Tag Archives: contemporary art
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot: clinamen
A beguiling new installation by renowned French artist and composer Céleste Boursier-Mougenot featuring a celestial blue pool of water and unorthodox musical instruments will fill the NGV foyer from 3 May. In Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s clinamen 2013, white porcelain bowls float … More
Crystal-encrusted deer unveiled
A two-metre high crystal-encrusted taxidermied deer was unveiled at the National Gallery of Victoria last night. Created by Japanese artist Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Red Deer will stand sentinel at the Waterwall, capturing and reflecting the light with hundreds of droplets of … More
NGV announces Marian Hosking as the recipient of the 2012 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award
The National Gallery of Victoria today announced that the recipient of the 2012 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award is Marian Hosking. The prize of $30,000 was awarded to Ms Hosking for her work Clearing. Ms Hosking said, “It’s … More
Jeff Wall Photographs
This summer the National Gallery of Victoria will present a survey of the work of contemporary photographer Jeff Wall. Jeff Wall Photographs will bring together twenty-six of the artist’s works from the 1970s to the present day. NGV Director Tony … More
Thomas Demand
One of the world’s most influential contemporary artists, Thomas Demand, will be the subject of a new exhibition announced by the National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition will be the first major Australian survey of the artist’s work and will … More
Miso makes her mark at NGV cafe
Intricate hand-painted portraits of women now grace the walls of Crossbar Café after Melbourne street artist Miso took up residency at NGV Australia last month. Miso has risen to international prominence through her distinctive Art Nouveau inspired depictions of women … More
Containment: 2012 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award
The theme of ‘containment’ will be explored by fourteen Victorian artists for the 2012 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award. The Award focuses on contemporary design practice in Victoria and is arguably the most prestigious offered to a contemporary … More
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