The essential Duchamp
More than a century after Marcel Duchamp’s (1887–1968) ready made Fountain was rejected from display in New York and over five decades since the last significant exhibition of his work came to Australia, the Art Gallery ...
Category: Exhibitions
Midawarr | Harvest: The art of Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley
Be immersed in a vast Arnhem Land floodplain and lose yourself in a forest of bark paintings as Melbourne Museum presents Midawarr | Harvest: The art of Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley in the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cult...
Portrait of David Wenham awarded 2019 Archibald Packing Room Prize
Art Gallery of New South Wales head packer Brett Cuthbertson and his packing room team have awarded the 2019 Archibald Packing Room Prize to West Australian hyperreal artist Tessa MacKay for her portrait is of renowned a...
A Fairy Tale in Red Times: works from the White Rabbit Collection
Presenting works by 26 Chinese artists, including a number of key works never before seen in Australia, and the first dedicated museum exhibition showcasing works from the collection of White Rabbit Gallery the National ...
Revolutions: Records and Rebels set to open at Melbourne Museum
Fifty years ago today, The Beatles were in Abbey Road Studios recording together for the last time. By May, Apollo 11 had touched down on the moon. In August, a generation came together at Woodstock. In November, as many...
Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines
Featuring the work of two of the most significant and influential artists of the late twentieth century, the National Gallery of Victoria presents Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines in an unprecedented, ...
Julian Rosefeldt: In the Land of Drought
An atmospheric video installation shot entirely on a drone that confronts humanity’s impact on the world through scenes of a speculative dystopian environment, the National Gallery of Victoria presents the Australian pre...
The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain time...
The National is an ambitious name for any exhibition of contemporary Australian art. In this case it is justified by the inclusion of artists from every state and territory. The bald statistics of the media release note ...
