National Gallery of Australia announces major new acquisition: Hans Heysen’s Morning

CANBERRA.-The painting depicts two monumental gum trees before a sweeping pastoral vista. The grand old tree in the foreground is said to have been a favourite of Heysen’s. He was particularly enamoured of mornings light and was always up before dawn in order to catch the changing landscape in early sunlight, such as the effect of a cool morning depicted in Morning light. “We are indebted to Ms Robertson for the wonderful legacy of almost $3million that she has left [...]

National Gallery of Australia Unveils Monumental James Turrell ‘Skyspace’

CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia today unveiled a major new acquisition for the national art collection, Within without, a monumental ‘Skyspace’ installation by renowned American artist James Turrell. The only work of its kind in Australia, the partly subterranean installation creates an immersive viewing experience that uses space, shape and light to affect the perception of the sky. Ron Radford AM, Director of the National Gallery of Australia said, “We are thrilled to open this astonishing work, Within without [...]

New Permanent Galleries and Display Spaces at the National Gallery of Australia

CANBERRA.- The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister for the Arts today officially opens a suite of new permanent display spaces and galleries at the National Gallery of Australia dedicated to the display of works from the national art collection and bringing to completion the Stage One renovations and improvements to the original 1970s building. “It gives me great pleasure to open these new exhibition spaces, the culmination of a four year refurbishment program of the interior of the National [...]