The National Gallery of Australia unveils its largest acquisition of contemporary Indonesian art with an exhibition that shifts the lens on how we view our neighbour.
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Mella JaarsmaThe landscaper 2013 costume and single-channel video; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2018; Photo by Mie Cornoedus
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has unveiled the largest exhibition of contemporary Indonesian art to be presented in Australia – and the first to truly take a multi-generational approach.
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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