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Queensland Art Gallery Presents a Major Exhibition of Contemporary Torres Strait

QUEENSLAND.- Elaborate dance machines and headdresses, an intricate six-metre long linocut and a tall sail emblazoned with totemic symbols are among the diverse artworks that will make up the largest ever exhibition of contemporary art from the Torres Strait Islands, is on view at the Gallery of Modern Art from July 1 until October 9. Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said ‘Land, Sea and Sky: Contemporary Art of the Torres Strait Islands’ would form part of the South Bank Cultural Centre’s major collaborative project The Torres Strait Islands: A Celebration, being launched on July 2. Mr Ellwood said ‘Land, Sea and Sky’ spanned GoMA’s Level 3 galleries, and included over 200 works by more than 40 artists including painting, drawing, weaving, dance objects, prints, film, video, textiles, ceramics and installations from the Queensland Art Gallery’s collection, as well as major new com