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Three ways to look at a photograph
NPPP 2019 exhibition essay
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Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2019 Prize.
Coming into being
NPPP 2018 exhibition essay
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Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2018 Prize.
NPPP 2009 exhibition essay
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Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2009 Prize.
NPPP 2010 exhibition essay
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Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2010 Prize.
Chris Burden
Tough & Tender
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In the video in Tough and tender Chris Burden narrates his performance artworks characterised by focused attention to mind over physical body.
Nan Goldin
Tough & Tender
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The photographs by Nan Goldin in Tough and tender are warm images of heartache and hope.
Collier Schorr
Tough & Tender
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This is the first time Collier Schorr's photographs, which explore gender and identity, have been shown in Australia.
Larry Clark
Tough & Tender
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Larry Clark's black-and-white documentary images of young outsiders reveal raw feelings.
Warwick Baker
Tough & Tender
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The photographs in Tough and tender by Warwick Baker reveal intimate connections and moments of closeness.
Rozalind Drummond
Tough & Tender
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The photographs in Tough & tender by Rozalind Drummond evoke individual freedom and personal reflection.
Reflections
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All that fall: Sacrifice, life and loss in the First World War exhibition co-curators Dr Anne Sanders and Dr Christopher Chapman reflect on the evolution of the Gallery’s Anzac Centenary exhibition.
Swimming every day
NPPP 2015 exhibition essay
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Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2015 Prize.
Inner Worlds and psychoanalysis
Lecture, 4 June 2011
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Inner Worlds evokes a broad view of psychology as a discipline. However, the specific interests of the practitioners whose portraits are included in the exhibition incorporate specialist areas including psychoanalysis.
A non-material and non-physical portrait
Lecture, 21 May 2011
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Inner Worlds features the recently commissioned portrait of world-renowned philosopher of consciousness David Chalmers by Melbourne-based artist Nick Mourtzakis.
Faces of war
Lecture, 14 May 2011
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Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.
The art of Inner Worlds
Lecture, 7 May 2011
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Dr Christopher Chapman NPG Curator of Inner Worlds explains the development of an exhibition that spans from Surrealism to contemporary art.