Something More (Tracey Moffatt)

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Something More is a 1989 photographic work by Australian artist Tracey Moffatt. [1] It was commissioned by the Murray Art Museum Albury (formerly the Albury Regional Art Gallery) and shot in Link Studios in Wodonga. [2] It consists of nine photographs: six colour and three black-and-white. [3]

The series references the works of Drysdale and Namatjira. [4]

The series is also known as "Something More #1 1989" [5] or "Something More". [6]

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References

  1. "MAMA website".
  2. "Historyonics: Tracey Moffatt's Something More". Radio National Drive . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Tracey Moffatt - Something More #1 1989". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia . Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. Robert Nelson (14 January 2004). "Tracey Moffatt - Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney". The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 23 February 2014.