About the exhibition

Painting Forever: Tony Tuckson displays in depth the most beautiful and representative paintings and drawings by Australia’s greatest abstract expressionist, Tony Tuckson. This is the first major survey exhibition of Tuckson’s work since 1976 and offers a unique opportunity to both discover and reassess one of Australia’s most important 20th century artists.

The exhibition charts the progression of Tuckson, from talented student of figurative watercolours and postwar murals to pre-eminent abstract expressionist. The exhibition explores one of the defining features of 20th century art—the journey towards abstraction. His life’s work is a journey of emotional, intellectual and aesthetic discovery. Painting Forever seeks to balance Tuckson’s most radical, extreme and beautiful late paintings and drawings with early paintings and contextual material to reveal how he became and remained an abstract expressionist artist.

Tours
Sundays at 3.00 pm and Fridays at 12 noon
for the duration of the exhibition. Meet the Guide at the entrance to the exhibition. Tours are free

Talks
Tuesday 22 May at 12.45 pm
Sarah Thomas, Curator of Australian Art, speaks about Tony Tuckson's work, White over red on blue, c.1971 in the exhibition in gallery 22

Films / Videos
For the duration of the exhibition a selection of videos relating to abstract expressionism including a rare documentary film on Tony Tuckson will be screened daily from 11.00 am under the stairs in gallery 25. For more information about the film and video program, contact Cate Parkinson on 8207 7035. Free. All welcome

Please note: Painting Forever: TONY TUCKSON closes on Monday 11 June, 2001

Catalogue
An beautifully illustrated catalogue $29.95 is available from the Gallery Bookshop:
Telephone: 61 8 8207 7029
Facsimile : 61 8 8207 7071
E-mail: agsa.bookshop@saugov.sa.gov.au

For more information click here to visit the Gallery Bookshop webpage