Title

Ben Quilty: After Afghanistan 2016.

Collective title

Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition

Venues

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (16 October 2015 – 29 November 2015)

Castlemaine Art Gallery And Historical Museum (15 January 2016 – 15 April 2016)

Date

(2015 – 2016)

Summary

Single-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC). Paintings

Abstract

Ben Quilty: After Afghanistan is an extraordinary Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition by one of the nation’s most incisive artists, and is of great relevance to all Australians. The exhibition officially opens at Castlemaine Art Gallery on Friday 15 January 2016. The exhibition itself was the result of the Archibald Prize-winning artist’s three-week tour across Afghanistan in October 2011. Engaged as an Official War Artist, his purpose was to record and interpret the experiences of Australians deployed as part of Operation Slipper in Kabul, Kandahar, and Tarin Kot in Afghanistan and at Al Minhad Airbase in the United Arab Emirates. In fulfilling his brief, Quilty spoke with many Australian servicemen and women, gaining an insight into their experiences whilst serving in the region, and ultimately leaving with an overwhelming need to tell their stories. [Gallery publicity]