Artists' Artists: Janet Laurence Featured crate
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Artist Janet Laurence discusses works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue her.
Janet Laurence is an Australian artist who was born in 1947 and lives in Warrang/Sydney. In 2020–21, her work was included in National Gallery exhibition Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now: Part One. Laurence has nine works in the national collection, including the large‑scale installation Requiem 2020.
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Janet Laurence on Eva Hesse:
'These hanging, golden‑yellow, irregular rectangular forms have been my favourite work by Eva Hesse for a long time. Contingent is such a strange sculpture. I …
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Janet Laurence on Robert Smithson:
'I gravitated towards Robert Smithson’s ideas and philosophies on art and life when I lived in New York City, and I have continued to admire …
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Janet Laurence on Rosalie Gascoigne:
'As a master’s student in Sydney in the early 1990s, I was shown someworks by Rosalie Gascoigne which really inspired and fascinated me. I sought …
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Janet Laurence on Mrs N Yunupingu:
'I find it hard to speak about this work. Like Mrs N Yunupingu’s other bark paintings, White painting #2 makes me breathe deeply as I …
