Published: March 29, 2019
Carriageworks, Art Gallery of NSW and Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
It’s a challenge to take in the work of 58 artists over three major galleries. But sometimes the effort pays off
For those of you who came in late, The National: New Australian Art is a major survey exhibition featuring 58 artists, duos and groups, and is staged across three major Sydney art galleries: the Art Gallery of NSW, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Carriageworks. After launching in 2017, and with a final iteration planned for 2021, its remit is to present a snapshot of Australian contemporary art.
That seems both ambitious and problematic. Whose contemporary art are we talking about? And is it really a true indication of what’s going on?
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