UNBELIEVABLE: The national gallery of victoria - The Untold Story

‘The only method I have found that relieved my illness is to keep creating art’: remembering Yayoi Kusama

In the history of the National Gallery of Victoria, their most successful ticketed exhibition did not feature the work of Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso. It was of the veteran Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97.

The Conversation · Aug 27

‘It’s beautiful and sad to be a human being’: Ragnar Kjartansson brings ‘the best artwork of the 21st century’ to Australia

A nine-screen installation with a cult following is one of many highlights in the Icelandic artist’s first major Australian show, at Melbourne’s NGV

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25

Cartier, ‘the jeweller of kings’, has come to the NGV in a dazzling new exhibit

Founded in Paris 179 years ago, Cartier has fostered a legendary reputation as the creator of luxury goods for royalty, the aristocracy, film stars, and the generally wealthy. The English king Edward VII famously referred to Cartier as “the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers”.

The Conversation · Jun 11

The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own

The kimono garment, the national dress of Japan, carries within itself all of the magic and traditions of Japanese culture.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2025

Current cultural citizens: the importance of creating spaces in art galleries for young people

Galleries and art museums can be intimidating and alienating even for adults. Imagine it from a child’s point of view. Stern security guards in uniforms stationed the doors, bags checked, snacks banned and people hushed. It’s no wonder that kids groan when an excursion to the gallery comes up.

The Conversation · Feb 6, 2025

Yayoi Kusama in Melbourne: Instagram’s favourite artist dazzles in a blockbuster show

The 95-year-old is now one of the most popular artists in the world, for her cheeky pumpkins and infinity rooms – but it is her fascinating early works that make this NGV exhibition great

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024

Friday essay: artists, radicals, ratbags: Melbourne’s lost 1950s bohemian hub, the Swanston Family hotel

1950s Melbourne hosted an exciting bohemian scene, one that championed unconventional thinking. Within that community there was a general disregard for social norms and traditions. This artistic counterculture, full of intellectual freethinkers and early feminists, was particular to Melbourne, and can be seen in the various places where artistic and…

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024

Cats and dogs shaped our world – and art: the NGV gives us the definitive exhibition

After a new relationship with pets was forged during COVID lockdown and the phenomenon of Bluey, we now have the definitive cats and dogs show presented by the National Gallery of Victoria.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

Every dog has its day at the gallery (and cats too)

Which side are you on? An art exhibition devoted to the love of humanity's furry friends has cats on one side of the gallery, and dogs on the other.

AAP · Oct 31, 2024

Giant Insta-worthy sculpture to bring art to the people

A sculpture by British artist Thomas J Price will be installed outside the Museum of Contemporary Art, so big it will be visible from across Sydney Harbour.

AAP · Oct 16, 2024