Collection highlights is an essential book for any art lover's library.
Completely redesigned, updated and expanded, with magnificent
illustrations of over 300 works, it is a concise and accessible
introduction to the nation's largest visual arts collection, held by the
National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
With engaging texts written by Australia's leading curators, the
publication includes masterworks from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander art, Pacific art, Asian art and European and American art
collections as well as from Australian art from the colonial period to
the present.
Gain insights into historically significant works of art such as The
Aboriginal Memorial, Sidney Nolan's legendary Ned Kelly series, the
great Blue poles by American Jackson Pollock, James Turrell's
atmospheric skyspace Within without and many more. This informative and
handsome publication is a must-have companion for general readers,
specialists and students for years to come.