Here’s Mickey!
I want to start by acknowledging and paying my respects to the elders past, present and emerging of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation whose ancestors have …
Hugh Ramsay
A big thank you to Margie Richardson for her thoughts on the Hugh Ramsay exhibition at the National Gallery in Canberra. Margie writes: “One of my favourite Australian artists is …
Painting Edo
As we contemplate the world from our distant positions, one can recall the long period of distance that Japan experienced during the Edo period from around 1600 to 1868. In …
‘Comme’ comment
This post titled ‘Collection Comme trivia’ is about Karasu Zoku and the French Connection. Thank you to Wendy Hughes Chuck for sharing her thoughts on another recent NGV exhibition: Last …
What I would like to see…
Curiously, on researching the NGV website using the word ‘Constable’ there is a link to an essay in the NGV ‘Art Journal’ number 23 from 2014. The essay titled ‘Tribute …
The perfect exhibition for the times
Many of us will remember how much fun Patrick Pound’s ‘The Great Exhibition’ was at the NGV in 2017. The show provided many opportunities to discover connections between disparate objects …
Sydney Bienniale
This year Sydney presents its 22nd Bienniale. Titled ‘Nirin’ – a Wiradjuri word meaning “edge” – with the accompanying public program titled ‘Nirin Wir’,or “edge of the sky”, it has …