'The Theatre of War', a three-channel video work, explores Homer’s ancient war poem The Illiad, and references its ongoing relevance to current global conflict....
Stanislava Pinchuk: The Theatre of War
Tag Archives: ACMI
Between the Details: Video Art from the ACMI Collection
An ACMI touring exhibition featuring video works by Kaylene Whiskey, Jason Phu, Deborah Kelly, Zanny Begg and David Rosetzky....
Light: Works from Tate’s Collection
Featuring over seventy works spanning 200 years of art history, refracting the theme of light through the sublime to the intimate, the spiritual to the scientific. ...
Prototype 2021 | 3-month program, 9 new short works
‘Our new program supports great artists and filmmakers to experiment, cross artistic borders and break creative boundaries while allowing audiences to access new, cutting-edge, well-curated art, anywhere, anytime,’ says curator Lauren Carroll Harris....
Did you ask the river? by Joan Ross
ACMI presents the world premiere of 'Did you ask the river?' by Joan Ross, the second Mordant Family VR Commission on show from 7 to 31 March 2019....
Christian Marclay’s The Clock
Christian Marclay’s 24-hour single-channel montage, The Clock (2010), contains over 12,000 cinema and television extracts from canonical thrillers, westerns, musicals and sci-fi through to obscure art-house oddities....
Oliver Beer plays a building like a musical instrument and reanimates an old literary classic
Through March and April, Melbourne and Sydney will present works by London-based artist Oliver Beer whose background in music and art informs his exploration of the intersection between sound, architecture and space....
Zanny Begg awarded inaugural $70,000 Artbank + ACMI Commission
The inaugural $70,000 Artbank + ACMI Commission has been awarded to artist and activist Zanny Begg for her proposed work The Beehive, based on the unsolved murder of famous Sydney anti-development campaigner Juanita Nielsen in 1975....
Sydney Film Festival | Akira Kurosawa: from canvas to screen
The fixed composition of Ran's opening sequence resembles a string of paintings as static figures are positioned over a lush, breathing landscape. Kurosawa as artist is showcased immediately....
Angelica Mesiti: The Calling
‘The Calling’ is a poignant exploration of ancient human traditions evolving and adapting to the modern world. Angelica Mesiti’s work speaks to the tenacity and creativity of traditional cultures in the face of technical progress and environmental flux....
Five Themes
'Five Themes' is a survey of William Kentridge's work that reflects the significant socio-political presence of his home country, South Africa....