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Lionel Bawden the amorphous ones (the insatiable, unquantifiable longing) (detail) 2008 Staedtler pencils, epoxy, incraclac Image courtesy the artist and GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney © the artist Photography: Jamie North
Kirsty Bruce Untitled (detail) 2008–9 watercolour and coloured pencil on paper dimensions variable Image courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane © the artist
Eugene Carchesio (untitled) Cassettes (detail) 2007 Subtitled individually: $elf Help, The $ilencers, Secret $ilent Songs, Secret $ounds of Silence, $ilent Melodies, $ilent Thoughts, $ilent is my only Friend, Improvisations of $ilence pencil on paper Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2009 Image courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane © the artist Photograph: Carl Warner
Sharon Goodwin Afterworld 2007 acrylic & watercolour on acid-free foamcore, Image courtesy the artist and Uplands Gallery, Melbourne © the artist
Jess Johnson Artvader (detail) 2007 ink on paper Image courtesy and © the artist
Cassandra Laing No time to waste 2006 graphite and charcoal on paper Collection of Artbank, Sydney Image courtesy the estate of Cassandra Laing and Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne © Cassandra Laing
Richard Lewer 03.03.09 (detail) 2009 charcoal on the wall Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 2009 Courtesy the artist and Block Projects, Melbourne © the artist Photograph: Jenni Carter
Laith McGregor Hex 2008 biro on paper Collection of Clinton Ng, Sydney Image courtesy the artist and Sullivan and Strumpf, Sydney © the artist
James Morrison Cape Saunders 2008 papier-mâché and ink in perspex case Image courtesy the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney © the artist
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VIDEO & AUDIO GALLERY

What's On - I Walk the Line

Running Time: 0:49

The What's On program discusses the exhibition I walk the line: New Australian Drawing held at the MCA in 2009.

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What's On - I Walk the Line

Running Time: 0:49

The What's On program discusses the exhibition I walk the line: New Australian Drawing held at the MCA in 2009.

Sunday Arts - I Walk the Line

Running Time: 5:41

ABC program Sunday Arts discusses the MCA exhibition I walk the line: New Australian Drawing held at the MCA in 2009. Includes interviews with the artists and curator Christine Morrow.

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Sunday Arts - I Walk the Line

Running Time: 5:41

ABC program Sunday Arts discusses the MCA exhibition I walk the line: New Australian Drawing held at the MCA in 2009. Includes interviews with the artists and curator Christine Morrow.

Richard Lewer installation for I walk the line: New Australian drawing

Running Time: 4:33

Richard Lewer installing his work 03/03/09 for the exhibition I walk the line: New Australian Drawing.

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Richard Lewer installation for I walk the line: New Australian drawing

Running Time: 4:33

Richard Lewer installing his work 03/03/09 for the exhibition I walk the line: New Australian Drawing.

I Walk the Line: New Australian Drawing



17 March - 24 May 2009

Drawing is enjoying a renaissance in contemporary Australian art. This exhibition examines new approaches to drawing and the reinvigoration of drawing practice by many (mostly young) artists from across the nation who have spear-headed its resurgent popularity.

The exhibition adopts the traditional definition of drawing as ‘mark-making’, but its focus extends to performative works that feature the production of marks as well as art objects. As a result it includes both drawings and works about drawing.

The range of works comprises collaborative and performative drawings, animation, as well as works that feature the cross-over between drawing and the graphic arts.





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