Special exhibition in Sydney: 'Dangerously Modern' - interview with Japanese guides

A special exhibition 'Dangerously Modern' featuring the works of female artists who left Australia to study art in Europe from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century is currently being held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney. We spoke to four Japanese volunteer guides.

Japanese volunteer guides at AGNSW in Sydney: (from left) Midori Furze, Nobuko Matsuda, Chie Hamada, and Kaoru Morioka. Credit: SBS

Hilda Rix Nicholas 'An Australian (Une Australienne)' 1926, oil on canvas, 103 x 81 cm, National Gallery of Australia, purchased 2014 © Bronwyn Wright Credit: © Bronwyn Wright

We interviewed Kaoru Morioka, Nobuko Matsuda, Midori Furze, and Chie Hamada, all Japanese volunteer guides at the art gallery. Each of these four women has ventured overseas from Japan to pursue new lives.

Ethel Carrick 'Rue Mouffetard' 1910, oil on canvas, 38.1 × 45.6 cm, Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth Credit: Jessica Maurer/Kerry Stokes Collection

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