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‘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.

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‘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

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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”.

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Melbourne or Sydney (or both!): a holiday in Australia’s biggest cities

For the uninitiated, Australia may seem just like Britain down under. But Asian influences, a warmer climate and architectural ambition make this far-flung destination something altogether quite different

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‘Decision to do this secretly is surprising’: NGV returns painting lost in Nazi era to Jewish family

The museum has declined to answer key questions about the decision to return the artwork, prompting the New York-based researcher who uncovered the story to challenge the NGV’s handling of the case

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Stop rushing through art galleries. Spend 10 minutes with just one masterpiece instead

Science tells us art can expand our minds and bring us happiness. Australians are so lucky our public collections are free – and here’s one way to make the most of them

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‘It makes me sick!’ How the French impressionists went from ‘lunatics’ to luminaries

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new show French Impressionism celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrage

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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.

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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.

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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

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Pharaoh at the NGV is the greatest exhibition of ancient Egyptian art ever seen in Australia

There have been many exhibitions of ancient Egyptian art held in Australia. Pharaoh, at the National Gallery of Victoria, is outstanding for its scope, scale and presentation.

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Yayoi Kusama polka dots take over NGV for blockbuster

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama will hold one of her biggest exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria.

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Yayoi Kusama exhibition to bring art star’s infinity rooms and polka dots to NGV

The National Gallery of Victoria will show eight decades of work by the Japanese artist who’s become an Instagram favourite in her 90s

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Albert Namatjira watercolours on show for first time

Paintings by watercolourist Albert Namatjira that have never been seen by the public are part of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria.

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Pierre Bonnard meets a ‘colour supertaster’: inside the National Gallery of Victoria’s dazzling new show

The NGV’s new exhibition dedicated to the colourful French painter was put together by India Mahdavi, the revered designer shaping our taste in colours. She talks about assembling a once in a lifetime show

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Robot dogs among 100 artists to be unleashed on Melbourne for 2023 NGV Triennial

Painter Agnieszka Pilat and her trained robots join a lineup that includes Yoko Ono, Tracey Emin and fashion house Schiaparelli

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Australiana stars melted ice cream and a Ken Done doona

The Bendigo Art Gallery has launched an exhibition of Australiana featuring Ken Done paintings alongside works by Tom Roberts and Russell Drysdale.

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