The Art Gallery of NSW has announced its major exhibition program for 2024, including incredible Art Nouveau works from Alphonse Mucha, a solo exhibition from Korean abstractionist Lee Ufan and a Lesley Dumbrell survey.
Hearing the name Alphonse Mucha in Australia, you perhaps may struggle to find a connection. And yet, if presented with one of his Art Nouveau images, a smile of familiarity would be sure to follow.
Declared ‘the greatest decorative artist in the world’ by the New York News in 1904, Mucha was ‘one of the most fascinating and popular artists of his time,’ said John Graham, NSW’s Minister for Arts, Music, Night-time Economy, Jobs and Tourism, at the announcement today (20 February) of the blockbuster exhibition heading to the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW).
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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