Show Notes
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.
Julie Rrap is an Australian artist born in 1950 in Lismore, New South Wales. She has 15 works of art in the national collection, including Persona and shadow: puberty 1984 from her Persona and shadow series which is currently on display in the touring exhibition Know My Name: Australian Women Artists. In this episode of Artists’ Artists, host Jennifer Higgie speaks with Rrap about four works of art from the national collection that explore history, humour and biography. To find out more visit www.nga.gov.au
Artworks Discussed: Tracey Moffatt, Pineapple Cannery 1978, 2008 from the series First Jobs, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, gift of Rupert and Annabel Myer, 2008 Sol Wiener, (Mother and daughter) 1985, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, kODAK (Australasia) PTY LTD Fund 1988 Yukultji Napangati, Pintupi people, Untitled 2006, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2006 © the estate of the artist, licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd Sarah Lucas, TITTIPUSSIDAD 2018, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2021 © Sarah Lucas, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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