Siu i Moana: Reaching Across the Ocean presents collaborative ngatu (Tongan barkcloth paintings) by Maori/New Zealand artist Robin White and Tongan artist Ruha Fifita, which narrate powerful and moving present-day…
ARIA Award winning singer-songwriter Clare Bowditch; PJ Harvey-collaborator Mick Harvey; critically acclaimed five-piece Augie March; Brisbane indie rock trio The Grates; and legendary US rock singer Kid Congo with The…
Using twenty-first century digital technologies to animate a nineteenth-century French neo-classical wallpaper, Lisa Reihana’s live-action video work, in Pursuit of Venus, powerfully challenges the exotic representations of Pacific Islander peoples…
In a world premiere, renowned Samoan-born contemporary artist, Greg Semu, will unveil a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria featuring a series of powerful photographic works, The Raft…
Exhibited Winter Exhibition, French Gallery, London, 1854; collection of Peter Augustine Daniel (d. 1917), London, 1854–1917; by descent to Miss Eva K. Gilchrist (
Exhibited Salon, Paris, 1880, no. 2418; with Henry Wallis (dealer), of the French Gallery, London, by 1885; by whom donated to the NGV, 1885.
When Andy Warhol moved to New York City in 1949, the city felt like the capital of the world.
Porcelain sculpture may be considered the quintessential eighteenth-century European art form.
The National Gallery of Victoria today announced the acquisition of one of the world’s most sought-after fashion collections, which includes the most significant French haute couture ever to be acquired…
The NGV will present its renowned collection of eighteenth-century porcelain sculpture in an upcoming exhibition, revealing eighteenth-century baroque life and culture – from commoners and aristocrats to famous actors and…
With Ernest Gambart (dealer), French Gallery, London, 1864; from where purchased for the NGV, 1864.
We interviewed The Apartments, who will be headlining Friday Nights at NGV on 1 January 2016. Describe your sound in 5 words or less? 2am, stars. No moonlight.
NGV International will extend opening hours until 8pm during January, with late-night access to Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, NGV collection exhibitions, talks, DJs and food and drink offerings inspired…
Virtually all paintings by the prolific eighteenth century Italian artist Francesco Guardi are views and evocations of his native Venice.
Melbourne-born Fred Williams is considered one of Australia’s finest landscape painters of the twentieth century. His works mark a great departure from traditional depictions of the Australian landscap