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1990s Exhibitions

  • Exhibition

    Eye Spy 6
    The Alphabet

    4 Nov 1989 – 14 Oct 1990

  • Exhibition

    'Come Up and See Our Etchings'
    Intaglio Prints from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

    16 Dec 1989 – 4 Mar 1990

  • Exhibition

    I think of drypoint in terms of braille and excavation
    Prints by Mike Parr

    31 Mar 1990 – 29 April 1990

  • Exhibition

    Photography
    Recent Acquisitions 1990

    30 Jun – 12 Aug 1990

  • Exhibition

    Canbrart
    A Selection of Works by Artists from the ACT and Districts

    21 Jul 1990 – 19 Aug 1990

  • Exhibition

    Colin McCahon
    The Promised Land

    4 Aug – 16 Sep 1990

  • Exhibition

    After 200 Years
    Photographs of Aboriginal and Islander Australia Today

    18 Aug 1990 - 25 Nov 1990

  • Exhibition

    John Brack in the Australian National Gallery

    25 Aug 1990 – 7 Oct 1990

  • Exhibition

    Memories and Voices
    The Art of Mimmo Paladino

    13 Oct – 18 Nov 1990

  • Exhibition

    Object and Content
    Meaning in Minimal Art

    24 Nov 1990 – 20 Jan 1991 ANU Drill Hall Gallery

  • Exhibition

    From Studio to Stage
    Painters of the Russian Ballet 1909 – 1929

    8 Dec 1990 – 3 Feb 1991

  • Exhibition

    New York Style
    Photographs of Jan Groover and Robert Mapplethorpe

    Photograph of red poppy

    27 Feb – 26 May 1991 National Gallery of Victoria

  • Exhibition

    Photodeath

    6 Apr 1991 – 30 Jun 1991

  • Exhibition

    The Corporeal Body

    13 Apr – 30 Jun 1991

  • Exhibition

    Stranger Than Fiction
    Still Life Photography

    7 Sep 1991 – 15 Dec 1991

  • Exhibition

    Rupert Bunny
    An Australian in Paris

    9 Nov 1991 – 2 Feb 1992

  • Exhibition

    Max Dupain
    Photographs

    16 Nov 1991 – 27 Jan 1992

  • Exhibition

    Flash Pictures by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists

    21 Dec 1991 – 8 Mar 1992

  • Working in Clay Today
    Six Australian Potters

    Small, round glazed vase of brown colour

    Toured in 1992

  • Exhibition

    Diane Arbus Photographs

    1 Feb 1992 – 3 May 1992

  • Exhibition

    Being and Nothingness
    Bea Maddock - Work from Three Decades

    Woodcut print of a woman with a small picture of a man behind him

    15 Feb – 10 May 1992

  • Exhibition

    Burning at Glenrowan by Sidney Nolan

    22 Feb 1992 – 20 Apr 1992

  • Exhibition

    Esso presents Rubens and the Italian Renaissance

    28 Mar – 8 Jun 1992

  • Exhibition

    Claude Flight and His Followers
    The Colour Linocut Movement between the Wars

    18 Apr – 12 Jul 1992

  • Exhibition

    The Orde Poynton Collection
    British Illustrated Books 1800–1950

    9 May – 16 Aug 1992

  • Exhibition

    The Private Eye
    Australian Artist's Sketchbooks from the Collection

    9 May – 16 Aug 1992

  • Exhibition

    The Age of Angkor
    Treasures from the National Museum of Cambodia

    Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

    22 Aug – 25 Oct 1992

  • Exhibition

    Mad Hatters
    Stephen Jones and Kirsten Woodward

    29 Aug – 6 Dec 1992

  • Exhibition

    My Head is a Map
    A Decade of Australian Prints

    Print of two women in a landscape

    26 Sep 1992 – 10 Jan 1993

  • Exhibition

    Garden of Earthly Delights
    The Work of Fiona Hall

    Composite photograph of women's lips as leave of a tree

    28 Nov 1992 – 14 Feb 1993

  • Exhibition

    Surrealism
    Revolution by Night

    13 Mar – 2 May 1993

  • Exhibition

    Dragon and Phoenix
    Textiles of Southeast Asia's Chinese Communities

    9 Apr 1993 – 18 Jul 1993

  • Robert Klippel

    Abstract drawing of differing shapes

    11 Jun 1993 – 29 Aug 1993

  • Exhibition

    Joie de Vivre
    Prints from the School of Paris

    19 Jun – 26 Sep 1993

  • Exhibition

    Voyages of the Soul
    Ship Images on the Ceremonial Textiles of Sumatra, Indonesia

    24 Jul 1993 – 10 Oct 1993

  • Exhibition

    Beyond Recognition
    Contemporary International Photography

    2 Oct 1993 - 16 Jan 1994

  • Exhibition

    African Prints

    22 Jan – 10 Apr 1994

  • Exhibition

    Roads Cross
    The Paintings of Rover Thomas

    18 Feb 1994 – 5 Jun 1994

  • Exhibition

    Taken to Heart
    Recent Documentary Photography

    16 Apr 1994 – 7 Aug 1994

  • Exhibition

    The Drawings of James Gleeson

    Abstract drawing of landscape

    16 Apr 1994 – 5 Jun 1994

  • Exhibition

    In Our Own Image
    Figurative Sculpture from the National Gallery of Australia

    27 Apr 1994 – 23 Jun 1995

  • Arthur Streeton
    Selected Works from the National Collection

    Impressionistic painting of Australian landscape

    15 Jul 1994 – 9 Jul 1995

  • Exhibition

    Victory Over the Sun
    Russian Books and Prints 1912–1935

    13 Aug – 30 Oct 1994

  • Exhibition

    Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century

    15 Oct 1994 - 20 Nov 1994

  • Exhibition

    Urban Focus
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia

    15 Oct 1994 – 27 Nov 1994

  • Exhibition

    Don't Leave Me This Way
    Art in the Age of AIDS

    12 Nov 1994 – 5 Mar 1995

  • Exhibition

    The Wild Ones
    Expressionist Prints from Munch to Beckmann

    25 Mar – 9 Jul 1995

  • Exhibition

    Matisse

    27 May – 9 Jul 1995

  • Exhibition

    The Changing Face of Work
    Photography and the Industrial Age

    1 Jul 1995 – 17 Sep 1995

  • Exhibition

    Beyond Recognition
    Contemporary International Photography

    3 Nov 1995—24 Nov 1996

  • Exhibition

    The Vision of Kings
    Art and Experience in India

    25 Nov 1995 – 4 Feb 1996

  • Exhibition

    Arabesque
    The Mythology of Orientalism

    9 Dec 1995 – 24 Mar 1996

  • Exhibition

    Fashion Afoot
    1980s to Now

    9 Feb 1996 – 3 Feb 1997

  • Kept for Best
    Australian Fine Crafts for the Home 1900-1995

    Green vase with human figures as handles

    1 May 1996 – 1 Sep 1997

  • Exhibition

    Between the Bush and Boudoir

    8 Jun – 22 Sep 1996

  • Exhibition

    Soft but True
    John Kauffmann, Art Photographer

    22 Jun 1996 – 11 Aug 1996

  • Exhibition

    The Drawings of Janet Dawson

    Drawing of Cabbage in black and red pencil

    22 Jun 1996 – 11 Aug 1996

  • Exhibition

    William Morris and Friends

    3 Aug – 1 Dec 1996

  • Exhibition

    In the Cold
    Photography 1945 –1965

    7 Dec 1996 – 30 Mar 1997

  • Touring Exhibition

    Drawn from Life

    14 Feb 1997 – 11 Jan 1998

  • Exhibition

    The Europeans
    Emigré Artists in Australia 1930–1960

    A black and white photograph of a figure standing at the edge of the cliff holding a piece of fabric that flutters in the wind

    15 Mar – 29 Jun 1997

  • Exhibition

    Jasper Johns Prints 1968 – 1980

    5 Apr – 13 Jul 1997

  • Exhibition

    Romanticism and Realism
    British and French Prints 1800 – 1870

    19 Jul – 26 Oct 1997

  • Touring Exhibition

    Love Hotel

    30 Aug 1997 – 11 Oct 1998

  • Exhibition

    Picasso and The Vollard Suite

    Print of an elderly man

    8 Nov 1997 – 8 Mar 1998

  • Exhibition

    Rembrandt
    A Genius and His Impact

    Oil paining of a seated man in a hat and fur lined coat leaning on a ledge or table.

    17 Dec 1997 – 15 Feb 1998

  • Exhibition

    Natural Causes
    Ansel Adams & American Landscape Photography

    Black and white photograph of a snow capped mountains

    7 Mar 1998 – 21 Jun 1998

  • Exhibition

    New Worlds from Old
    19th Century Australian and American Landscapes

    A painting of the view from Mount Townsend looking towards Mount Jagungal

    7 Mar 1998 – 17 May 1998

  • Exhibition

    Everyday Art
    Australian Folk Art

    a red hand embroidered quilt with Australian animals and a floral border motif.

    25 Apr 1998 – 21 Jun 1998

  • Exhibition

    Beauty and Desire in Edo Period Japan

    Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

    6 Jun – 9 Aug 1998

  • Exhibition

    Read My Lips
    Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman

    Black and white photograph of a woman standing by a kitchen sink

    6 Jun – 9 Aug 1998

  • Exhibition

    Dance Hall Days
    French posters from Chéret to Toulouse-Lautrec

    A lithograph poster of a woman enjoying a glass of absinthe and the words absinthe vichet are in red text against a green banner.

    27 Jun – 25 Oct 1998

  • Exhibition

    Rosalie Gascoigne
    Material as Landscape

    Wall mounted sculpture of Lake George

    4 Jul 1998 – 27 Sep 1998

  • Exhibition

    Re-Take
    Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Photography

    Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into hand of traditional landowner Vincent Lingiari, Northern Territory

    3 Aug 1998 – 21 Feb 1999

  • Exhibition

    Wall to Wall
    Collecting at the National Gallery of Australia

    Pop art of coloured square and rectangular blocks with the word WHAAM! overlayed in the centre

    14 Oct 1998 – 28 Jan 1999

  • Exhibition

    In a Flash
    Dr Harold E. Edgerton (1903–1990) & split-second photography

    Black and white multi-exposure photograph of a figure with a racket hitting a ball.

    31 Oct 1998 – 14 Mar 1999

  • Exhibition

    A Stream of Stories
    Indian Miniatures from the National Gallery of Australia

    Painting of a man seated on an elephant. Two men hold spears with one being tripped by the elephant's trunk.

    30 Jan 1999 – 26 Apr 1999

  • Exhibition

    Emily Kam Kngwarray
    Alhalkere, Paintings from Utopia

    Painting of native grasses after the rain in pink, yellow, black, and white.

    13 Feb 1999—18 Apr 1999

  • Exhibition

    John Brack
    Inside and Outside

    A painting of a man staring directly at the viewer in matching waistcoat and trousers with three mannequins dressed in suits beside him.

    early 1999 – 14 Jun 1999

  • Exhibition

    From Russia with Love
    Costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909–1933

    Ballet dress costume with intricate details in dark blue, pink, cream and yellow

    15 May – 22 Aug 1999

  • Exhibition

    An Impressionist Legacy: Monet to Moore
    The Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation

    Painting of a grassy path through a village

    11 Jun – 22 Aug 1999

  • Exhibition

    1999 Moët & Chandon Australian Art Foundation Touring Exhibition

    Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

    19 Jun – 18 Jul 1999

  • Exhibition

    Landscapes in Sets & Series
    Australian Prints 1960s–1990s

    Abstract print with shapes in purple, yellow, and black inks

    6 Aug 1999 – 21 Nov 1999

  • Exhibition

    Monsoon
    Brian Brake's 1960 photo-essay on India

    Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

    11 Sep 1999 – 9 Jan 2000

  • Exhibition

    Chihuly
    Masterworks in Glass

    Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

    24 Sept 1999 – 26 Jan 2000

  • Exhibition

    DOG

    Sculpture of six dingoes

    2 Oct 1999 – 9 Apr 2000

  • Exhibition

    Hockney & Stella
    Masterworks in Paint and Print

    Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

    12 Oct 1999 – 26 Jan 2000

  • Exhibition

    The Antipodeans
    Challenge and Response in Australian Art 1955–1965

    27 Nov 1999 – 5 Mar 2000

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