The monumental sculpture in the form of a hot-air balloon was officially inaugurated on Sunday, February 7, at a dawn event ...
New member of Patricia Piccinini’s ‘Skywhale’ family debuts
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and Italo-Australian artist Patricia Piccinini have officially unveiled ‘Skywhalepapa’, the latest work in the ‘Skywhale’ series that was originally commissioned to mark the centenary of Canberra in 2013.
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Skywhalepapa’, 2020. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2019, purchased 2020. © Patricia Piccinini