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Defying Empire: Exhibition Overview

3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial

Published 2017

Tina Baum curator of ‘Defying Empire’ talks about the exhbition. Kirsten Paisley, Deputy Director also talks about the exhibition.

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Marrnyula # 2 Mununggurr, Djapu people
Mana ga Djukurr
1995

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Ben Quilty – Painting Myall Creek

Published 29 March 2022

A fascinating exploration follows one of Australia's leading contemporary artists Ben Quilty, as he completes one of his most challenging art works.

Audio Tour Open Captioning
21 mins
Australian Art /  Video

Imants Tillers 'Terra incognita'

Video still of artwork.

Published 16 December 2010

Artist Interviews /  Audio

Henry Salkauskas Interview
James Gleeson Oral History Collection

A print of black shapes.

Published 2015

James Gleeson interviews Henry Salkauskas, Circa 1979.

37 minutes
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The Sydney Bird Painter 'The white gallinule'

Video still of a close up shot of artwork.

Published 16 December 2010

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Ron Mueck

Published 2014

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Vincent Namatjira – Artist Portrait

Portrait photo of indigenous man looking into the distance

Published 25 January 2024

In this Artist Portrait, Namatjira reflects on what has influenced his practice and his hopes for the future.

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4 mins
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Judy Watson ‘Canyon’

Published 2016

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Tracey Moffatt's First Job Series

Published 2014

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Know My Name: Installing Tjanpi Desert Weavers

Video still of exhibition install

Published 2020

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Rex Greeno 'Paperbark canoe'

Video still of a canoe artwork.

Published 2014

First Nations /  Video

John Mawurndjul AM 'Rainbow Serpent (Ngalyod) with female mimi spirit'

Published 17 December 2010

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Janine Mohamed on ‘Defying Empire’
3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial

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Published 2017

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Curator Jaklyn Babington on Yayoi Kusama
#MuseumFromHome

Published 12 April 2023

Jaklyn Babington, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, guides us through Yayoi Kusama's SPIRITS OF THE PUMPKINS DESCENDED INTO THE HEAVENS.

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Matisse & Picasso: Laurent Le Bon, President, Musée National Picasso, Paris

Video still of man speaking.

Published 16 December 2019

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Kastom Giant Tree Fern

Published 2013

Re-visiting the Age of Angkor Symposium /  Video

Exchanges and Partnerships: the National Gallery of Australia and the National Museum of Cambodia

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Published 11 October 2016

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28 mins
International Art /  Video

Matisse & Picasso: 'Grand nu au fauteuil rouge'

A video still of a man looking at an artwork in a gallery space

Published 02 May 2020

President of the Musée National Picasso Paris, Laurent Le Bon explores Henri Matisse's influence on Pablo Picasso in colour and space.

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Deborah Hart 'Mao, Buddha and I'

Published 15 March 2019

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Art Talks /  Audio

Kira Godoroja-Prieckaerts on Masami Teraoka and the influence of ukiyo-e printmaking

Published 18 October 2024

Hear exhibition curator Kira Godoroja-Prieckaerts discuss the influence of Japanese ukiyo-e prints on Masami Teraoka’s printmaking practice.

Audio Tour
29 minutes
Know My Name /  Video

Know My Name Conference: Keynote Address – Genevieve Grieves

a woman in a bright shirt is smiling and looking at the camera. She is standing in front of a bright painting

Published 22 December 2020

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18 mins
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National Gallery Annual Lecture 2011
Glenn Lowry – Towards the Participatory Museum

Video still of man giving presentation.

Published 11 February 2014

Australian Art /  Video

Artists in Conversation: Vivienne Binns

Video still of artist sitting in studio.

Published 2020

Listen to artist Vivienne Binns in conversation with Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Art, recorded in the artist’s studio.

Audio Tour
30 mins
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Know My Name Conference: Nan Goldin & Jennifer Higgie
Artists in Conversation

a screen capture of two women's faces on a screen, they are talking to each other over video call.

Published 21 January 2021

American artist Nan Goldin speaks about the evolution of her practice with Jennifer Higgie, Frieze editor-at-large and Bow Down podcast presenter.

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51 mins
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Deborah Hart on Bronwyn Oliver’s Sculptural Practice
Women artists in focus

A photograph of a woman in a red shirt gazing back at the camera in an artists studio.

Published 08 March 2024

Join Deborah Hart (Head Curator, Australian Art) for a talk focused on the innovative practice of Australian sculptor, Bronwyn Oliver.

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Nature as inspiration
With Carol Cains, Rebecca Edwards and Shaune Lakin

A spotted pumpkin.

Published 11 October 2024

Curators, Carol Cains, Rebecca Edwards and Shaune Lakin introduce a new collection display which focuses on artists inspired by the natural world.

Audio Tour
44 minutes
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Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration 2024
with Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO

Published 11 October 2024

Join Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO for the 2024 Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration.

Audio Tour Auslan Interpretation Open Captioning
59 minutes
Art Talks /  Audio

Modern Portraits: Francis Chit, Khubiram Gopila and Bhuralal Motilal

manorath Sri Nathji. Female devotees before Srinathji, and Krishna lila in the background

Published 04 October 2024

Explore portrait painting, the photographic image and modernity in the Worldwide Collection

Audio Tour
41 minutes
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David Greenhalgh on Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao

Photograph of a smiling man

Published 06 September 2024

Hear about Gauguin’s time in Tahiti and how this new environment shaped his work.

Audio Tour
41 minutes
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Feeling the Square – David Sequeira on Josef Albers

Photo of a man wearing a red shirt and crossing his arms

Published 30 August 2024

Hear about Albers’ visionary and influential understandings of the value and resonance of colour.

Audio Tour
49 minutes
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Françoise Schneiders on F*ck you, I’m not your Dusky Maiden

Blurry black and white photograph of a person's face

Published 05 July 2024

A direct response to Gauguin’s depictions of Pasifika people, challenging the tropes of Tahitian women as ‘dusky maidens'.

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37 mins
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