After the huge success of their Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria have unveiled their program for the latter half of the year – including a blockbuster exhibition from David Hockney and a comprehensive survey of iconic Australian artist John Olsen.
One of the most influential artists of the past century, the prolific David Hockney works as a painter, as well as embracing numerous technological mediums to create with. The eponymous exhibition will feature over 700 works from the last decade of his career, including some new and never-before-seen in Australia artworks including digital drawings, paintings, photography and video works. Exhibition highlights include more than 600 iPad drawings, self-portraits, and a dedicated 35-metre long gallery featuring portraits of the artist’s friends, family and notable subjects including Barry Humphries and John Baldessari.
Following on from their previous Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition, the NGV again turns their eye towards the artistry of high fashion, this time collating the works of design house Viktor&Rolf. The world-first exhibition will showcase some of the pair’s most innovative designs, including works-in-progress alongside haute couture pieces from their collections and archives.
Other exhibitions on the program are a retrospective celebrating one of Australia’s most acclaimed living artists, John Olsen, the works of Sally Gabori, Italian Jewels: Bulgari Style which showcases the jewellery from the personal collections of Elizabeth Taylor and Gina Lollobrigida and Lee Mingwei: The Moving Garden, offering a living installation inviting audiences to pick a flower and pass it on to a stranger.
David Hockney will run from Friday November 11 2016 to Monday March 13 2017, John Olsen: The you beaut country from Saturday September 16 2016 to Sunday February 12 2017 and Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists from Friday October 21 2016 to Sunday February 26 2017 at the National Gallery of Victoria. For more details, head to the NGV.
