National Gallery of Victoria

NGV Studio are having an interactive exhibition called Game/Play that invites visitors to experience the latest independently produced games, view game-related art installations, as well as learn to design and play games.
 
Florence talked to Paul Callaghan, the curator of Game/Play, about the different kinds of  board and electronic games on display at NGV Studio and the trends and developments that are happening in the world of independent gaming.

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Interview with Paul Callaghan Game Play at NGV Studio 9 October.mp3

Rebecca, our resident art history expert, reviewed the Vienna: Art & Design exhibition on now at the NGV.  The exhibition showcases works by painters, designers and architects from the Vienna Secession movement and the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop). 

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NGV Vienna Art and Design Exhibition Review with Rebecca 28 Aug.mp3

Florence talked to two curators from the NGV, Amanda Dunsmore and Sophie Matthiesson, about the process of putting together Vienna: Art and Design, the gallery's latest major exhibition that is part of its Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series.
 
Vienna: Art and Design is showing at the National Gallery of Victoria until 9 October. 

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Interview NGV Vienna Exhibition 21 Aug.mp3

Florence had an interesting discussion with cartoonist Pat Grant about Inherent Vice, an artist-in-residence project involving eight cartoonists at NGV Studio from 16 July- 14 August.
 
Pat also talked about his comic books, cartooning style and his influences, which range from TV shows to books at the State Library and old photographs.
 

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Interview with Pat Grant about Inherent Vice at NGV Studio 17 July.mp3

Florence and Alex talked to curator Susan Van Wyk about Deep Water, the current photographic exhibition at the NGV.  

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Interview with Susan Van Wyk Deep Water June.mp3

Rebecca Brody reflected on the issues discussed in a Melbourne Conversations forum on Contemporary Art in public galleries and arts institutions.  Melbourne Conversations is a special collaboration between the City of Melbourne and the National Gallery of Victoria, as part of the celebrations for the NGV's 150th anniversary.

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Interview with Rebecca Brody Contemporary Art and the Public Arena May.mp3

Florence and NGV representative Alex chatted to two talented artists, Elizabeth Miller and Bill Noonan, whose VCE artworks are in the Top Arts exhibition on now, until 19 June at NGV Australia.  Elizabeth and Bill talked about their experience doing VCE visual arts subjects and shared a few tips and pieces of advice for upcoming VCE students.   

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Top Arts Interview with Bill Noonan and Elizabeth Miller April.mp3

From the 18th Century to the present day, there has been a myriad of fascinating breakthroughs in men's fashion, from sportswear to slim-fitting suits and dandy street wear.  However, men's fashion has only really come to the forefront of our attentions in recent times.  In fact, the ManStyle exhibition at the NGV is the first ever exhibition in Australia that focuses purely on men's fashion.  There are over 80 pieces of clothing, accessories, paintings and multimedia showing at both NGV Australia

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Interview with Paola Manstyle NGV March.mp3

Florence talked to a Melbourne street artist known as Adnate from the AWOL Crew. Adnate talked about challenging the boundaries of graffiti art and the close-knit, yet competitive, culture of the street art scene. AWOL has a mural installation up at NGV Studio until March 25. 

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Interview with Adnate for AWOL Final.mp3

Florence and NGV representative Alex discuss the highlights of Unnerved: The New Zealand Project, a free exhibition featuring the work of notable contemporary New Zealand artists showing at the NGV until Sunday the 27th of February. 

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State of the Arts- Unnerved with Alex.mp3