Works including Patricia Piccinini’s The stags will be exhibited at the new space. Patricia Piccinini, The stags, 2009; fiberglass, automotive paint, plastic, stainless steel, leather, rubber tyres; 196 x 224 x 167 cm. Image: courtesy of the AGWA
The National Gallery of Australia’s new venue and inaugural exhibition space, NGA Contemporary, is opening later this month.
Nestled on the water’s edge of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, the new art space is part of an initiative to showcase the national collection of Australian Contemporary art that was previously confined to a ‘limited and compromised space.’