The National Gallery of Australia presents ‘Black’, an exhibition of works that express meanings and associations of black, a colour that can possess both positive and negative connotations. Most fundamentally, black can represent the end of something and a new start.
Black has played a significant role in the story of twentieth century art for its capacity to elicit strong feelings or associations, whether poetic or political. It has marked a new, revolutionary beginning for art, and also returned art to its primordial roots. Works by American, European, Australian and Japanese artists have been selected from the gallery’s collection on the basis that black is an integral part of the intention of the work.
National Gallery of Australia
Until 26 June, 2016
Australian Capital Territory
Robert Motherwell, Elegy to the Spanish Republic, 1958
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, © Dedalus Foundation, Inc.
Courtesy National Gallery of Australia, Australian Capital Territory
