Art Gallery NSW

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The engulfing power of Nike Savvas’ Atomic

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Colored balls have a magical effect on viewers. You can watch the balls moving around for hours. Even if the balls were stationary, it would be impossible to resist gazing at them and getting lost in your world. Nike Savvas’ Atomic: Full of Love Full of Wonder is an impressive capture of the intrigues that […]

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Ugo Rondinone’s Clockwork for Oracles – 52 windows

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Ugo Rondinone is one of the biggest names of the 21st Century in the art world. He is renowned for many spectacular creations. The Clockwork for Oracles, which he created in 2008, is one such artwork. It is remarkable despite the seeming simplicity. Moreover, it demonstrates the fact that Rondinone is capable of shifting between

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Nam June Paik’s TV Buddhas – His best-known work

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

This renowned artwork by Nam June Paik depicts a sculpture of a Buddha from the 18th century posed with a symbolic hand gesture called mudra which is for tranquil meditation. A video camera is placed in front of the Buddha, recording the statue while playing this projected image on a white TV screen that looks

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