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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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Christopher Langton

Published 2014

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Shaun Gladwell

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Published 2018

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Stars in the river: the prints of Jessie Traill

Published 2013

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Tom Roberts 'In a corner on the Macintyre'

Published 16 December 2010

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Patricia Piccinini

Published 2018

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Emily Kam Kngwarray (1908–1996)
Anmatyerre people

Published 21 December 2022

Video excerpt from the ABC documentary 'The Exhibitionists' on Utopia artist Emily Kam Kngwarray.

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Ancestor 'Riji' [pearl shell ornament] c.1900

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Published 2013

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Artist talk: Karla Dickens
Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial

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Published 2017

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Treahna Hamm (Yorta Yorta people) 'Barmah nurrtja biganga (Barmah Forest Possum Skin Cloak)' 2005

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Published 2013

First Nations /  Video

Judy Watson ‘Canyon’

Published 2016

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Milingimbi Easter panel' c.1965

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Published 2013

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Tune into Art – The Urban Gallery by Hayds

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Published 02 November 2015

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Kate Beynon 'Self Portrait'

Published 15 March 2019

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Gayle Slater Havana2

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Published 02 May 2015

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Tune into Art – Ned Kelly Series by CJ Bowerbird

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Published 23 January 2015

Pacific Art /  Video

Atua: Sacred Gods from Polynesia

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Published 28 August 2014

Ancient Polynesia remains one of the great mysteries of human migration. Groups of people sailing in canoes found islands thousands of kilometres away

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

Asian Art /  Video

XU ZHEN®: ETERNITY VS EVOLUTION Curatorial Tour
With Peter Johnson

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Published 16 April 2020

XU ZHEN®: ETERNITY VS EVOLUTION is the first major solo exhibition of the artist's work in Australia.

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NVAEC 2014 - Shaun Gladwell

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Published 22 December 2015

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Quilty on Olley
Tim Ross: Constant

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Published 27 November 2020

Ben Quilty talks intimately about his unique friendship with his mentor Margaret Olley, and what their close bond meant to each other.

37 minutes
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Know My Name Virtual Opening

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Published 2020

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Imants Tillers Interview
James Gleeson Oral History Collection

A wooden case with multiple drawers.

Published 2015

James Gleeson interviews Imants Tillers, 26 September 1979.

114 minutes
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Art Talk with Nick Mitzevich
Patricia Piccinini's 'Heartwood' and Huma Bhabha's 'Waiting for another game'

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Published 02 September 2021

Nick Mitzevich, Director discusses Patricia Piccinini’s 'Heartwood' and Huma Bhabha’s 'Waiting for another game'.

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Daniel Crooks In Conversation
Structured Light: Enlighten 2022

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Published 15 March 2022

Artist Daniel Crooks discusses with Curator Elspeth Pitt his work commissioned to illuminate the National Gallery façade for Enlighten Festival 2022.

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Art IRL | National Youth Week 2023
The National Gallery Youth Council kickstart the 2023 National Youth Week celebrations in Canberra

Published 21 September 2023

Some of the best youth talent ACT has to offer including Tahalianna, Jye Cole Hopkins, Girls Rock! Canberra, Kulture Break, Muesli and more.

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57 mins
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Barrina South
Shifting

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Published 08 August 2023

'Shifting' by Barrina South is an ekphrastic poem, commissioned in partnership with Red Room Poetry, connecting with works in the national collection.

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ACT Poetry Month Showcase

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Published 08 August 2023

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Andrew Moss
HHH/KKK

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Published 08 August 2023

HHH/KKK by Andrew Moss is an ekphrastic poem, commissioned in response to Fiona Foley’s HHH.

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5 mins
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Haegue Yang in Conversation with Russell Storer

Published August 2023

Contemporary artist Haegue Yang explores the techniques, cultural traditions and historical references that inform her practice.

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14 mins
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The Shell
A song performed by the Luminescence Chamber Singers, composed by Sally Whitwell

Photo of the inside of a conch shell against a light

Published 26 July 2023

Hear a new composition by Sally Whitwell in response to Olive Cotton's The shell, c.1935

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