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The National Collection Meets Local Inspiration:The Perth Galleries Taking the National Collection Out West

16 July 2025

Jaimi Wright explores how touring exhibitions from the National Gallery of Australia are transforming local engagement in WA, from Warhol in Wanneroo to women artists at Lawrence Wilson and Nan Goldin at John Curtin Gallery.

Nan Goldin,
Nan and Brian in bed, NYC
, 1983, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra,
purchased 1994 © Nan Goldin Moving pictures: Nan Goldin’s magnum opus reveals the photographer’s deep connection to cinema

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Moving pictures: Nan Goldin’s magnum opus reveals the photographer’s deep connection to cinema

15 July 2025

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency — one of the most remarkable photographic exhibitions to ever travel to Perth — is essential viewing for those who love photography and film.

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. Continue

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The National Collection Meets Local Inspiration:The Perth Galleries Taking the National Collection Out West

Moving pictures: Nan Goldin’s magnum opus reveals the photographer’s deep connection to cinema

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
Continue