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Australian Love Stories: Celebrating love in all its guises at the NPG

27 February 2021

9:00 AM

27 February 2021

9:00 AM

The National Portrait Gallery seems to be floundering. That may be unfair but the announcement of the next exhibition left me perplexed. It is Australian Love Stories: Celebrating love in all its guises. It’s a fairly twee idea for a Commonwealth-funded institution. The double portraits  of ‘some of Australia’s favourite couples’ include the usual suspects: Bob and Blanche, Jimmy Barnes and his partner.

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