Join us for the opening of two powerful photographic exhibitions as part of our Makuru Season at John Curtin Gallery.
Turrangka…in the shadows surveys a decade of work by artist James Tylor, examining histories of colonisation and their profound impact on Indigenous cultures through experimental photo-media and hand-made Kaurna cultural objects. Curated by Leigh Robb.
Recently acquired by the National Gallery of Australia from the artist’s personal collection, Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is one of the defining artworks of the twentieth century. Curated by Anne O’Hehir.
James Tylor – Turrangka…In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition.
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
Viewer Advice: The photographs in Nan Goldin’s The ballad of sexual dependency depict the everyday lives, often in intimate detail, of people in Goldin’s immediate community during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
15+ Content Warning: Please be advised that works of art in the exhibition depict explicit nudity, sexual acts, drug use, and the impacts of violence against women. Viewer discretion is advised under the age of 15.
Event Details
Thursday 3 July
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Free event, open to the public
Formalities from 6pm
Welcome to Country by Vaughan McGuire
Light refreshments provided
Exhibition Open: 4 July – 14 September 2025
Image 1: Nan Goldin, Nan and Brian in bed, NYC, 1983, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1994 © Nan Goldin.
Image 2: James Tylor, Aotearoa my Hawaiki #11, 2015. Inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper with rip, 50 x 25 cm. Courtesy the artist, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, N.Smith.Gallery, Sydney, and GAGPROJECTS, Adelaide and Copyright the artist.
