A symposium at the RA celebrates the centenary of the birth of Sidney Nolan RA, one of Australia’s greatest painters. But the artist had an international identity, argues Anthony Plant.
Helen Valentine, our Senior Curator, and Edwina Mulvany, our Registrar, have just returned from Australia where they were installing the exhibition ‘Genius and Ambition’.
Charles Saumarez Smith, our Secretary and Chief Executive, was recently in Australia to visit ‘Genius and Ambition’, an exhibition of works from our collection on show at Bendigo Art Gallery.
Architect Timothy Hill discusses his current projects and reflects on the conditions of architecture in Australia.
Author Tim Winton explores his belief that ‘Australia the place is constantly overshadowed by Australia the national idea.‘
Internationally acclaimed Australian contemporary artist Shaun Gladwell discusses his video ‘performance landscapes’.
Catch up on our fascinating event with ‘Australia’ exhibition artist Imants Tillers.
A lecture by Ron Radford, Director of the National Gallery of Australia.
Catch up with the podcast of our lecture with Dr Sarah Scott, from the Australian National University.
The RA’s Australia show has three rooms dedicated to Aboriginal art. Wally Caruna celebrates this rich vein of indigenous culture by exploring a key work in the show that evokes the ancestral origins of the great bush fire.