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Making sense of nonsense: pseudo-script on an Italian Renaissance maiolica dish
At the Sotheby’s sale of the Pringsheim collection held in London on 7 and 8 June 1939, the Felton Bequest acquired for the National Gallery of Victoria, on the advice…
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Lowy Institute at NGV: Restoring American leadership
What made America a great power? What is Trump doing to weaken America on the global stage, and what must the US do to revive its global leadership after the…
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Richard Mosse
NGV Triennial 2017
Using a new long-range thermal imaging camera developed for military use, with the ability to record subjects up to 50 kilometres away in total darkness, Irish artist Richard Mosse has…
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Ben Quilty’s paintings invite viewers to consider current social and political issue
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Ben Quilty’s paintings invite viewers to consider current social and political issue
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On the Virtual
In the summer of 1981, the writer William Gibson walked into a local electronics store in his hometown of Vancouver.
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Living on the sea surrounded by the sea
The Aegean archipelago, which some call simply the Archipelago, part of the Mediterranean sea in the presently sidelined European South, is composed of a large number of bigger and smaller…
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Motion fearness
In the aftermath of September 11 world leaders addressed their respective nations as if they were bodies under threat, and hastened in new laws to bolster border protection and ‘securitise’…
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The Aegean Datahaven
Antiparos (Drawing) Antiparos (Sketch) Lipsi (Drawing) Lipsi (Sketch) Sikinos (Drawing) Sikinos (Sketch) Tilos (Drawing) Tilos (Sketch) BIO Kyriaki Goni is a visual artist working across media, combining an artistic practise…
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This Queen Helmet shell is a virtuosic example of nineteenth-century shell cameo carving.
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This Queen Helmet shell is a virtuosic example of nineteenth-century shell cameo carving.
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In 1826 Edward Calvert met Samuel Palmer and became a member of the Blake circle in London.
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In 1826 Edward Calvert met Samuel Palmer and became a member of the Blake circle in London.
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Between 1846 and 1852, George Frederick Folingsby worked in North America, Asia Minor, Greece and Europe.
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Between 1846 and 1852, George Frederick Folingsby worked in North America, Asia Minor, Greece and Europe.
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Transmission through a smile
Buddhism is the oldest of all the major religions practised around the world in the twenty-first century.
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Friday Nights at NGV: Interview with Angel Deradoorian
We interviewed Angel Deradoorian, who will be headlining Friday Nights at NGV on 15 April 2016
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Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals.
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Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals.
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Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, Charles Toft senior Vase
Throughout the nineteenth century the Minton ceramic manufactory in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford-shire, England, was at the forefront of taste and innovation.