Take a Look: Margel Hinder, ‘Modern in Motion’
If you’re in Sydney, be sure to visit Margel Hinder, Modern in Motion currently on show at The Art Gallery of New South Wales until 2 May, 2021. You may remember Margel Hinder from one of our previous blog posts - you can read Spotlight On: Margel Hinder written by Christine Crimmins here.
About the exhibition:
The first dedicated retrospective of one of the most important and dynamic, yet underrated, Australian sculptors of the 20th century
Margel Hinder (1906–95) initially worked in woodcarving in the 1930s but by the early 1950s she shifted to an abstract sculptural language that explored form, space, light and movement. She created commanding kinetic works whose slow rotations encapsulate a sense of the world in perpetual motion.
Hinder also created some of Australia’s most enduring outdoor monuments, incorporating the movement of water into her sculptural forms.
The exhibition includes an immersive installation that reconstructs in lifescale several of her most significant works to convey their power and complexity to audiences. Art Gallery of NSW.
Special event:
You may be interested to attend a special associated event scheduled for Friday 5 and Saturday 6 March - a lecture with exhibition curator Denise Mimmocchi. Join Denise, for this fascinating lecture exploring Hinder’s career from the 1930s to the 1970s and the distinct contribution she made to the movements of modern art in Australia.
You can read more about the event and book your ticket here.
Read more:
Read the latest piece on the AGNSW 'Art Stuff' blog to discover the conservation techniques required to restore Hinder’s tiny, beautiful maquette’s for the exhibition, click here. There are some great images shared on the post too.
You may also like to read reviews about the exhibition here and here.
The AGNSW in association with the Heide Museum of Modern Art has co-published an exhibition catalogue for the show, you can purchase the book here.
If you visit the exhibition, be sure to come back and share your review in the comments - we’d love to hear what you thought of the show!
Above image: Margel Ina Hinder Revolving construction 1957. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased 1959 © Estate of Margel Hinder.