The long weekend: Australian artists in France 1918-1939.
Title
The long weekend: Australian artists in France 1918-1939.
Venues
Bendigo Art Gallery (8 December 2007 – 2008)
Date
(2007 – 2008)
Summary
Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC). Paintings
Documentation
Catalogue
Country of context
Australia
Abstract
The Long Weekend highlights the experiences of a selection of Australian artists in France between the First and Second World Wars. It brings to light their individual pursuits; their movements and lifestyle, alongside the art they created. We are taken a step closer to their motivation, their thirst for cultural engagement, why some chose to stay abroad and in some cases never to return to Australia. The exhibition focuses primarily on the Parisian experience, through the work of these Australian artists we are immersed in the culture of the period – the café lifestyle; the sense of style and fashion; the beauty and fascination of the French capital – its parks and gardens, historic buildings, and the river Seine. [Gallery media, 2007].