Jon Campbell (artist), Bronwyn Johnson (publisher) and Aaron Beehre (designer) will discuss the origins and presentation of No Planet B, an artist’s book of 15 risograph prints responding to the black…

When Charles Burney, the English music historian, visited the famous singer Carlo Broschi, called Farinelli, at his villa in Bologna in 1770, he observed: ‘He seems very much to regret…

Among South African artist and ‘visual activist’ Zanele Muholi’s self-portraits, the series titled Ntozakhe (Parktown) contains two main interwoven narratives, both of which have their foundations in South Africa’s racial…

Co-curated with Olivia Koh from recess – a Melbourne-based online platform showcasing contemporary moving-image works – this series will comprise daily screenings in Community H

Australian artist Murray Walker is a distinguished printmaker, painter, sculptor, ceramicist and collage artist – as well as being an acknowledged specialist on the subject of colonial Australian ar

From the sixteenth century onwards, global trade transformed the market for luxury goods in Europe.

Launched in a Milan nightclub in 1988 as part of a collection of three, the late Dame Zaha Hadid’s Wave sofa embodies the designer’s predilection for fluid architectural fo

Lavinia Fontana of Bologna (1552 -1614) is considered the first professional woman painter of Renaissance Italy, and proved an inspirational role model for her compatriot, the painter, printmaker, draughtswoman and…

A Studio of Her Own explores the period 1500–1900 and the women artists and designers who, despite the many obstacles to their independence, set up professional studios and made successful…

Technical analysis of maiolica in the NGV Collection At first glance these maiolica wares, beautifully decorated plates and jugs from centuries ago, appear deceptively simple in design and solidly sound….

The NGV’s Los Caprichos impressions are printed on fine quality, off-white, laid paper that was probably sourced from Genoa in Italy’s Ligurian reg

Framers in Focus: A series of essays on 19th century Melbourne frame makers produced by the NGV Centre for Frame Research. J.

Framers in Focus: A series of essays on 19th century Melbourne frame makers produced by the NGV Centre for Frame Research.

The colour blue is dominant in the work of Yolŋu artist Dhambit Munuŋggurr, who first discovered the hue in 2005, when she was left wheelchair bound after a car accident…

NGV International | 19 December 2020 – 18 April 2021 | Free entry Thursday 17 December 2020: Opening this weekend, the NGV Triennial is a large-scale exhibition of international contemporary art, design…