Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney, is exhibiting a series of artworks by Joseph McGlennon titled “Florilegium.” The exhibition is on view till December 17, 2016.Florilegium is the continuation of a body of work by Joseph McGlennon, first commenced in 2014. Inspired from Joseph Banks’ botanical drawings and present glimpses to a rare and exotic paradise, the series has been acclaimed internationally; Florilegium #1 was the winner of 2015 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize and has since been acquired by the Monash Gallery of Art and Australian Parliament collections. A Latin term reconfigured in the Middle Ages, “Florilegium” (to gather flowers) takes root in the gathering of scholarly church writings under one tome.The exhibition is on view at Michael Reid Sydney, 44 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay, NSW 2011.For details, visit: http://michaelreid.com.au/exhibition/florilegium/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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