Art Gallery of South Australia Director, Nick Mitzevich, has a vision for a $260 million contemporary art museum that will bring 62,000 stored works to the public.
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Skin by Ben Quilty, a contemporary work now showing at AGSA.
Sydney has one, Brisbane has one, Melbourne has one – even Hobart has one. These cities have a contemporary art museum separate from the state gallery.
While the impetus and vision driving each of these museums varies from city to city, the tourism and economic boost that they have added is without doubt.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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