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Alfred Felton and Frederick Grimwade: The abiding friendship that gave birth to the NGV collection
Among the chaotic growth of Flinders Lane through the 1880’s and ‘90’s, this bluestone, industry-lined street gave rise to two of the city’s
Andrew McIlroy
Nov 20, 20186 min read
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From Paris to St Kilda: Alfred Felton and his passion for 19th century Romantic Art
As art institutions from London’s Tate to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art revisit and examine the far-reaching influence of European a
Andrew McIlroy
Sep 28, 20185 min read
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Subversive graffiti culture: Lack of mainstream recognition prompts identity crisis
There has long been debate about the merit of street art, hailed by some as one of Australia's most important cultural movements and con
Andrew McIlroy
Feb 21, 20185 min read
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‘Transformer’: Provocateur Gareth Sansom and his 2017-18 NGV Retrospective
Artist Gareth Sansom speaking to a spellbound audience about his life, influences, friends, lovers and paintings at Melbourne’s Ian Potter C
Andrew McIlroy
Jan 5, 20186 min read
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NGV Triennial triumph ironically exposes public galleries’ failure to grasp how art should function
As we wave goodbye to another year of biennales, biennials and blockblusters, a new offering emerges beguiling us with its promise to be dif
Andrew McIlroy
Jan 2, 20185 min read
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Being true has its price:Â NGV Wilson Security protestors inadvertently risk funding of leftist art
When around a dozen artists-as-activists last month shrouded Picasso’s 'Weeping Woman' in a black veil emblazoned with the Wilson Se
Andrew McIlroy
Nov 27, 20173 min read
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