Trading on big name imports, blockbusters are still popular with Australians; promotional image, Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor, NGV International Melbourne from 5 April 2019 – 4 August 2019; supplied
Blockbusters are big business for Australia’s galleries and museums; they have been since the 1970s and continue to drive visitor numbers today. But the smorgasbord of blockbusters on offer has changed dramatically over past decades, not to mention their spillover into a regional footprint and the rise of home exports.