Senior art gallery worker fired, accused of $8m theft The National Gallery of Victoria says it has been the subject of financial fraud by a former employee alleged to have used a company account for financial gain. AAP · Sep 24
‘Decorating the heavens’: a new Leonard French window sheds light on his masterpiece In the 1950s and 60s, artists, writers and musicians were drawn to the islands in the Aegean, including Australian writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift, who took up residence on the Greek island of Hydra, as did the young Leonard Cohen. The Conversation · Sep 10
Margaret Preston: Australia’s most beloved and contested artist? The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia has staged the first Preston retrospective in 20 years, exploring what was gained and flattened in her quest to create a singular Australian aesthetic The Guardian - AU · Sep 3
‘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
VIC:Bling or bust? Cartier winter show sparkles for some Cartier jewellery promises to dazzle gallery-goers at the NGV with pieces worn by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly, but does it succeed? AAP · Jun 11