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Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
Main entrance to GOMA.
Main entrance to GOMA.
Established December 2006 (2006-12)
Location Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Type Art museum
Visitors 667,657 (2016)
Owner Government of Queensland
Public transit access Bus: Cultural Centre station
Train: South Brisbane station

The Gallery of Modern Art (often called GOMA) is a cool art museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It's part of the Queensland Cultural Centre in the South Bank area. GOMA is a place where you can see amazing modern and contemporary art from Australia and around the world.

GOMA first opened its doors on December 2, 2006. It's the biggest gallery in Australia dedicated to modern art. It also has Australia's first special cinema for showing films by artists, called a cinematheque. The gallery is right next to the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and the State Library of Queensland. It looks out over the Brisbane River and the city center. The building is huge, with a total floor area of over 25,000 square meters. Its largest exhibition space is 1,100 square meters.

Designing the Gallery of Modern Art

GOMA, Brisbane
GOMA's design makes it look like a "pavilion in the landscape."

In July 2002, a company from Sydney called Architectus was chosen to design GOMA. They won a competition to create the second building for the Queensland Art Gallery.

The main idea behind Architectus's design was to make GOMA look like a "pavilion in the landscape." This means it was designed to fit naturally into its surroundings. It acts as an important center point for the whole cultural area. The building's design also carefully considers the land, how the city has grown around it, and its closeness to the river.

Architectus won a big award in 2007 for their design of GOMA. The building cost about 107 million dollars to build.

Exciting Art Exhibitions

Entrance to GoMA - 21st Century - Art in the First Decade
Entrance to GOMA during the "21st Century: Art in the First Decade" exhibition.

GOMA often hosts many different art shows, called exhibitions. These shows feature artworks from famous artists and new talents. Here are some of the cool exhibitions that have been at GOMA:

  • Fairy Tales (December 2, 2023 – April 28, 2024)
  • Water (December 7, 2019 – April 26, 2020)
  • Quilty (June 29 – October 13, 2019)
  • Margaret Olley: A Generous Life (June 15 – October 13, 2019)
  • Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection (March 24 – August 5, 2018)
  • Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow (November 4, 2017 – February 11, 2018)
  • Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe (May 27 – September 3, 2017)
  • Cindy Sherman (May 28 – October 3, 2016)
  • David Lynch: Between Two Worlds (March 14 – June 8, 2015)
  • Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth (November 23, 2013 – May 11, 2014)
  • Matisse: Drawing Life (December 3, 2011 – March 4, 2012)
  • Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams (June 11 – October 2, 2011)
  • 21st Century: Art in the First Decade (December 18, 2010 – April 26, 2011)
  • Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future (August 7 – November 14, 2010)
  • Ron Mueck (May 8 – August 1, 2010)
  • Picasso & his collection (June 9 – September 14, 2008)
  • Andy Warhol (December 8, 2007 – April 13, 2008)

Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

GOMA also works with the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) to host a special event called the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT). This event happens every few years and shows modern art from artists across Asia and the Pacific.

  • The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) (December 4, 2021 – April 25, 2022)
  • The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9) (November 24, 2018 – April 28, 2019)
  • The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) (November 21, 2015 – April 10, 2016)
  • The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7) (December 8, 2012 – April 14, 2013)
  • The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6) (December 5, 2009 – April 5, 2010)
  • The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT5) (December 2, 2006 – May 27, 2007)

Famous Artworks at GOMA

GOMA has many important artworks in its permanent collection. Here are some of the well-known pieces you might see:

See also

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