Max Dupain: The architecture of UNSW

From 1959 to 1970, UNSW's main photographer of record was Max Dupain. This exhibition draws from photographs collected by the University Archives from the roughly 140 jobs Dupain carried out for UNSW.


When:

23 April - 31 May 2018

Where:

Level 5 Main Library

Partner:

UNSW Archives

A digital version of the 2018 exhibition Max Dupain: The architecture of UNSW is available as an online exhibition.

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A decade after its foundation in 1949, UNSW entered a period of major campus development. During this time, from 1959 to 1970, UNSW's main photographer of record was Max Dupain - one of the leading figures in 20th century Australian photography.

This exhibition draws from photographs collected by the University Archives from the roughly 140 jobs Dupain carried out for UNSW. The presence and absence of familiar architecture in the campus and its surrounds documents a campus - and a city - in a period of rapid growth and change. These images vividly attest to the artistic vision of their photographer, demonstrating Dupain's characteristically modernist treatment of line and form in architectural photography.

Accessibility: UNSW Main Library is wheelchair accessible.

Image gallery

Events from this exhibition

Opening event

Max Dupain: the architecuture of UNSW was opened by Catherine De Lorenzo, Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Art & Design.

Event was held on Wednesday 2 May 2018.