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Shadow catchers
Discover doubles, ghosts and mirror worlds in this video tour through the ‘Shadow catchers’ exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW, unveiled by senior curator of contemporary Australian art Isobel Parker Philip.
Filmed just four days before the Gallery temporarily closed its doors to the public, this #TogetherInArt Exhibition unlocks the mysteries of the moving image and explores the complex ways we use photography to navigate and narrate our realities.
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Ghost exhibitions
You've heard about the so-called ghost ships that sail across oceans without benefit of crew. Behind the doors of closed art museums lurk beautifully designed ‘ghost exhibitions’ lacking only one thing: an audience.
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Night in the museum
It’s sad to think of our Gallery closed but a photographic series by Yasumasa Morimura helps take the edge off the melancholy.
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A light in dark times
As Jewish people celebrate the festival of Passover, we remember artist Judy Cassab's personal story through deeply moving items from her archive and look to the flicker of light in her art to kindle hope in dark times.
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Little love letters
This Together In Art Pocket Exhibition, curated by Coby Edgar, is an ode to our hearts and mental health during this time of trauma, stress and uncertainty.
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Director's trax
We all have many playlists in us, some of them just in our heads. This list does not represent my all-time favourites. Rather, it is shared with our current state of affairs very much in mind: a soundtrack for navigating 30 minutes of the coronavirus crisis.
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Cosmo says smile: a message from our Easter bunny
Art should make us think. Art should make us feel. And sometimes – and maybe in these strange times especially – art should make us smile. So here’s our regular Easter mascot, Cosmo McMurtry, by New Zealand sculptor Michael Parekōwhai. Michael is best known to you all for his shimmering, stainless steel sculpture in our collection of a pensive Captain James Cook. But as this feral cutie shows, alongside the heavy metal, Michael is also a master of lightness. May some lightness come your way too this Easter long weekend.
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How to make a DADA poem with Tony Albert and Bree
In the second of our ongoing series of art classes, Together In ArtMaking, artist Tony Albert teams up with his niece Bree to lead a clever and creative lesson in making a DADA poem.
Together In Art Kids
We are launching a new online art project designed to inspire and support children isolated from their friends and community during COVID-19. Presented by the Art Gallery of NSW and media partner the ABC, Together In Art Kids fosters creativity and imagination in challenging times.
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Joji Malani
Bringing a silent space to life, this electrifying arrangement of music and art took place only days after the Art Gallery of NSW closed to the public.
Listen as Fijian guitarist Joji Malani performs an improvised composition in the Gallery’s Grand Courts for this #TogetherInArt Performance, interpreting their history, present, and presence through sound.
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Tiny wonders
Here's a film festival where you can see everything in just 20 minutes without leaving your isolation bubble. And the stars? A fly, seahorses, vampire vines, plastic ladles and a lemon.
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Personal grooming: a lockdown survival guide
Now we’ve stocked the space under the bed with panic-bought rolls of toilet paper, our minds are turning to the problem of personal grooming during lockdown.
