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Perpetual motion machine

Perpetual motion machine
 1987-1988

Medium
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Beverly and Anthony Knight, Governors, 2001
© The Estate of Gordon Bennett
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
178.0 × 289.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Brisbane, Queensland
Accession Number
2001.175
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Beverly and Anthony Knight, Governors, 2001
© The Estate of Gordon Bennett
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
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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