The artist left the country his 1000-hectare property Bundanon in 1993. Now it’s the site of a gallery,where much of the work responds directly to the site.
It’s not all postmodern,mid-century gems in Designing a Legacy;instead the architecture buff has the bush,social housing and urban design in mind.
Work by more than 25 artists and 15 scientists drawing on climate research and First Nations knowledge form part of a conversation around the environment,sustainability,and planetary care.
James Vaughan’s witty and winning film Friends and Strangers delivers a stream of small surprises.
The museum is part of a $34 million transformation of the famous property.
John and Sunday Reed championed emerging artists and their legacy lives on,as Heide celebrates its 40th anniversary.
He was one of Australia’s most celebrated artists,and he wanted Bundanon,his properties on the banks of the Shoalhaven River,to be a place where all sorts of people could gather. Nearly 30 years on,a striking new building puts that dream on a firmer path to reality.
In this episode of Good Weekend Talks,we look at the bold new plan to revitalise the sprawling NSW properties gifted to Australia by artist Arthur Boyd in 1993.
Thieves broke into the Mount White mansion last month and made off with the artwork,entitled Lovers in a Boat.
In 1998,art critic and historian Alan McCulloch packed 52 works by celebrated artist Arthur Boyd into his car and drove them to a Mornington gallery.
On April 24,1999,Arthur Boyd,one of Australia's greatest painters,died at the Mercy Hospital in Melbourne.