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===Sculpture garden renewal and ouroboros===
A project for the renewal of the [[sculpture garden]] was under way as of 2021. As part of the project, in September 2021 the gallery under director Nick Mitzevich commissioned a huge sculpture by [[Lindy Lee]], {{cvt|4|m}} high and based on the [[ouroboros]] (an ancient symbol depicting a snake eating its own tail), to be placed near its main entrance of the gallery. Scheduled to be finished in 2024, the sculpture is the NGA's most expensive commission to date.<ref>{{cite web | last=Convery | first=Stephanie | title=National Gallery of Australia orders $14m Ouroboros sculpture – its most expensive commission so far | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=23 September 2021 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/23/national-gallery-of-australia-orders-14m-ouroboros-sculpture-its-most-expensive-commission-so-far | access-date=24 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nga.gov.au/on-demand/lindy-lee-ouroboros/|title=Lindy Lee: ''Ouroboros''|publisher=[[National Gallery of Australia]]|date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview | title=Public art, toppled monuments and the statue in the crate | website=[[ABC Radio National]]| series=The Art Show |format=Audio + text| author=Daniel Browning| url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-art-show/lindy-lee-judy-watson-julie-gough-monument-lab/13593054 | access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> Two art critics criticised the purchase in 2021: [[John McDonald (art critic)|John McDonald]] of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' thought that the money could have been better spent filling some significant gaps in its collection,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/is-the-national-gallery-of-australia-s-new-sculpture-worth-the-14m-price-tag-20210923-p58u5l.html|title=Is the National Gallery of Australia's new sculpture worth the $14m price tag?|author=John McDonald|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=23 September 2021|access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref> while [[Christopher Allen (critic)|Christopher Allen]] concurred, and thought that it merely "offer[s] a passive experience to audiences who are unwilling or unable to engage more actively with works of art"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/visual-arts/stupid-nga-money-reflects-poor-leadership/news-story/4c0b2afe27bb4cf7bf05e2423e1d0698|title=Stupid NGA money reflects poor leadership|author=[[Christopher Allen (critic)|Christopher Allen]]|work=[[The Australian]]|date=24 September 2021|access-date=12 February 2022| url-access=subscription}}</ref> and that "$14m is an absurd price for a work of debatable value by an artist of modest standing".<ref> https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/visual-arts/christopher-allens-verdict-on-lindy-allens-ouroboros-an-absurd-price-for-a-work-of-debatable-value-by-an-artist-of-modest-standing/news-story/a55f9f9cebe09f92b4c1e299402af638?amp</ref>
== Directorship ==
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