • Mimih man and woman of early dreamtime (with yam symbols)

Yukultji Napangati

  • Designs Associated with the Site of Yunala

Fred Nganganharrilil

  • Djambarrpuyngu mortuary rites
  • Flying fox dance

Bobby Nganjmirra

  • Dreaming rock
  • Dreaming rock of the turtle legend
  • Mimih snake in drum

Michelle Nikou

John Nixon

  • Untitled
  • Untitled

David Noonan

  • Owl
  • Untitled

Susan Norrie

Robert Owen

Patricia Piccinini

  • Plasmid region

Kerrie Poliness

  • Red Matter wall drawing #2

Toni Robertson

  • Walls sometimes speak. An exhibition of political posters

Robert Rooney

  • Miami St, December 1971

Julie Rrap

Lola Delhi Ryan

  • Harbour Bridge

Khaled Sabsabi

Sangeeta Sandrasegar

Gareth Sansom

  • My sin for Norman

Gemma Smith

Charlie Sofo

John Stanton

  • Opera House Turtles

David Stephenson

Ricky Swallow

Imants Tillers

Esme Timbery

Richard Kelly Tipping

  • Opening Brid e [from The Sydney Morning volume 1, 1989]

Hossein Valamanesh

Bridget Van den Bogart

  • When the people awake, pack shit Fraser.

Loretta Vieceli

  • Welcome to the opening of South Sydney Women's Centre

Jenny Watson

  • Self portrait as a narcotic

Louise Weaver

  • It would seem that eyes can live without hearts (Oracle Fox)

Angela Webber

  • Friends of the Queen Victoria Building

Justene Williams

Willowra

  • Mimih spirit with tribal dreaming rock

Paul Worstead

  • All these Holden Kingswoods and Ford Falcons
  • Mental as Anything Dance all Band Alias
  • Stiletto Dance - Uncle Bob's Band

Judith Wright

  • Blind hands

Anchor Wurrkidj

  • Mimih mother and child

Ah Xian

  • China China - Bust 81

Yirawala

  • Lumaluma ghost (Mardayin ceremony man)
  • Maralatj ancestress, creator of northern tribes
  • Maralatj (the Earth mother)
  • Mardayin and Lorrkon ceremonies
  • Mimih ceremony messengers
  • Mosquito dance moiety
  • The making of the Liverpool River
  • Yams Mardayin
  • Yirrita moiety divided into 'skins' by Maralatj

Mungurrawuy Yunupingu

  • Mardayin (sacred painting)
  • The circumcision boys