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, Gallery 3.1, Gallery 3.2 & 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
