Aspen grove
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© James Morrison, courtesy of Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney 2004 Australia
James Morrison, born Papua New Guinea 1959, arrived Australia 1977. oil on canvas. 40.8 x 51.0 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased through NGV Foundation with the assistance of the Joan Clemenger Endowment, Governor 2005
The Gallery Ark
Touring Exhibition
NGV International
Monday 21 December 2009 to Sunday 28 February 2010
Drawing on both the International and Australian collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, The Gallery Ark includes a breadth of styles, schools, movements and cultures from throughout the centuries.
In the biblical story of the Ark, Noah is charged with the task of rescuing wild beasts, domestic animals, birds and reptiles from forty days and forty nights of flood. Retold through the Judaic, Christian, and Islamic faiths, the story of Noah’s ark reminds us of the importance of animals to people. Indeed throughout history human societies have interacted and relied on the animals around them, and the animal world has been a resounding source of artistic inspiration.
Like the story of Noah and the Ark, the exhibition presents the animals ‘two by two’, allowing for an exploration of similarities and differences in the works of artists as diverse as Charles Conder, Treahna Hamm, Jeff Koons, Frederick McCubbin, Pablo Picasso, Tom Roberts, Auguste Rodin, and Wu Zuoren.
The Gallery Ark has been designed for children and aims to encourage a sense of curiosity, whilst also presenting some of the treasures of the NGV collection.
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