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From the archive
Adrienne Doig, 'AD Naturas et AD Mores et AD Omnem Vitae', 2012
In 2007 Adrienne Doig was artist-in-residence at the Art Gallery of NSW’s Moya Dyring Studio at the Cité Internationale, Paris. During this time she was a regular visitor to the Musée de Cluny, home to the French medieval masterpiece known as 'The lady and the unicorn’ tapestry series. Created around 1500, these six tapestries have been the source of inspiration for many writers and artists, including for Doig.
Adrienne Doig, 'AD in Arcadia ego', 2012
Using European tapestry landscapes as a ground, Doig colonised them with Australian animals: wallabies and wombats, Tasmanian devils and kookaburras.
Two of these works, on loan to the Gallery, are on display in the research library and archive to coincide with the exhibition of 'The lady and the unicorn’ tapestries at the Art Gallery of NSW.
