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The History of Art History

Published 11 March 2021
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Professor Emerita Claire Farago and Professor Art History & Theory, Dr Rex Butler in conversation with National Gallery curator Sally Foster.

Looking at the history of painting through the exhibition Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London, this lively discussion addresses the development of art history; from its beginnings during the Italian Renaissance through to the present time.

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Published 29 May 2020

An art activity developed by Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens.

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Catherine Pégard - President of the Palace of Versailles - interview

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Joan Mitchell: Worlds of Colour

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Published 12 February 2021

Archival footage from the Kenneth Tyler Collection included in the 2021 exhibition Joan Mitchell: Worlds of Colour.

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Keith Sonnier ‘Untitled’ 1969

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The Opening of the Australian National Gallery by Her Majesty the Queen

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Published 2021

This ABC-produced video documents the near ten-year construction of the Gallery and the official opening by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 October 1982.

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James Rosenquist

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Working with Country with Dr Matilda House & Paul Girrawah House, Robert Andrew and Nicole Foreshew

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Ceremony artists and curator Hetti Perkins come together for a discussion on contemporary artistic and cultural practices of working with country.

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John Young ‘Castiglione’s Dream’

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Sarah Lucas: when humour happens, things get good

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Published 10 November 2021

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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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Haegue Yang in Conversation with Russell Storer

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The Shell
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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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