Peter Milne
Image Credit: Peter MILNE,Nick Cave The Boys Next Door gig, Swinburne 1977,pigment ink-jet print,30.0 x 20.0 cm,Museum of Australian Photography, City of Monash Collection,donated by Helen Frajman 2021,MAPh 2021.106,courtesy of the artist and M.33 (Melbourne)
Lovers and misfits
A Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) Touring Exhibition
Lovers and misfitsis an exhibition of portraits by Peter Milne taken during the formative years of his artistic practice. Milne first began taking photographs of his friends, family, and the Melbourne punk scene in the 1970s and over the subsequent decades captured a flow of figures including Nick Cave, Anita Lane, Rowland S Howard, and Polly Borland.
About the Artist
Peter Milne (1960– ) is an Australian photographer who lives and works in Melbourne. His background is in documentary practice, photographing the first wave of the Melbourne punk scene, in addition to the first decade of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Milne’s recent practice engages montage and collage to produce elaborate historical allegories and political satires, which circulates as sequences and photo-narratives. He has exhibited extensively around Australia and internationally and has published eight monographs of his work, including Juvenilia (M.33, 2020), Personal hygiene (M.33, Melbourne, 2016) and Beautiful lies: notes towards a history of Australia (Queensland Centre for Photography, 2011). Milne is represented by M.33 (Melbourne).
About the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)
MAPh is the proud custodian of over 4000 Australian photographs and continues to provide access to the collection for the community beyond our museum exhibitions.
Situated on a parkland with spectacular views of Melbourne's southeast, MAPh is a fine example of contemporary Australian architecture. The original building was designed by internationally renowned architect Harry Seidler and remains the only formal art gallery space he designed; subsequent additions to the building were designed by Cox Sanderson Ness (2000). A sculpture park extends visitors’ viewing experience from inside to outside the gallery.
MAPh is the home of the annual Bowness Photography Prize, which has emerged as an important survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country. The winning work is awarded $30,000 and acquired into MAPh’s nationally significant collection of Australian photographs.
Venue
FAC -Mezzanine Gallery
Main Foyer
When
Saturday 10 May to Saturday 26 July
Free Entry
Tue-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-2
Closed Monday, Sunday, public holidays & long weekends