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Highly detailed coloured pencil drawing of a fantastical building over a river, with figures in the foreground, washing clothes in buckets, and laundry hanging on washing lines.
Until 5 Mar

MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission: Tatiana Bilbao

  • Free
  • Art

An advocate for architectural design that stimulates social change, Tatiana Bilbao explores topics rarely examined by the architecture profession.

In her installation for the MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission, La ropa sucia se lava en casa (Dirty clothes are washed at home), a large concrete communal washbasin and a collaborative textile made during public workshops held in Mexico City, Berlin and Melbourne draw attention to the enduring inequalities surrounding domestic work in contemporary society. Promoting conversations about unpaid labour, gender politics, sustainability and care, Bilbao’s installation alerts us to the ways that space is shaped by dominant ideologies.

The inaugural Mecca x NGV Women in Design Commission platforms design and architecture as a powerful cultural medium.

Dates and times

Date Times
Mon 30 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 31 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 1 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 2 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 3 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 4 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 5 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 6 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 7 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 8 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 9 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 10 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 11 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 12 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 13 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 14 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 15 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 16 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 17 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 18 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 19 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 20 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 21 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 22 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 23 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 24 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 25 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 26 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 27 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 28 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 1 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 2 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 3 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 4 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 5 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location

National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne 3006

Open in maps location for National Gallery of Victoria

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8620 2222
  • email address: enquiries@ngv.vic.gov.au
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