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Perpetual motion machine

Gordon BENNETT
Perpetual motion machine
 1987-1988

Medium
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Measurements
178.0 × 289.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Beverly and Anthony Knight, Governors, 2001
© The Estate of Gordon Bennett

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Gallery location
Gallery 11
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Brisbane, Queensland

Accession Number
2001.175

Department
Contemporary Art

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Subjects (general)
History and Legend Humour and Satire Law, Civics and Protest

Subjects (specific)
Anglo-Saxon (culture or style) Australian Aboriginal (culture and style) Brisbane (inhabited place) ceremonial objects postcolonialism Queensland (state) racial discrimination residential structures

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