❓ Question regarding upcoming exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, particularly in light of the Perth Cultural Centre revitalisation. The Minister details the MoMA partnership and upcoming exhibitions, highlighting benefits for all WA residents.
AnsweredQoN 295Legislative Assembly
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ART GALLERY —
VISITING EXHIBITIONS
295. Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND to the Minister for Culture and the
Arts:
Before I ask my question, I acknowledge in the gallery year 7
Ocean Reef Primary School students from the electorate of Ocean Reef.
My question is to the Minister for Culture and the Arts.
Ms M.M. Quirk :
Arts!
The SPEAKER : Thank
you, members!
Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND :
Is it funny, member for Girrawheen? Would you do it if I was Chinese or
Vietnamese?
Mr P.T. Miles interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Wanneroo, if you want to be formally called to order, just keep
going in that way. We are all in this place because we want to be in this
place. If some of you do not want to be in here, you make that decision and
take yourselves out of here. I expect, members, when someone is asking a
question that they are able to do so in silence, not with interruptions about
the nature of the question, the way it is being asked or the way someone might
pronounce particular words.
Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND :
My question is to the Minister for Culture and the Arts. Noting the government's
commitment to revitalise Perth Cultural Centre, can the minister update the
house on the upcoming exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Western Australia?
VISITING EXHIBITIONS
295. Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND to the Minister for Culture and the
Arts:
Before I ask my question, I acknowledge in the gallery year 7
Ocean Reef Primary School students from the electorate of Ocean Reef.
My question is to the Minister for Culture and the Arts.
Ms M.M. Quirk :
Arts!
The SPEAKER : Thank
you, members!
Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND :
Is it funny, member for Girrawheen? Would you do it if I was Chinese or
Vietnamese?
Mr P.T. Miles interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Wanneroo, if you want to be formally called to order, just keep
going in that way. We are all in this place because we want to be in this
place. If some of you do not want to be in here, you make that decision and
take yourselves out of here. I expect, members, when someone is asking a
question that they are able to do so in silence, not with interruptions about
the nature of the question, the way it is being asked or the way someone might
pronounce particular words.
Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND :
My question is to the Minister for Culture and the Arts. Noting the government's
commitment to revitalise Perth Cultural Centre, can the minister update the
house on the upcoming exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the member for South
Perth, I acknowledge in the gallery year 8 students from Penrhos College who
are visiting here at the moment.
There is a lot happening in Perth,
in the CBD in particular, as well as across the whole of Western Australia. The
government has a very deliberate focus on undertaking major developments, which
in some cases have been debated and discussed for more than two decades, such
as the Perth City Link project; the Perth Waterfront project, Elizabeth Quay;
improving and upgrading the Cultural Centre and making it more attractive and
much more active; and constructing a new Western Australian Museum in the Perth
Cultural Centre precinct. All of these projects are with the intention of
making Perth a much more interesting, desirable, active and enjoyable place for
people both to live in and to visit. I make the point that these projects are
as much for the people in the outer suburbs of the Peth metropolitan area and
in regional and rural parts of Western Australia as they are for people living
within a few kilometres of the CBD.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Are
you touring the Picassos?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Perth!
Mr J.N. Hyde : Where
outside of the CBD are the Picassos going?
Mr J.H.D. DAY :
What a stupid question!
Mr J.N. Hyde : You
just said they were going to the regions.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite
simply, if you want to ask a question of the minister, seek the call.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : The lack of support from the member for Perth for a major
investment and for these major events and projects that are being undertaken in
his own electorate is quite outstanding. The member for Perth and the rest of
the opposition —
Mr
J.N. Hyde : It's great but it is only in my electorate. Why don't
you take it to the other suburbs? The minister invited interjection.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the second time
today. You have no need to speak, nor does any other member of this place, when
I am on my feet or the Acting Speakers are on their feet.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition and the member for Perth have made
it very clear that they oppose much of what is being done in the Perth CBD. I
make the point that what is being done is for all the people of Western
Australia as much as it is for people who live close to the Perth CBD. People
actually want a capital city of our state that is interesting and is a place
that people want to visit, recreate in and enjoy their time and so on. That is
what these projects are all about. The opposition has made it clear that it
does not support them.
However, one of the major projects that has been in
development now for about two years and will be formally opened by the Premier
later this evening is the exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia,
which is the first of a series of six exhibitions from the Museum of Modern Art
in New York. Approximately 120 works have travelled to Perth from New York,
including twentieth century art and some major works, and will be on display as
part of that exhibition. It is the first of six exhibitions in this series over
three years and reflects an outstanding partnership that has been developed
between the Art Gallery of Western Australia and MoMA in New York. It is a
great credit to the director of the Art Gallery, Dr Stefano Carboni, his
colleagues and the board of the Art Gallery on the one hand; and the director
of the Museum of Modern Art, Glenn Lowry, and his colleagues on the other hand,
with whom this partnership was established. In Perth we have this wonderful
opportunity of seeing in some cases iconic works of art from the twentieth
century; for example, Picasso's Night
Fishing at Antibes ; Jasper Johns' Map of the United States; and Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans . There are
about 120 works, as I said, and I encourage members to take the opportunity of
visiting the exhibition over the next months.
This is the only venue in the
southern hemisphere where this exhibition will be available and it reflects, as
I said, the partnership and the work that has been undertaken between the Art
Gallery of Western Australia and MoMA. It is a reflection of the fact that Perth
is maturing as a city, is being recognised internationally as a destination
that is worthy of these sorts of exhibitions, and is where people will
increasingly want to visit. All the projects that I mentioned, such as the
Perth Waterfront project—Elizabeth Quay—Perth City Link and
improvements to the Perth Cultural Centre, together with these major
exhibitions and the completion of a new Museum in the city, are linked and are
about making Perth a desirable and significant city where people in not only
Australia, but also the Asian region will want to visit and live.
Perth, I acknowledge in the gallery year 8 students from Penrhos College who
are visiting here at the moment.
There is a lot happening in Perth,
in the CBD in particular, as well as across the whole of Western Australia. The
government has a very deliberate focus on undertaking major developments, which
in some cases have been debated and discussed for more than two decades, such
as the Perth City Link project; the Perth Waterfront project, Elizabeth Quay;
improving and upgrading the Cultural Centre and making it more attractive and
much more active; and constructing a new Western Australian Museum in the Perth
Cultural Centre precinct. All of these projects are with the intention of
making Perth a much more interesting, desirable, active and enjoyable place for
people both to live in and to visit. I make the point that these projects are
as much for the people in the outer suburbs of the Peth metropolitan area and
in regional and rural parts of Western Australia as they are for people living
within a few kilometres of the CBD.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Are
you touring the Picassos?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Perth!
Mr J.N. Hyde : Where
outside of the CBD are the Picassos going?
Mr J.H.D. DAY :
What a stupid question!
Mr J.N. Hyde : You
just said they were going to the regions.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite
simply, if you want to ask a question of the minister, seek the call.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : The lack of support from the member for Perth for a major
investment and for these major events and projects that are being undertaken in
his own electorate is quite outstanding. The member for Perth and the rest of
the opposition —
Mr
J.N. Hyde : It's great but it is only in my electorate. Why don't
you take it to the other suburbs? The minister invited interjection.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the second time
today. You have no need to speak, nor does any other member of this place, when
I am on my feet or the Acting Speakers are on their feet.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition and the member for Perth have made
it very clear that they oppose much of what is being done in the Perth CBD. I
make the point that what is being done is for all the people of Western
Australia as much as it is for people who live close to the Perth CBD. People
actually want a capital city of our state that is interesting and is a place
that people want to visit, recreate in and enjoy their time and so on. That is
what these projects are all about. The opposition has made it clear that it
does not support them.
However, one of the major projects that has been in
development now for about two years and will be formally opened by the Premier
later this evening is the exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia,
which is the first of a series of six exhibitions from the Museum of Modern Art
in New York. Approximately 120 works have travelled to Perth from New York,
including twentieth century art and some major works, and will be on display as
part of that exhibition. It is the first of six exhibitions in this series over
three years and reflects an outstanding partnership that has been developed
between the Art Gallery of Western Australia and MoMA in New York. It is a
great credit to the director of the Art Gallery, Dr Stefano Carboni, his
colleagues and the board of the Art Gallery on the one hand; and the director
of the Museum of Modern Art, Glenn Lowry, and his colleagues on the other hand,
with whom this partnership was established. In Perth we have this wonderful
opportunity of seeing in some cases iconic works of art from the twentieth
century; for example, Picasso's Night
Fishing at Antibes ; Jasper Johns' Map of the United States; and Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans . There are
about 120 works, as I said, and I encourage members to take the opportunity of
visiting the exhibition over the next months.
This is the only venue in the
southern hemisphere where this exhibition will be available and it reflects, as
I said, the partnership and the work that has been undertaken between the Art
Gallery of Western Australia and MoMA. It is a reflection of the fact that Perth
is maturing as a city, is being recognised internationally as a destination
that is worthy of these sorts of exhibitions, and is where people will
increasingly want to visit. All the projects that I mentioned, such as the
Perth Waterfront project—Elizabeth Quay—Perth City Link and
improvements to the Perth Cultural Centre, together with these major
exhibitions and the completion of a new Museum in the city, are linked and are
about making Perth a desirable and significant city where people in not only
Australia, but also the Asian region will want to visit and live.
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