Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang – Masterpieces at NGV
Thought-provoking, sublimely detailed the wondrous Winter Masterpiece Exhibition Terracotta Warriors | Cai Guo-Qiang at NGV International will be a huge success
Paintings & Sculpture
NGV Spring Summer Shows, Haring | Basquiat Crossing Lines
The range of programs and exhibitions announced for the Spring-Summer Season 2019 – 2020 at the National Gallery of Victoria is both very diverse and impressive
Edvard Munch: Love and Angst – The Scream at British Museum
Achieving his aim, Edvard Munch painted and displayed The Scream for the first time in 1893, helping to establish his reputation internationally as an artist
Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World – Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum in the Getty Center, Los Angeles, will present a new exhibition May 14 – August 18 – Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World
Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor & Workshop for Kids – NGV
Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor at NGV April to August reflects his influential career, with a Workshop for Kids allowing them to explore their creative self
All the Rembrandts – Once in a Lifetime Show at Rijksmuseum
All the Rembrandts, on show once-in-a lifetime at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, include The Night Watch, The Jewish Bride, his Self Portraits, Drawings & Etchings
The Pursuit of Pattern: David Roche, House Museum & Gallery
TDRF Adelaide, presents The Pursuit of Pattern, exploring the fashion and ‘taste’ for inlaid surfaces in England and Europe from the late 17th – 19th centuries
The Winter Show – 65 Years of Arts, Design and History
Celebrating 65 years of helping others improve their lives is a ten day annual benefit, The Winter Show for the charitable East Side House Settlement, New York
NGV: 2018 Architecture Commission – Doubleground Unveiled
My visit to the Grollo Equiset Garden at the NGV to view its 2018 Architectural Commission Doubleground was all in all an experience to both admire and treasure
Italy: Place of Pilgrimage – Fusion of Art, Nature & Culture
Italy and its wealth of historical ruins and art treasures still provides a rich record for visitors tracing man’s journey from prehistory to the present day
Karen Choy, Guy Gilmour, Sandra Taylor: Robin Gibson Gallery
A love for what is current, an eye for aesthetics and, an ongoing joy of humour are criteria for appreciating artists on show at Robin Gibson’s Gallery, Sydney
In Praise of Painting: Dutch Masterpieces – The Met New York
Rembrandt dominates perceptions of the Dutch Golden Age and his portrait of Aristotle introduces In Praise of Painting – Dutch Masterpieces at The Met, New York
Australia’s Lost Impressionist: John Russell: History Reborn
A documentary screening Oct 30 on ABCTV explores the legacy of Impressionist painter John Russell a great Australian artist most Australians have never heard of
Biennale of Australian Art: Ballarat, Experience the Journey
A Lakeside Sculpture Walk will be sure to attract plenty of interest for visitors until 6 Nov 2018 at the first Biennale of Australian Art at Ballarat, Victoria
Rome: City and Empire, National Museum Australia Summer Show
National Museum of Australia exhibition Rome: City and Empire, opens 21 September – 3 Feb, 2019 showcasing 200 objects from cities of the Empire of ancient Rome
David Rankin, Down Under 2018 – A Generous Poet of the Heart
David Rankin it would have to be said has achieved success both stylishly, and with great élan as he shaped his works and self into a generous poet of the heart