Crossing cultures, disciplines and traditional divides, the NGV Triennial seeks to question the status quo of the art and design world through the generation of collaborative projects with positive impacts and long-term legacies. A range of new commissions and initiatives demonstrate that we can use the creative process to create outcomes that are intellectually, socially and aesthetically compelling.
As creative disciplines become increasingly porous and interconnected, new systems, materials and technologies are rapidly changing the ways in which artists and designers can imagine and speculate on the future. Through a series of compelling presentations globally significant practitioners working at the nexus of art, design, science and technology, the NGV Triennial offers an inspirational platform to experience and consider how digital and emerging technologies are transforming the landscape of cultural production and industry. These projects reveal a new cultural paradigm where traditional silos have dissolved into an ever changing and accelerating landscape of creative practice.
Unique across the world, the NGV Triennial presents globally significant projects which demonstrate the extraordinary intersection between contemporary art, design and architecture. The adoption of this model rapidly established the NGV Triennial, occurring every three years, as an important contributor to international discourse and collaboration while reinforcing a connection between Melbourne and the broader global community.
“The success of the first edition this ground-breaking exhibition in 2017 endorsed the National Gallery of Victoria’s commitment to contemporary art and design. Our plans for the NGV Triennial in 2020 are equally as bold and ambitious. The exhibition will navigate important issues that are affecting the world today. It will illuminate and enlighten. It will find exciting ways of engaging people from all walks of life and it will intersect with our historic collections to provide a new perspective.
NGV Triennial 2020 features over 100 artists and designers across creative disciplines. We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with many acclaimed and emerging Australian and international artists and designers.”