One of the most influential artists of the past century, the prolific David Hockney works as a painter, as well as embracing numerous technological mediums to create with. The eponymous exhibition will feature over 700 works from the last decade of his career, including some new and never-before-seen in Australia artworks including digital drawings, paintings, photography and video works. Exhibition highlights include more than 600 iPad drawings, self-portraits, and a dedicated 35-metre long gallery featuring portraits of the artist’s friends, family and notable subjects including Barry Humphries and John Baldessari.
Elsewhere in the program comes a retrospective celebrating one of Australia’s most acclaimed living artists, John Olsen. John Olsen: The you beaut country will be the most comprehensive collection of his work to date, tracing his work from his formative years through to his major works of the ’60s, ’70s and beyond.
The works of Sally Gabori will be explored, delving into a life’s work spanning over 90 years. The exhibition features over 30 pieces, centering around sensations of life, culture and Aboriginal painting that draws from storytelling.
Following on from their previous Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition, the NGV again turns their eye towards the artistry of high fashion, this time collating the works of design house Viktor&Rolf. The world-first exhibition will showcase some of the pair’s most innovative designs, including works-in-progress alongside haute couture pieces from their collections and archives.
Rounding it all out comes Italian Jewels: Bulgari Style – showcasing the jewelry from the personal collections of Elizabeth Taylor and Gina Lollobrigida – Lee Mingwei: The Moving Garden, offering a living installation inviting audiences to pick a flower and pass it on to a stranger, their 2016 architectural commission, an exhibition showcasing the finest examples of bamboo art, the return of their Friday Nights and Summer Sundays series and more.
