The artworks being loaned by the National Gallery of Australia to the Wanneroo Regional Gallery for two years include iconic images,such as Warhol’s life-size screenprintElvis from 1963 and hisCampbell’s Soup I from 1968.
The sharing program is part of the national cultural policy announced in January,which has allocated $11.8 million over four years to transport,install and insure the artworks.
“Sharing the National Collection with the whole nation is so important,and now one of our most valuable collections is on its way to the west,” federal Arts Minister Tony Burke said.
The Wanneroo gallery was first in line to express its interest in a loan when the sharing program opened in July.
The loan is also a recognition that the gallery in Perth’s outer suburbs is world-class,said Wanneroo Mayor Linda Aitken.
It will provide people across the region with unprecedented access to renowned works by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century,she said.
AAP