Jackson Pollock
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- National Gallery of Australia
Pollock’s Blue poles could be coming to a suburban gallery near you
The National Gallery of Australia is loaning its collection out to suburban and regional galleries across the country, with a $174 million Monet first on the list.
- Linda Morris
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Blue poles, 50 years on: what would we get for the same price today?
The Whitlam government sparked outcry when it bought Jackson Pollock’s famous drip painting in 1973. What would our shopping list look like in 2023?
- Helen Pitt
- Editorial
- National Gallery of Australia
Blue poles shows why Australia must get serious about its arts spending
If proof was needed that spending public money on the arts can be a good investment, Blue poles provides a great example.
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Jackson Pollock’s controversial Blue poles valued at $500 million
The most publicly derided acquisition in modern Australian art history has proved to be one of the nation’s bargains of the century.
- Linda Morris
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- Art
National Gallery of Australia faces $67 million black hole
Home to more than 166,000 works of art, the National Gallery of Australia needs to find more than $67 million to upgrade its Canberra home.
- Linda Morris
Art auctioned in New York couple’s divorce earns record-breaking $923 million
Real estate mogul Harry Macklowe and his wife Linda were ordered by a court to sell their blue-chip art collection and split the proceeds amid their divorce proceedings.
- Adela Suliman
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- The Morning Edition podcast
The best books to read this winter
Today on Please Explain, books editor Jason Steger joins Nathanael Cooper to rip open the covers of the books you should be adding to your reading list this winter.
- Nathanael Cooper
The man who bought Blue Poles: Art world pays tribute to James Mollison
The man who established the National Gallery of Australia helped change the course of art, and its appreciation, in this country.
- Karl Quinn
Scientists analyse the physics of Jackson Pollock's famous painting technique
Jackson Pollock's distinctively drippy style earned him a spot in the pantheon of abstract expressionists. So what does he have to do with physics? A lot, it turns out.
- Erin Blakemore
Whitlam announced acquisition of Blue Poles 45 years ago
Jackson Pollock's painting was purchased for the National Gallery of Australia in September 1973.
- Ron Cerabona
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