NGV International

Ngv Triennial

Featuring the work of 60 artists and designers from 30 countries, the NGV Triennial surveys the world’s best art and design, across cultures, scales, geographies and perspectives.

Yayoi Kusama Ben Quilty Richard Giblett Rafael Lozano Hemmer Shilpa Gupta Reko Rennie Candice Breitz Olaf Breuning Zanele Muholi Sissel Tolaas Josephine Meckseper Xu Zhen Nathaniel Mellors Pae White Richard Mosse Reko Rennie Edson Chagas Shilpa Gupta Adel Abidin Teamlab Pascale Marthine Tayou Camille Henrot Brodie Neill Ron Mueck Hassan Hajjaj Nick Cave Tala Madani Sascha Braunig Alexandra Kehayoglou Analia Saban Büro North David Altmejd Einat Amir Ephrem Solomon Estudio Campana Yarrenyty Arltere Artists Elliat Rich Faig Ahmed Formafantasma Guo Pei Iris Van Herpen Jonathan Owen Jorge Méndez Blake Joris Laarman Kay Hassan Kushana Bush Louisa Bufardeci Myoung Ho Lee Nendo Neri Oxman Olga Chernysheva Paulina Ołowska Pet Lamp Bula Bula Artists Riley Payne Sean O’Connell Timo Nasseri Tom Crago Uji Hahan Handoko Eko Suputro We Make Carpets Yamagami Yukihiro

Friday 15 December 2017 to Sunday 15 April 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

NGV Teens: Art Party 2

Be a part of the NGV Triennial teen takeover at Art Party. Your ticket gets you exclusive after-hours access to NGV Triennial (Ground Level) alongside performances from drag superstar Karen From Finance, DJ sets by DJ Slymewave (aka Jo from Big Scary) and talks and discussions with Afro Hub and Hana Assafiri.

Karen From Finance Dj Slymewave (Jo Syme Of Melbourne Duo Big Scary) Hana Assafiri Afro Hub Idil Ali John Mashar Yusuf Harare Jnr Aziz

Saturday 07 April 2018 to Saturday 07 April 2018
Art special_event in Victoria, Australia.

The Future Is Now: Developing The Museum In The 21st CenturyDr Maria Balshaw CBE

Tate is at a turning point in its history. Following a major recent capital expansion, this leading collection of museums faces many questions including: How does it meet the future needs of artists? How does it connect to an expanded and more diverse audience across its towns and cities? How does it make the case for the value of art in society?

Dr Maria Balshaw Cbe

Wednesday 04 April 2018 to Wednesday 04 April 2018
Art talk in Victoria, Australia.

2017 NGV Architecture Commission Retallack Thompson And Other Architects

The NGV garden is transformed into a maze-like series of open-air passageways, corridors and rooms as part of the 2017 NGV Architecture Commission.

Friday 01 December 2017 to Sunday 01 April 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Melbourne Design Week

160+ Exhibitions, Workshops, Talks And Tours Across Melbourne And Victoria.

Thursday 15 March 2018 to Sunday 25 March 2018
Art special_event in Victoria, Australia.

New Narratives

Join design researcher Tamar Sharfir (The New Institute), artist and publisher Julieta Aranda (e-flux) and Yolande van der Heide (Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons) as they discuss the principles of good design.

Julieta Aranda Tamar Sharfir Yolande Van Der Heide

Sunday 18 March 2018 to Sunday 18 March 2018
Art talk in Victoria, Australia.

Ngv Teens @ Mabf: Zine-making Workshop

Grab a pair of scissors and some chunky textas to have your say during this Zine-making session as part of Melbourne Art Book Fair.

Hope Lumsden Barry Karina Soraya

Saturday 17 March 2018 to Sunday 18 March 2018
Art workshop in Victoria, Australia.

Melbourne Art Book Fair 2018

Featuring some of the most creative emerging and established international and local publishers, artists and writers, Melbourne Art Book Fair 2018 presents a three-day program of ideas, discussions and book launches. Taking place at the National Gallery of Victoria on 16–18 March 2018.

Friday 16 March 2018 to Sunday 18 March 2018
Art fair in Victoria, Australia.

Word Alert! A Three-day Festival Of Crosswords, Spelling & Grammar

Don’t mind if I clue! Writing school The Good Copy presents a three-day festival of words in boxes. Cryptic lovers, clue enthusiasts and spelling bees unite.

Liam ‘Lr’ Runnalls Chris Black Siobhan Linde Casey Bennetto

Friday 16 March 2018 to Sunday 18 March 2018
Art festival in Victoria, Australia.

Mel O’callaghan: Ensemble

The NGV is pleased to present the Australian premier of a major video installation by the Paris-based, Australian contemporary artist Mel O’Callaghan.

Mel O’Callaghan

Friday 17 November 2017 to Monday 12 March 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Triennial ExtraART.DJS.BARS.FOOD.IDEAS.DANCE.DESIGN

Over Ten Summer Nights, Melbourne’s Largest Presentation Of Contemporary Art And Design Sets The Scene For A Party Not To Be Missed.

Friday 19 January 2018 to Sunday 28 January 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

The Language of Ornament

The Language of Ornament explores the history of ornament in the Western design tradition. It examines a series of motifs, charting their appearance and reappearance in design from antiquity through to the twenty-first century. A wide range of artworks illustrate how motifs have been translated from one medium to another and have been borrowed and reinterpreted over the centuries.

Saturday 25 February 2017 to Sunday 17 December 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

5 Images

The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture

In celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the House of Dior, one of the world’s most prestigious couture houses, the National Gallery of Victoria presents The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture.

Christian Dior

Sunday 27 August 2017 to Tuesday 07 November 2017
Art benefit in Victoria, Australia.

Michael Lin: Federation

Federation is a newly commissioned floor painting by renowned Taiwanese artist Michael Lin. Hand-painted in collaboration with local Melbourne artists, this immersive environment invites visitors to pause and reconsider the architecture of Federation Court at NGV International.

Michael Lin

Friday 18 August 2017 to Wednesday 01 November 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Dressing The Part Fashion And Influence

In 2016, Maria Grazia Chiuri was appointed Dior’s first female creative director in its seventy-year history. Her first ready-to-wear collection was shown in September of that year, and her first haute couture collection debuted in January 2017, both to critical acclaim.

Thursday 26 October 2017 to Thursday 26 October 2017
Art special_event in Victoria, Australia.

Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai is regarded as one of the most influential and creative minds in the history of Japanese art. His unique social observations, innovative approach to design and mastery of the brush, made him the most famous and popular artist of Edo period Japan as well as an internationally recognised artist.

Katsushika Hokusai

Friday 21 July 2017 to Sunday 15 October 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Fiona Hall: Uneasy Seasons

Leading Australian artist Fiona Hall’s interactive exhibition explores natural habitats, reflecting the artist’s lifelong passion for the environment and contemporary issues.

Fiona Hall

Thursday 13 April 2017 to Friday 13 October 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Buddha’s Smile

Buddha’s Smile introduces the story of Buddha in his multitude of incarnations and Buddhist inspired artwork from the NGV Collection and selected private Melbourne collections. Focusing on the tranquillity and silent transmission of Buddhist philosophy through the simple gesture of a smile, the exhibition presents the unique styles and mediums used to create Buddhist art throughout Asia.

Friday 02 June 2017 to Sunday 08 October 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Bill Henson

Bill Henson presents recent photographs by Bill Henson, selected by the artist, and encompassing themes including portraits, nudes, lush museum interiors and transcendent landscapes.

Bill Henson

Friday 10 March 2017 to Sunday 27 August 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Festival Of Photography

Photography is one of the most diverse and prolific areas of contemporary practice. In a year marking the 50th anniversary of the NGV's photography curatorial department, become immersed in a Festival of Photography featuring exhibitions by William Eggleston, Bill Henson, Patrick Pound, Ross Coulter and Zoë Croggon, before also exploring Contemporary Photography.

David Rosetzky Bill Henson Patrick Pound Sophie Calle Elad Lassry Ross Coulter Polly Borland Thomas Demand William Eggleston Adam Fuss Pieter Hugo Ceal Floyer Zoe Croggon Paola Pivi Polly Borland Danny Singer Lucia Koch

Friday 10 March 2017 to Sunday 27 August 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

NGV Gala: Celebrating the opening of The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture

The inaugural NGV Gala will be held at NGV International on Saturday 26 August 2017, celebrating the opening of The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture. This event will benefit the NGV Fashion and Textiles Collection, Exhibitions and Programs.

Saturday 26 August 2017 to Saturday 26 August 2017
Art special_event in Victoria, Australia.

Jim Dine: A Life in Print

Jim Dine came to prominence in New York in the radical artistic milieu of the late 1950s and 1960s, when social and cultural change inspired avant-garde artists to develop new approaches to art, including ‘Happenings’, Conceptualism and Minimalism. Dine was associated with Pop Art but did not align himself with any of the key artistic movements of the period. He is a painter, sculptor, printmaker

Jim Dine

Friday 14 July 2017 to Monday 14 August 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Zoë Croggon

As part of NGV Festival of Photography, Melbourne artist Zoë Croggon has been commissioned to produce a new body of work, comprising an immersive environment created using photographic collages, video and an especially produced wallpaper.

Zoe Croggon

Friday 17 March 2017 to Sunday 30 July 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Ross Coulter: Audience

Ross Coulter’s Audience is a photographic series that documents audience members who were photographed in more than seventy Melbourne galleries and museums between 2013 and 2016. Coulter invited members of the local art community to attend a photo-shoot and they were instructed to imagine viewing a performance art event.

Ross Coulter

Friday 17 March 2017 to Sunday 16 July 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Van Gogh and the Seasons Melbourne Winter Masterpieces 2017

The National Gallery of Victoria, in partnership with Art Exhibitions Australia, presents Van Gogh and the Seasons for the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series in 2017. Curated by Sjraar van Heugten (independent art historian and former Head of Collections at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam), Van Gogh and the Seasons is internationally exclusive to Melbourne.

Vincent Van Gogh

Friday 28 April 2017 to Sunday 09 July 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

NGV Friday Nights

NGV Friday Nights is your opportunity to see Van Gogh and the Seasons after hours with live music performances and pop-up bars. The headline performers have just been announced – scroll down to see who's coming to the NGV and pre-book your tickets online.

Friday 28 April 2017 to Saturday 08 July 2017
Art special_event in Victoria, Australia.

Love: Art of Emotion 1400–1800

Love: Art of Emotion 1400–1800 draws upon the NGV’s diverse permanent collection to explore the theme of love in art, and the changing representations of this complex emotion throughout the early modern period in Europe.

Friday 31 March 2017 to Sunday 18 June 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

William Eggleston Portraits

William Eggleston is one of the most important photographic artists of the twentieth century. This Australian exclusive major exhibition travels from its critically acclaimed showing at the National Portrait Gallery, London and is the first exhibition of Eggleston’s photographs to be exhibited at the NGV.

William Eggleston

Friday 17 March 2017 to Sunday 18 June 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Lawrence Weiner: Out of sight

Lawrence Weiner is an American conceptual artist whose text-based artworks have been exhibited around the world over the past fifty years. His practice consists largely of typographic text and he often refers to language as a form of sculpture, replacing physical material with ideas. Weiner is best known for his unique phrase in the form of installations and presentations of language as art.

Lawrence Weiner

Wednesday 01 February 2017 to Sunday 30 April 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

2016 NGV Architecture Commission

A playful reinvention of the suburban car wash is the concept behind the 2016 NGV Architecture Commission built in the NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden this spring. Designed by Melbourne-based M@ STUDIO Architects, the ephemeral structure is titled Haven’t you always wanted…?

Thursday 03 November 2011 to Saturday 01 April 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.