Exhibition Opening | James Barth: The Clumped Spirit

Celebrate the opening of our The Clumped Spirit by Meanjin/Brisbane artist James Barth on Friday 25 October, 6-8PM.⁠

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The show is the third in a series of annual $80,000 commissions funded by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund and delivered in partnership with leading Australian art galleries, to support mid-career and established artists to develop and present major new bodies of work.⁠
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James Barth studied painting at Queensland College of Art, graduating in 2014. Using 3D-modelling software, she creates stages, props, and avatars, which are then transmuted into screen-printed oil paintings and animated videos. In addition to new paintings and video, The Clumped Spirit makes a dramatic move into sculpture. Barth’s 3D-printed sculptures are coated in zinc and aluminium, recalling petrified figures from Pompeii.⁠
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The Clumped Spirit is a partnership with UNSW Galleries, Warrane/Sydney, and supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, IMA Commissioners Circle, and UNSW New Contemporaries. The IMA is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Australian Government through Creative Australia, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Federal, State, and Territory Governments. ⁠
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Image: James Barth The Clumped Spirit, 2024 (render).⁠

Accessibility 

We are committed to making the IMA accessible to people of all abilities, their families, and carers, as well as visitors of different ages and different backgrounds.

The gallery entrance is on the ground floor of the Judith Wright Arts Centre, on Berwick Street. There is wheelchair access and an accessible toilet with baby changing facilities also located on the ground floor, and we welcome guide and support dogs.

If you plan to attend this event and have specific support needs we can accommodate, please contact engagement@ima.org.au, call (07) 3252 5750, or ask our friendly staff on-site. Read our access information for visitors here.⁠