Value Added
Jackie Kurltjunyintja Giles, Australia 1937–2010 / Valiant 2007 / Synthetic polymer paint on metal / 152 x 142 x 10cm / Purchased 2008. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Jackie Kurltjunyintja Giles. / View full image
When
7 Jun 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
Where
Gallery of Modern Art, Media Lounge
Admission
Free
About
‘Value Added’ explores how contemporary Australian artists have engaged with the legacy of the readymade. In these artworks, artists have used and built on pre-existing objects, artworks and ideas, reinterpreting them from new perspectives. The display takes its title from conceptual artist Ian Burn’s ‘Value added landscapes’ series — a phrase the artist took from an economic concept, which refers to the enhancement of a material’s monetary value through the manufacturing process.
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Delve into the exhibition artworks
Stuart Ringholt, Australia b.1971 / Untitled (wing chair - pink) 2009 / Enamel on steel on wooden plinth / Chair: 72.3 x 76.3 x 71.5cm; plinth: 90 x 85.5 x 85cm (complete) / Purchased 2011. Ivy Lillian Walton Bequest / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Stuart Ringholt/Copyright Agency / View full image
Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Waradgerie people, Australia b.1962 / Narbong 2009 / Corrugated tin with pigment and fencing wire / 135 x 63 x 20cm / Gift of Anne Best through the QAG Foundation 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lorraine Connelly-Northey / View full image
Ian Burn, Australia 1939–93 / W F Shaw / Value added landscape no. 10 1993 / Oil and enamel on composite board with transparent synthetic polymer resin / 51.5 x 83.5 x 10.5cm / Purchased 1996. QAG Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Ian Burn Estate. / View full image
