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We are delighted that Kate Just’s works ‘An Armour of Hope’ and ‘The Arms of Mother’ will be presented in the forthcoming exhibition ‘MOTHER: Stories from the NGV Collection’ at the National Gallery of Victoria at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, which will be launched on 27th March.
About these deeply personal pieces, that have been recently acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria, were produced during her PhD project exploring the relationship between textiles, skin, and touch, Kate shares: “Making their NGV debut are two of my works, which explore knitting’s metaphoric equivalency to skin. ‘An Armour of Hope’, 2012, took the form of a hand knitted chain-mail armour for our then recently adopted child Harper; while ‘The Arms of Mother’, 2012, were arm-length gloves for my own body embroidered with scars. The works materialised my own and Harper’s past familial losses, and our resilience and hope for the future.”
Curated by Sophie Gerhard and Katharina Prugger with assistance from Eva Christoff, the exhibition ‘MOTHER’ will be presented at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 27 March to 12 July 2026.
Pictured: Kate Just, An Armour of Hope, 2012, hand-knitted metal and silk, 104 x 45 x 4 cm; The Arms of Mother, 2012, hand-knitted and hand embroidered rayon and cotton, 92 x 32 x 2 cm. Images courtesy of the artist
We are excited to share that William Mackinnon is showing in ‘Melbourne Now’ at the Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, opening from Friday 24th March 2023.
Bold in scale, ‘Melbourne Now’ will be displayed throughout all levels of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, including permanent collection galleries, showcasing new works and commissions by emerging, mid-career and senior practitioners as well as local collectives.
The painting Home and Away was featured in William Mackinnon's highly anticipated exhibition of the same name. This body of work continues the artist’s affinity with the quintessential Australian landscape in large-scale cinematic paintings which depict some of his most iconic imagery. He explores the possibilities of painting through what is often a fantastical representation of the environment around him: whether it be a roadscape, landscape, or dreamscape.
‘Melbourne Now’ is open to the public from 24 March to 20 August 2023. Visit the NGV website here for more information.
Pictured: William Mackinnon, Home and Away, 2021-22, acrylic, oil and automotive enamel on linen, 260 x 200 cm