when: 11 July 2024 - 08 September 2024 | venue: Museum of Contemporary Art | cost: Free | address: 140 George Street , The Rocks NSW 2000 | website: https://www.mca.com.au/exhibitions/mca-collection-jonathan-jones-naa/ | tickets: https://www.mca.com.au/exhibitions/mca-collection-jonathan-jones-naa/
published: 17 Jul 2024, 5 min read
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The arrangement of fluorescent tubes in Jonathan Jones' naa (to see or look) evokes the stars in the night sky above Gadigal Country, Sydney.
The installation draws on the life of Lieutenant William Dawes (1762-1836), a First Fleet astronomer who built an observatory at Tarra/Dawes Point in Warrane/Sydney Cove. Dawes' meticulous records reveal his deep engagement with the Aboriginal people of the Eora Nation. They capture conversations with several Eora people, including Patyegarang, a young woman who was vital in helping Dawes understand and document the local language.
Free to visit until 8 September 2024
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, purchased with funds provided by the MCA Foundation, 2015.
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The arrangement of fluorescent tubes in Jonathan Jones' naa (to see or look) evokes the stars in the night sky above Gadigal Country, Sydney.
The installation draws on the life of Lieutenant William Dawes (1762-1836), a First Fleet astronomer who built an observatory at Tarra/Dawes Point in Warrane/Sydney Cove. Dawes' meticulous records reveal his deep engagement with the Aboriginal people of the Eora Nation. They capture conversations with several Eora people, including Patyegarang, a young woman who was vital in helping Dawes understand and document the local language.
Free to visit until 8 September 2024
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, purchased with funds provided by the MCA Foundation, 2015.
Go see MCA Collection: Jonathan Jones, naa (to see or look) 2024.
MCA Collection: Jonathan Jones, naa (to see or look) 2024 is on 11 July 2024 - 08 September 2024. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in The Rocks. Call +61 2 9245 2400 for details. Visit their website at https://www.mca.com.au/exhibitions/mca-collection-jonathan-jones-naa/.
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