least 32 international countries.
“The best country for presenting international design and amazing visuals!” Fotoula Skenderis from Thessaloniki, Greece is a tourist who is in Melbourne for a month and she visited the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) on her trip and couldn’t get enough of the endless creative spaces NGV had to offer. Fotoula mentions how she feels we are lucky to have such a country that thrives on introducing culture and modern art in exciting ways. Victoria is one of the most cultural and ethnic states that has plenty to offer not only in our cuisine, beverages and tourist sites but in international design, sculptures, fashion and art. This was clearly evident in this years successful triennial.
The NGV triennial received rave reviews on Twitter under the hashtag: #NGV. Gina Fairley (@ginafairley) wrote on Twitter: “A record 1,231,742 people visited the inaugural NGVTriennial, making it the most visited exhibition in the NGV’s 157-year history.” The most viewed exhibition was Yayoi Kusama’s flower obsession on display at the NGV. An artist from Japan’s obsession with red poppies received swarms of tourists and Victorian’s exploring the countless poppy filled walls, windows and other furniture. What made this exhibition all the more interactive was that all visitors of this artwork were given a poppy each to add to Kusama’s display.
The Matters Journal (@mattersjournal) on Twitter also mentioned: “What a roaring success!” the NGV was. This year Melbourne really put an exquisite and great effort into providing all its city’s residence with a first hand insight into the many talents, artworks and creative minds of people from all over the world, building on our international knowledge and opening our eyes to the endless possibilities and creations of our world.
Brigid Delaney from The Guardian also acknowledges how diverse the triennial was when she stated: “At first blush the Triennial is playful – but it is also an unflinching exploration of the modern world”. Journalists like Delaney openly expressed how this exhibition provides Australians with a wonderfully crafted first hand look at the ever changing and evolving world of modern and contemporary art.
It is with exhibitions like this that Australia is able to truly see the world. Being so far away from other countries, we aren’t as free and able to catch a train to Japan or France like people who are in countries closer can. However, we certainly make up for this with triennials like the one just held at NGV that provide all visitors with a once in a lifetime exposure to the world’s creative capabilities and urges people to immerse themselves within the innovative minds of others.
Patrick Durkin and Michael Bleby from The Financial Review also mentioned: “But this exhibition is more interactive and immersive than any before it.” once again proving to all that this years exhibition at the NGV allowed Australians to observe through passionate artists the different masterpieces the world is capable of creating and representing with beautifully designed artworks, sculptures, fashion and media.
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