For Mothers Day

Howard Arkley, 'Triple fronted', 1987. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mollie and Jim Gowing Bequest Fund 2014. © The Estate of Howard Arkley, Courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art

Home. How are you feeling about it?

Dying to get out, after weeks of isolation? Or enjoying the slowness and solace? We kick off this week on Together In Art with Howard Arkley’s ‘Triple fronted’ 1987, a painting that intensifies the popular image of home even as it atomises it, renders it weightless. Across the coming week, we’ll be looking at domestic space and the way artists have portrayed it, and thinking about the way the outside has come in during the pandemic – whether through our screens or our windows. At the heart of the week’s offerings is a new exhibition created especially for Together In Art with nine contemporary Australian artists, who have observed the world from their windows and returned with works that are poetic, gently hopeful and, above all, intimate. We can’t wait to show you. Come on in.

Noel McKenna, 'Untitled', from the series 'Animals I have known', 2015-2016. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Dobell Biennial Acquisition Fund 2016 © Noel McKenna. Licensed by Copyright Agency

The great indoors

With days now revolving around the rhythm of our rooms, we’re taking time to appreciate the many tiny perfections of interior life. This Together In Art Pocket Exhibition, curated by Justin Paton, is a celebration of divine daily moments.

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How to make a flower pattern with Desmond and Basile

Join artist Desmond Lazaro and his son Basile for a calming and colourful art lesson, the latest in our ongoing series. Filmed from home on Taungurung Country, Desmond and Basile combine geometric and organic elements to show you how to make a beautiful flower pattern bloom on paper.

With thanks to Leadership Partner Aqualand | Media Partner SMH| Supported by Atelier

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Guerrilla Girls, 'What I want for Mother's Day, from Portfolio Compleat 1985-2012', 1991. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased 2014 © Guerrilla Girls, courtesy of guerrillagirls.com

For Mothers Day

Somtimes words won’t do. So we’ll say it with art. This Together In Art Pocket Exhibition is for the mothers, with love.

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Behind the scenes of Faboriginal

You've watched it avidly during iso, or you should. Now go behind the scenes of Australia's deadliest game show for stories from the Gallery team who brought 'Faboriginal' into being.

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L-FRESH The LION

Witness the power and perception of South West Sydney hip-hop artist L-FRESH The LION in this intimate spoken-word performance, filmed on Gadigal Land in the temporarily-closed Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Inspired by soulful US hip-hop and his Punjabi Sikh heritage, L-FRESH The LION brings the Gallery’s hushed halls and still spaces alive with a verse from his track ‘Peace & Light’.

With thanks to Presenting Partner of the Art Gallery of New South Wales contemporary galleries UBS

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Art interrupted: part 2

They’re still out there, behind closed doors – full of potential, yet unseen. We refer, of course, to the ‘ghost exhibitions’ created by COVID-19 closures. Art Gallery of NSW staff salute ten more of those unfairly sequestered shows.

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Dali made home movies too

At a time when we’re all Zooming into each other’s personal spaces, this miniature film series of home movies offers intimate glimpses of artists Salvador Dalí, Joy Hester and Arthur Boyd, among others, as they enjoy some downtime.

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Five great talks by five great artists

We miss being at live events at the Gallery with artists and the public so we've taken a trip down memory lane and selected videos of some of the great artists’ talks we’ve presented over the years, featuring Tracey Emin, Wäka Munuŋgurr, William Kentridge, Lindy Lee and Takashi Murakami.

Jeff Koons, 'Art Magazine Ads', 1988-1989. Art Gallery of New South Wales, John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales © Jeff Koons

How to be an artist: part 2

Now you’ve developed your style and mastered your content, how do you start to manage your artistic career? This Together In Art Pocket Exhibition will help you take the next step.

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Self-portraits for strange times

What kind of face should you show to the world when the world has turned thoroughly weird? We went looking for answers to this question in the Gallery’s contemporary collection.

Ken Unsworth, 'Five secular settings for sculpture as ritual and burial piece', from the series 'Five secular settings for sculpture as ritual and burial piece', 1975. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Purchased 1976 © Ken Unsworth

How to be an artist: part 1

The path to being an artist isn’t always clearly signposted. This Together In Art Pocket Exhibition is the first instalment in a two-part guide covering all the basics.