The historical controversy over Jackson Pollock’s ‘masterpiece’ revealed much about Australia’s attitude towards the arts.
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The first director of the National Gallery of Australia has died at 88.
The 1973 purchase of Jackson Pollock’s abstract expressionist painting – at a record price for the time – was a controversial moment in Australian art. Was it worth it?
Gough Whitlam’s government paid $A1.3 million for Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles in 1973. But why exactly is this ‘seemingly unintelligible mess of house paint’ revered as a masterpiece?
