NGV: Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620–1840

Image 1: CHINA Qing dynasty 18th century Teapot porcelain, enamels (Cantonese ware) (a-b) 13.9 x 19.4 x 11.2 cm (overall) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Arthur Allen Bequest, 1968; Image 2: Giles GRENDEY England 1693–1780 Daybed c. 1735–40 gold and silver leaf on painted wood, cane 99.8 x 198.0 x [...]

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For the first time in over twenty years, the National Gallery of Victoria is presenting a major retrospective of the work of John Brack, widely considered one of Australia’s greatest twentieth century artists. This important exhibition surveys John Brack’s complete career, incorporating over 150 works from all of his major series.
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For the first time in over twenty years, the National Gallery of Victoria is presenting a major retrospective of the work of John Brack, widely considered one of Australia’s greatest twentieth century artists. This important exhibition surveys John Brack’s complete career, incorporating over 150 works from all of his major series.

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The Illustrators Australia 20th Year Anniversary Exhibition will be held over a weekend in June as part of the Northern Exposure Festival at the Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne.
This exhibition gives you the chance to view the creative process as employed by the professional illustrators involved. The work on display ranges from initial concepts and sketches [...]

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The annual showcase of the artistic achievements of VCE Art and Studio Arts students will be on display at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 25 March, 2009 in Top Arts: VCE 2008.
Now in its 15th year, this free exhibition is hugely popular with VCE students, teachers, [...]

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A behind the scenes look at international cinema is put on show in this fascinating exhibition celebrating production design, some of which is exclusive to Australian audiences. Kate McCurdy reports.
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents an exciting new exhibition, Setting the Scene: [...]

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‘I always try to find ways of manipulating reality to accentuate the central focus of the film. I’ll exaggerate certain details and discard others.’
- Dante Ferretti
Film Production Design is being celebrated at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in its current exhibition Setting [...]

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In the mid 1980s Gursky began to develop his own style away from the Becher model, most notably by choosing to photograph in colour. However, his work to this day continues to have strong sense of the artist’s objective, observatory and distanced approach to photography.
For example, one of his most recent works, Pyongyang I (2007), [...]

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The Narrows gallery in Melbourne hosts a wide range of work from local, national and international artists/designers.

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The Narrows gallery in Melbourne hosts a wide range of work from local, national and international artists/designers. The curator of the diverse art space, Warren Taylor speaks about the most important aspects of running a gallery.
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Art Deco 1910-1939
Art Deco: 1910-1939 is a comprehensive exhibition celebrating the significant period in which its glamour and style influenced design worldwide. Direct from London’s famed Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the exhibition is staged exclusively at the National [...]

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This multimedia exhibition will feature work by architects, artists and designers: Morgan Veness, Haruka Kokubu, Didier Ryan, German Perez Tavio, Malou Dunkley, Patrick Santamaria, Billy Ryan, Sam Painter.
Described as a ‘forecast of dream shapes from concept to reality’ which will explore ‘evolving shapes, surreal qualities, elevated perceptions and floating sensations’, the exhibition will include contributions [...]

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‘designed in Hong Kong’  is shaping global creativity
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Hong Kong designers bring a feast of world class design to London.
In a capital city famous for its long and all-embracing relationship with design, this celebration of the work of leading Hong Kong [...]

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‘I thought, this is a man who could cope with Wagner, who operates with these incredibly long arcs and spans of time … And underneath an apparently static surface, there is a whole subculture of torrents and energies flowing’.
(Esa-Pekka Salonen, musical director, [...]

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Production Line was staged in Off the Kerb, an exciting, newly established artist-run space.
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