US EditionRichest woman in Australia demands removal of her portrait from National Gallery exhibition
- Gina Rinehart asked for her portrait by Vincent Namatjira to be removed from the National Gallery of Australia's exhibition.
- The portrait is part of Namatjira's first major exhibition at the Canberra gallery.
- The National Gallery declined Rinehart's request, citing a commitment to fostering public discussion through its collections.
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Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has requested the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra that her portrait, created by Aboriginal artist Vincent Namatjira, be withdrawn from an exhibition entitled Australia in Colour.
Art is subjective, and although many artists want to share their work with the public, there is no guarantee that the works will be understood or liked by everyone. So it happened with a painting by artist Vincent Namatjira, which depicts a portrait of Australia's richest person, mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
The Australian National Gallery in Canberra runs until the second half of July, an exhibition by Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira, who has in his own way conceived several portraits of famous personalities, not just Australian ones. The richest Australian, however, is greatly disliked by her effigy.
Australia’s richest person objects to her portrait in museum
The painting of Rinehart is one of 21 portraits by artist Vincent Namatjira in his exhibition “Australia in Colour.”Credit: Vincent Namatjira via CNN Newsource Australia’s richest person, mining magnate Gina Rinehart, has reportedly called for the National Gallery of Australia to remove her portrait from display. Gina Rinehart and her portrait. Credit: wantja Arts/Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency/Getty Images via CNN Newsource The image is o…
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