National Gallery of Victoria – The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The NGV: Ian Potter Centre is the home of Australian art, presenting Indigenous and non-Indigenous art from historical to present day.

the Gallery hosts a wide range of international and local artists, exhibitions, programs and events; from contemporary art to major international historic exhibitions, fashion and design, architecture, sound and dance. Founded in 1861, today the NGV holds the most significant collection of art in the region; a vast treasury of more than 70,000 works that span thousands of years and a wealth of ideas, disciplines and styles.

National Gallery of Victoria – The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Federation Square, Cnr Russell and Flinders Street Melbourne VIC 3000

03 8620 2222

www.ngv.vic.gov.au

Daily 10am–5pm.
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National Gallery of Victoria – The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Exhibitions

2024 NGV Architecture Commission – Home Truth by Breathe

13 Nov - 1 Apr

Rekospective: The Art of Reko Rennie

Reko Rennie

11 Oct - 27 Jan

Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070

Group Exhibition

23 Aug - 2 Feb

Bark Salon

12 Oct - 1 Jan

Wurrdha Marra

Ongoing Exhibition

12 Oct

Cats & Dogs

1 Nov - 20 Jul

Book Reviews

65,000 Years brings truth telling to art history

65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art is an extraordinary account of the unique art of this continent, published alongside a landmark exhibition at the Potter Museum of Art. Necessary and urgent, it tells the story of Indigenous Australian art; a new art history unlike anything we’ve seen. For Jane O’Sullivan, it’s a remarkable and must-read book.

Jane O'Sullivan

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Oslo Davis reimagines art terms

In a new series of illustrated postcards available as a free gift with purchase only at the Art Guide Bookstore, Oslo Davis takes on classic and contemporary art terms and genres and reimagines what they could be referring to.

Oslo Davis

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The major exhibitions open in each capital city this summer

With so much to choose from, we’ve rounded up the major summer exhibitions in each capital city, open all summer long. Spanning Yayoi Kusama, Magritte, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and many more.

Art Guide Australia

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Leyla Stevens responds to archival displacement

Past meets present in Leyla Steven’s latest exhibition, now showing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and co-curated by Artspace. The Australian-Balinese artists adopts a collaborative approach to restitution, scrutinising the systems of conservation and documentation we have inherited.

Jennifer Yang

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Archie Moore’s family ties

For Lardil and Yangkaal writer and curator Maya Hodge, Archie Moore’s presentation at this year’s Venice Biennale is a powerful symbol of reckoning—one that asks the world to bear witness to the long shadows of colonial violence and clears space for possibilities ahead.

Maya Hodge

Preview

Emma Phillips on the building blocks of a practice

Emma Phillips has a knack for catching moments of unbridled humanity. In her latest exhibition at ReadingRoom, she shines a light on the breadth of her practice, amalgamating several projects from the last decade.

National Gallery of Victoria – The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia