NGV Magazine

Issue 32
Jan – Feb 2022

Welcome to the first edition of NGV Magazine for 2022. We dive into summer with our cover story featuring the new NGV Architecture Commission, and explore the early fashion archives of Chanel with Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto including an insider’s guide to the exhibition. Will Stubbs, Manager at the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre in Yirrkala, and a major collaborator and contributor to the exhibition Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala provides insight into one of the artists, the late Ms Wirrpanda.

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Features in this issue

FEATURE STORY Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto

‘Perfectly in tune with Modernism’s spiritual affinity with notions of standardisation and democratic ideals, Chanel’s day dresses were ideal for superficial adaptation by the mass market.’

By Amy De La Haye

 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda

‘Mulkuṉ was a kind, hilarious, light-hearted, intellectual, whose encyclopaedic mind was full to overflowing with knowledge in so many diverse but connected sectors.’

By Will Stubbs

 COLLECTION The timeless design of Shaker

‘Classic Shaker furniture reflects the Shaker lifestyle. It is functional, honest and not pretentious. It has no fancy veneers or excessive ornamentation.’

By Eloise and Peter Smyrl

 INTERVIEW pond[er]

‘It’s about looking at the future with positive intentions through the practice of architecture, design and creative practice.’

By Ewan McEoin

 LOOK FOR ME Australian Contemporary Art

‘Now on display at the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, see highlights from the NGV Collection by contemporary Australian artists, from the 1960s to today.’

By Katharina Prugger

 TELL ME ABOUT The Mannerism movement

‘It was labelled ‘Mannerism’ because the art was perceived to be mannered, contrived and affected. The label has been used to denigrate the artists of this period – some would say quite unfairly.’

By Laurie Benson
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