February 23, 2023
We walked over to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In particular, we wanted to see the brand new Sydney Modern Project extension to the Gallery. Opening in December 2022 it has almost doubled the Gallery’s exhibition space, cost well in excess of $300 million. Here are some of the sights and artworks we saw during our wander around its extensive spaces.
We even participated in creating an art piece. Rolling little balls out of clay to be included in a work called Archive of Mind by the South Korean conceptual artist, Kimsooja.
Deep under the new building is a very cool exhibit called The Tank. A massive oil tank had been built to provide fuel for the navy during World War II. It has now been transformed into a dramatic space with shifting light falling across industrial looking sculpture.
We then walked over to the old wing of the gallery which was also rather impressive.
We finished the day at the Landsdowne Hotel watching No Cigar play their first Australian gig. John and Fi’s son, Ned, is the band’s drummer.
Mal and Lauren 