Q
(1995)
Medium
coloured inks on vinyl
Measurements
221.9 × 1375.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift from the Estate of David McDiarmid, 1998
© David McDiarmid/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Accession Number
2002.371
Department
Contemporary Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Law, Civics and Protest
Subjects (specific)
activists circles (plane figures) LGBTQ+ multi-coloured pink (colour) political art spiritual symbol triangles (polygons)
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