Start your journey into the intimate domestic world of Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi with an exhibition introduction by NGV Senior Curator Dr Ted Gott.

A kaleidoscopic exhibition, Pierre Bonnard features more than 100 works by the celebrated French artist, spanning the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. Paintings, drawings, photographs, folding screens and early cinema will bring modern France to life with startling beauty and vivid colour. Developed in partnership with Musée d’Orsay, Paris, the exhibition is largely drawn from the museum’s impressive holdings of works by Bonnard alongside significant loans from other collections in France and beyond. 

For Pierre Bonnard, the NGV has commissioned award-winning architect and designer India Mahdavi to design the exhibition’s scenography. Described by The New Yorker as a ‘virtuoso of colour’ and ‘possessor of perfect chromatic pitch’, Mahdavi envelops Pierre Bonnard’s works in an environment that complements the artist’s distinct use of colour and texture, and the domestic intimacy for which his paintings are so renowned. 

After attending the talk, view the exhibition before it opens to the public at the Members Exhibition Preview. Separate ticket required for the introductory talk and exhibition preview. To purchase tickets for the exhibition preview, click here.