I write about living. Documenting an attempt of life – if I haven’t done it I’m not writing about it. This is an exception. The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is hosting an exclusive exhibition and I am failing to see it.

Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris and the Moulin Rouge at NGA, Canberra until 2 April

The exhibition, Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris and the Moulin Rouge is a first for Australia. Never has such a complete retrospective of Toulouse-Lautrec work graced our shores. The exhibition promises works from early years all the way through to avant-garde.  A comprehensive collection of paintings, sketches, prints and posters. You can see promotional footage here.

There’s also a great review of the artist and the exhibition at Art lovers to peek at Parisian underbelly (abc.net.au)

I love the expressive nature of his work and the sense of experimentation. I love the eclectic nature of his style, as he draws on impressionism, oriental  motifs as well as graphic styles. I love the focus on the character of people and living. And I love that the collection is so tantalisingly close. Yet still so far…