A rare close-up with Chuck

MCA brings American artist Chuck Close to Sydney for this year’s International Art Series blockbuster.
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Detail of self-portrait coming to the MCA this November.

Yesterday Destination NSW, in partnership with the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), announced two blockbuster exhibitions to hit Sydney this November under its successful Sydney International Art Series.

Opening just two weeks apart, Pop to popism will be presented at the AGNSW from 1 November, while it is a solo exhibition of the American printmaker and innovator Chuck Close that will take over the MCA from 20 November.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina