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Making the National Gallery more accountable

After a year of battered public opinion over provenance issues, NGA Director Gerard Vaughan opens up on the new strategic plan, a new look, and a new approach to the sticky question of provenance.

28 Aug 2015 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Gerard Vaughan, supplied courtesy NGA

Last week the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) announced its summer blockbuster would be an exhibition on the work of Tom Roberts, opening 6 December. The show will be timed with the unveiling of a major rehang at the NGA that positions the Australian Collections downstairs in the previously lofty spaces reserved for international, the showcase location encountered first when entering the gallery.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina