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Installation view of J Davies’s work on display as part of the Melbourne Now exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne from 24 March to 20 August 2023. Photo: Sean Fennessy

Melbourne Now


1 Apr 2023
⬤ National Gallery of Victoria | The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia 24 Mar - 20 Aug 2023

Melbourne Now is old. Sure, it already happened ten years ago, but I mean literally. Of the 120 or so artists on display, a mere 6% are in their twenties.

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Artists: Artek Halpern-Laurence, Rubii Red, Mia Boe, Scotty So, J Davies, Atong Atem, James Lemon, Rudi Williams, John Nixon, Kate Daw, Virginia Fraser, recess

Paris Lettau is a contributing editor at Memo.

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