Margel Hinder Modern in Motion
Margel Ina Hinder Revolving construction 1957. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased 1959 © Estate of Margel Hinder
Margel Hinder Modern in Motion
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Naala Nura, our south building
Lower level 2
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Free admission
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.
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Margel Hinder Modern in Motion
Hear from exhibition curator Denise Mimmocchi on Margel Hinder’s pivotal role in the evolution of Australian modernism.
Margel Hinder: Modern in Motion
This beautifully presented publication is co-edited by Lesley Harding and Denise Mimmochi.
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Presented by the Art Gallery of NSW and Heide Museum of Modern Art
Art Gallery of NSW philanthropic partner
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