In a short statement released today (16 April), the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) has formally adopted Aboriginal names for its two buildings.
Sydney Modern – previously known as the North Building – has been given the Aboriginal name Naala Badu, meaning “seeing waters” in the Sydney language.
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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