Title

Jeffrey Smart.

Venues

National Gallery Of Australia (11 December 2021 – 15 May 2022)

Date

(2021 – 2022)

Summary

Single-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (NSW). Paintings; Drawings; Prints.

Curator

Hart, Deborah; Edwards, Rebecca.

Web address

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/jeffrey-smart/

Abstract

The year 2021 marks one hundred years since the birth of acclaimed Australian artist Jeffrey Smart. This major exhibition celebrates and commemorates this significant centenary.

One of Australia’s most celebrated artists, Smart sought inspiration from the world around him – looking to the environment of urban and industrial modernity – which he transformed through his imaginative sense of theatre and intimate understanding of geometry and composition. These potent and intriguing images have become emblematic of 20th and 21st century urban experience.

Building on the foundational work already undertaken on Smart, this exhibition will bring fresh perspectives to his artistic contribution so that his remarkable legacy will be kept alive in the present.

[National Gallery of Australia media, 2021].

Last Updated

08 Aug 2024