national gallery of victoria | art exhibition news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/national-gallery-victoria/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:50:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 yayoi kusama unveils new infinity mirror room alongside 200 more works at NGV melbourne https://www.designboom.com/art/yayoi-kusama-infinity-room-works-ngv-melbourne-12-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/yayoi-kusama-infinity-room-works-ngv-melbourne-12-13-2024/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:00:49 +0000 thomai tsimpou | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1106890

transforming a gallery at NGV, 'my heart is filled to the brim with sparkling light' is the artist’s latest exploration of boundless visual realms.

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yayoi kusama wraps 60 trees in pink and white polka dots ahead of NGV show in melbourne https://www.designboom.com/art/yayoi-kusama-wraps-trees-pink-white-polka-dots-ngv-international-exhibition-melbourne-11-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/yayoi-kusama-wraps-trees-pink-white-polka-dots-ngv-international-exhibition-melbourne-11-29-2024/#respond Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:10:15 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1104422

named ‘ascension of polka dots on the trees,’ they stand in line along st kilda road, already welcoming passersby into the show ahead of its premiere on december 15th, 2024.

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elmgreen & dragset on australian museum debut and joining NGV’s permanent collection https://www.designboom.com/art/elmgreen-dragset-sculptures-ngv-permanent-collection-interview-04-09-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/elmgreen-dragset-sculptures-ngv-permanent-collection-interview-04-09-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:50:56 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1057508

'we try to leave our works as open to interpretation as possible,' elmgreen & dragset share in an interview with designboom.

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india mahdavi brings pierre bonnard’s works to life in enchanting scenography at NGV https://www.designboom.com/design/pierre-bonnard-designed-by-india-mahdavi-exhibition-national-gallery-of-victoria-musee-dorsay-06-08-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/pierre-bonnard-designed-by-india-mahdavi-exhibition-national-gallery-of-victoria-musee-dorsay-06-08-2023/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:55:23 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=997204

the designer envelops bonnard's creations in an environment that complements his iridescent compositions of color and texture.

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interviewing tatiana bilbao on NGV installation — a symbol of domestic labor and care https://www.designboom.com/design/interview-tatiana-bilbao-installation-ngv-garments-symbol-domestic-labour-care-09-08-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/interview-tatiana-bilbao-installation-ngv-garments-symbol-domestic-labour-care-09-08-2022/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:05:41 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=926665

tatiana bilbao's new large-scale installation named 'la ropa sucia se lava en casa' (dirty clothes are washed at home) is just unveiled at NGV.

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lacoste+stevenson forms sustainable temporary installation for NGV as giant QR code maze https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lacostestevenson-playful-sustainable-temporary-installation-national-gallery-victoria-04-25-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lacostestevenson-playful-sustainable-temporary-installation-national-gallery-victoria-04-25-2022/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:30:01 +0000 thierry lacoste https://www.designboom.com/?p=893199

as visitors meander through the pavilion, they will encounter artworks from NVG'S collection, including a QR code that can be read digitally.

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first images unveiled of melbourne’s forthcoming NGV contemporary gallery https://www.designboom.com/architecture/first-images-melbourne-ngv-contemporary-gallery-03-15-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/first-images-melbourne-ngv-contemporary-gallery-03-15-2022/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:30:48 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=884092

the design is focused around the 'omphalos' — a central spherical hall that soars more than 40 meters upwards through all levels of the building.

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patricia urquiola’s upcycled super-sized socks fill the NGV’s great hall https://www.designboom.com/design/patricia-urquiola-recycled-woollen-island-ngv-socks-02-06-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/design/patricia-urquiola-recycled-woollen-island-ngv-socks-02-06-2021/#respond Sat, 06 Feb 2021 03:30:58 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=771433

titled recycled woollen island, the project features upcycled textiles in the form of humorous socks that double as seating modules.

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NGV curators simone leamon + ewan mceoin on commissioning creativity for friedman benda’s ‘design in dialogue’ https://www.designboom.com/design/ngv-national-gallery-victoria-simone-leamon-ewan-mceoin-friedman-benda-design-in-dialogue-09-01-2020/ https://www.designboom.com/design/ngv-national-gallery-victoria-simone-leamon-ewan-mceoin-friedman-benda-design-in-dialogue-09-01-2020/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 06:45:08 +0000 nina azzarello I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=719356

the curators describe how design and fine art co-exist at the national gallery of victoria, and some of their major past commissions and exhibitions.

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lucy mcrae’s ‘compression carpet’ squeezes users to relieve stress and promote wellbeing https://www.designboom.com/art/lucy-mcrae-compression-carpet-10-19-2019/ https://www.designboom.com/art/lucy-mcrae-compression-carpet-10-19-2019/#comments Sun, 20 Oct 2019 14:20:49 +0000 kieron marchese I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=631990

'compression carpet' mimics the positive effects of a human hug by slowly tightening a series of blubber-like cushions around the body.

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