A major exhibition featuring the work of renowned Australian photographer Rennie Ellis will open at The Ian Potter Centre in the National Gallery of Victoria on 31 October 2008.

 

September 17, 2008: A major exhibition featuring the work of renowned Australian photographer Rennie Ellis will open at The Ian Potter Centre in the National Gallery of Victoria on 31 October 2008.
Titled No standing only dancing: Photographs by Rennie Ellis, the exhibition will explore Ellis’ candid documentary images of contemporary Australian society. Since Ellis’ unexpected death in 2003, the National Gallery of Victoria has been engaged in a major project working with the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive to exhibit and publish his work. The result is an exhibition featuring almost 200 of Ellis’ images drawn from public and private collections across Australia. No standing only dancing will focus on Ellis’ photography in the 1970s and 1980s. The exhibition includes photographs of the bars and clubs of Melbourne that Ellis frequented, images of the carefree hippy culture of the 1970s, outdoor music festivals and his ‘celebrity’ portraits showing well known Australian figures in unusual or intimate settings.
No standing only dancing: Photographs by Rennie Ellis will be on display on Level 3 of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square from 31 October 2008 – 22 February 2009, 10am-5pm, closed Mondays. Entry is free.