Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Melbourne Winter Masterpieces

Ms SHING (Eastern Victoria) (09:44): It was an absolute delight and a light-filled event to formally launch the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, which has opened at ACMI. This is in partnership with the Tate gallery’s global efforts to take some of the most important masterpieces around the world—a true joy. I want to acknowledge the tireless work of Neil McConnon and also to acknowledge the board and the membership of ACMI, including Linda White, who has more recently left her position on the board to be elected as a senator for Victoria in the new Albanese government. The exhibition itself is a tribute to more than 200 years of excellence in art and in creation. This multimedia exhibition means that visitors can go along and see two Monets with a Brett in the middle—in fact reflected in myriad installations around them—to see Turners, to see Kusamas, to see a wealth of exploration and exhibition of the nature of light in all of its scientific, temporal and environmental glory. It is a true testament to everyone who has worked so hard to bring this exhibition to Melbourne. I would urge everyone to get along and to see it. It really is an explosion of wonder.