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NGV LAUNCHES LIVE IN-STUDIO VISITS WITH AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS
7 May 2020: The National Gallery of Victoria is launching a live in-studio series with Australian artists and designers, giving viewers an insight into their life and practice whilst in…
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Nyapanyapa Yunupingu Gäna (Self)
Senior Gumatj woman artist, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu is the daughter of Munggurrawuy Yunupingu and Bunay Wanambi and the full sister of the late Barrupu Yunupingu.
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Pataikos, slayer of snakes
To speak of magic as a distinct sphere of activity, divorced from other aspects of life, both spiritual and practical, is to impose a modern construct over what, to the…
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A trick of the eye: illusion, mimicry and camouflage in nature and art
The evolution of convincing images was indeed anticipated by nature long before human minds could conceive this trick … the art historian and the critic could do worse than ponder…
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Publication details
First published in 2020 by the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia ngv.
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Illuminating: conservation of neon lights
During the last few decades, the use of artificial light as a medium in artwork has increased.
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Colony to Nation Online
Levels 3-10, VCE Mon – Fri, 10am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm What can art teach us about Australian history? Traverse Australia’s past from first contact to Federat
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The home front
When Great Britain marched into the First World War in August 1914, Australians responded with wild enthusiasm and waved the flags of Empire.
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Marking Time | Part 5: Senior Warlpiri women render permanent sacred designs
NGV Senior Curator of Indigenous Art, Judith Ryan AM takes audiences through the final room of the Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV exhibition and introduces the work of…
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Marking Time | Part 4: Iconography in modern art forms
Explore Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV with Senior Curator of Indigenous Art, Judith Ryan AM as she discusses new mediums used to represent iconography.
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Marking Time | Part 2: From rock escarpment to bark
NGV Senior Curator of Indigenous Art, Judith Ryan AM explores Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV discussing the introduction of bark paintings and the work of Paddy Compass Namadbara….
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Marking Time | Part 1: Introduction
Explore Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV with NGV Senior Curator of Indigenous Art, Judith Ryan AM as she introduces audiences to the history of indigenous art practice and…
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NGV LAUNCHES VIRTUAL AT HOME ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
Tuesday March 31: The National Gallery of Victoria has launched dedicated online activities for children and families, and a suite of learning resources for students and teachers to utili
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SHE PERSISTS BOOK EXPLORING NARRATIVES OF WOMEN IN ART AND DESIGN RELEASED AS AN AUDIO-VISUAL EXPERIENCE
The National Gallery of Victoria has launched an audio and video series to accompany the She Persists publication, alongside essay excerpts from the book, in a newly dedicated
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Big weather
Big Weather is a timely exhibition that recognises the sophisticated appreciation of weather systems that exists within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural knowle